Re: Personal Questions

["Ted Moffett" <ted_moffett@hotmail.com>]

Don:

Your questions are very timely and critical!  That's a no brainer.

Perhaps the lack of a response on this list to your post is another sad 
reminder that the "world's greatest democracy" has a participation rate of 
voters in elections that should inspire instead the appellation "worlds 
greatest democratic failure," insofar as we are the most powerful democracy, 
but with a weak rate of participation of our citizens in the electoral 
process.

America is sliding in a frightening manner towards the political directions 
of totalitarianism and blind patriotism, as I think you imply.  A federal 
judge just ruled against our current federal government's trend toward 
secrecy in legal matters, declaring that, to paraphrase, "Democracy dies in 
secrecy."

Of course I thought of the Vietnam War when you posed the question about 
other countries banding together to oppose the totalitarian polices of the 
USA.  I assume you were making a reference to the impending US strikes 
against Iraq?  I am willing to bet we will launch strikes against Iraq 
before this upcoming election in November, in part with the goal of 
preventing a shift in Congress towards the Democrats away from the 
Republican agenda.  That is, unless the economy rebounds in a major way, 
thus giving the Republicans something to crow about.  The current economic 
troubles portend a loss for Republicans in Congress this year, and a good 
patriotic war will divert the public from this issue.  I HATE to sound so 
cynical, but then I also hate to be a FOOL.

Ted


>From: Mushroom <mushroom@moscow.com>
>To: vision2020@moscow.com
>Subject: Personal Questions
>Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 13:25:30 -0700
>
>Personal questions, admittedly asked in an attempt to raise
>issues which seem to me to be neglected recently in this
>country:
>
>Would you have been happy as a citizen in Nazi Germany as
>long as there were lots of flags and rallies and the
>government was wildly successful in imposing its will on
>other, weaker countries?
>
>Can you imagine a time when other countries around the world
>will feel required to band together to oppose the
>totalitarian policies of the U.S.?
>
>Don Coombs




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