From: Wim Nusselder (wim.nusselder@antenna.nl)
Date: Mon Dec 01 2003 - 07:09:21 GMT
Dear David B.,
Thanks for your quotes of 30 Nov 2003 19:54:53 -0700.
Most of them remind us that American liberals are a bit stupid to bother
about elections being stolen. They should -together with conservatives- try
to do something about their elections being bought!
The one from Hume is perfect as intro to my essay 'economics of want and
greed'! (link on www.moq.org)
"Nothing appears more surprising to those who consider human affairs with a
philosophical eye than the easiness with which the many are governed by the
few, and the implicit submission with which men resign their own sentiments
and passions to those of their rulers. When we inquire by what means this
wonder is effected, we shall find that, as force is always on the side of
the governed, the governors have nothing to support them but opinion. It is,
therefore, on opinion only that government is founded, and this maxim
extends to the most despotic and most military governments as well as to the
most free and most popular."
-- David Hume. Of the First Principles of Government. 1758.
Your (slightly unbalanced) post of 30 Nov 2003 13:49:41 -0700 prompts me (as
you didn't reply when I asked it 24 Aug 2003 15:08:27 +0200) to ask you
again the question:
'Did you read how Wilber assessed Bush and Gore in the interview that can be
found on
wilber.shambhala.com/html/interviews/interview1220.cfm/xid,6587424/yid,88470
152 (see part III of the interview)? He says he can work with both democrats
and republicans (liberals and conservatives) from a "second tier"
perspective. No need for one of the two to win I'd say...'
With friendly greetings,
Wim
MOQ.ORG - http://www.moq.org
Mail Archives:
Aug '98 - Oct '02 - http://alt.venus.co.uk/hypermail/moq_discuss/
Nov '02 Onward - http://www.venus.co.uk/hypermail/moq_discuss/summary.html
MD Queries - horse@darkstar.uk.net
To unsubscribe from moq_discuss follow the instructions at:
http://www.moq.org/md/subscribe.html
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Mon Dec 01 2003 - 07:10:49 GMT