[90949] in Cypherpunks
Re: Prevention of War
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (snow)
Wed Nov 26 01:53:00 1997
To: nobody@replay.com (Anonymous)
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 01:32:15 -0600 (CST)
From: "snow" <snow@smoke.suba.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
In-Reply-To: <199711252034.VAA01169@basement.replay.com> from "Anonymous" at Nov 25, 97 09:34:08 pm
Reply-To: "snow" <snow@smoke.suba.com>
> Imagine that in 1938 Germany that half the relationships people had
> happened to cross borders. This would mean that it would have been
> far easier for many people to simply flee Germany because they would
> have more couches to sleep on abroad, more people who would maybe lend
> money to make it possible, and more world wide sympathy for refugees.
Look at Bosnia. These people were NEIGHBORS. Not as in across
the border, but as in NEXT DOOR. After 40+ years of Communist rule, they
were as thoroughly mixed as they could be. The boot heel lifts and
so do the guns.
People just plain don't like other people.
