Re: MD inflicting freedom

From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Mon Nov 07 2005 - 13:41:44 GMT

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Dear Wim,

You wrote:
> Freedom is the one belief that can NOT be imposed (on pain of being exposed
> as false and the imposer/imposter as a hypocrite). Imposing (a belief in)
> freedom is like fucking for virginity and making war to obtain peace. No
> idea is too weird to have no supporters (man's mind is infinitely
> twistable) and all three of these have scores of them, but you will get the
> point.

I would remind you that the Allies imposed freedom on Germany and Japan
following WW II through a prolonged and bloody military occupation. Would
you argue that the effort failed or was immoral?

Regards,
Platt

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