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Author: Ed Harris (Back in Shropshire) | [ Next Thread |
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] Date Posted: 15:00:56 11/08/04 Mon In reply to: Dave (UK) 's message, "How do you define responsibility?" on 16:00:27 11/07/04 Sun Ah, now there's a point. The Americans destroyed the Taliban. But that's because they created the Taliban. But they created it because the Russians invaded. And the Russians invaded because of instability in the regions left over from the Raj. And the British invaded because a region of warring-tribes makes a feeble buffer zone. And the tribes were warring because...etc etc etc. Once one side has attacked, and another side has retaliated, it doesn't matter who started it, because both sides have all the excuses which human nature needs to do it again and again and again - all the way back to the first murderer: a man called Cain, you know? It is so easy to see History as a series of inter-related events which lead to the present. In my opinion, this is not true, as History is not over yet: the inter-related evens are still leading us towards somewhere which none of us could see. If I did not believe that, then I would not have so much hope for this society. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |