Wim, Rod
WIM: I didn't introduce the notion of 'leading nation'. I am highly suspicious
of anyone calling his nation 'leading' in a general sense.
ROD: who did introduce the " leading nation"? Please let us avoid the arrogant
belief that west is best, and east is least
ERIN: I think I may have an idea how this got started.
WIM: (old post)
Strenghtening the immune system etc. of the
inpoverished and disintegrated societies on which terrorism feeds
and to which terrorism restores bits of self-esteem, by sharing
our wealth (and maybe even our political power) migth be the
wisest road.
ERIN: Is society progressing is hard to answer for me but think I would be
interested in exploring what responsiblity a leading nation should have in
sharing the wealth.
WIM (response) 3/10 "I'm definitely trying to find a basis for exploring with
Rog (among other things) what responsibility a leading nation has to share
'its' wealth"
ERIN: I guess I am guilty of using the word "leading" but it was in the sense
of wealther, economically successful not in the arrogant sense (not sure how
that got interpreted that way?). I don't think anyone implied one nation was
better then another. Actually that is why I didn't respond to the question "is
society progressing" because I am not exactly clear on what can and can't be
considered progress. I had sent a post on the "paradox of progress" earlier
that shows my confusion on "progress"
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