Posted by fayeroe on March 21, 2003, at 8:53:50
In reply to Re: More US citizens taken prisoners of war than Iraqi, posted by J.Brown on March 21, 2003, at 8:46:09
> > and aren't we lucky to live in a country where we can protest if we want to?
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> Yes, we are not.
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> I believe human minds attempt to construe purely circumstantial events to milk neurochemistry of pleasure from events that would be no more or less pleasurable than some other experience.
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> Residents of the Peoples Republic consider themselves lucky to live in a country where housing is considered a human right. Residents of Muslim countries often consider themselves lucky to live in a place uncorrupted by material lusts. Considering our freedoms a matter of luck or a better condition than those elsewhere can tend to make residents of other countries feel put down. I would prefer to live in a country that follows the rule of law, that allows equitable distribution of opportunity and which does not base its pride in brute force. For a person with experience attempting to assert actual freedom, such as in the review of government documents, the myth of freedom to protest is clouded by official efforts to restrict public involvement in official decisions.sounds like you would rather live somewhere else.
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