I get the same news from other sources, because I rad a lot ofnews at work. I never really believed in the inherent goodness of man. I believed in the inherent good of Western Civilization. People are apes. They have to grow up in the right environments with equally indoctrinated parents to produce positive members. Other wise people fall into some form of tribalism, or another, be it actual tribes, or gangs.
As for Mercenaries. there are a number of companies that do that. Executive Solutions kept rebels from continuing the HUTU/Tutsie Massavre, by taking key locations from the rebels by force, and taking no casualties themselves, until the Rebels complained to the U.N. Whereupon the U.N. demanded thatthe government send them away. The U.N. Replaced them with thousands of "Blue Helmets", who did nothing, so the massacre started again.
What brings peace is trade. Unfortunately Africa can't buy computers and stereos, and are too caught up in tribalism to be stable enough to exploit their natural resources.
It basically comes down to "Life is not fair",and "Justice is an artificial concept".
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Date: 2004-08-17 08:35 am (UTC)As for Mercenaries. there are a number of companies that do that. Executive Solutions kept rebels from continuing the HUTU/Tutsie Massavre, by taking key locations from the rebels by force, and taking no casualties themselves, until the Rebels complained to the U.N. Whereupon the U.N. demanded thatthe government send them away. The U.N. Replaced them with thousands of "Blue Helmets", who did nothing, so the massacre started again.
What brings peace is trade. Unfortunately Africa can't buy computers and stereos, and are too caught up in tribalism to be stable enough to exploit their natural resources.
It basically comes down to "Life is not fair",and "Justice is an artificial concept".
Scott
Scott