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- From: rowland@zorba7.larc.nasa.gov (Michael W. Rowland)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
- Subject: Re: A Stolen Life, A Dying Soul
- Date: 30 Dec 1992 19:56:58 GMT
- Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681 USA
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- References: <nate.998@psygate.psych.indiana.edu>
- Reply-To: rowland@zorba7.larc.nasa.gov (Michael W. Rowland)
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- In article <nate.998@psygate.psych.indiana.edu>,
- nate@psygate.psych.indiana.edu (Nathan Engle) writes:
- > kebarnes@memstvx1.memst.edu writes:
- > >nate@psygate.psych.indiana.edu (Nathan Engle)
- >
- > >For the sake of the victims now, and in the future, our national
- > >"soul" must be found, and healed. And fast.
- >
- > Perhaps so. To get back to my dispassionate analytical mode, I would
- > note that violent, "soulless" cultures have a tendency to be fairly
- > successful empire builders.
-
- Maybe the word "soulless" is giving you some trouble...how about
- "MORAL CHARACTER." Do you honestly believe that an empire can be
- build and sustained if its leaders and citizens do not have the
- moral character that binds them together for common purpose? And if
- you do disagree with me, would you like to live in that society?
-
- > As long as the inherent tendency towards
- > violence doesn't impair population growth our prospects for continuing
- > as a nation are fairly good.
-
- Sure! But who will want continue putting up with anarchy? A nation
- is more than a random collection of human beings! The nation,
- today, is being pulled apart by the seams, by special interest
- groups, and you sit back and evaluate the prospects of our society
- surviving as "fairly good"...I'm sorry, but I hope you are in a distant
- minority of this country.
-
- > If you would like to make the argument that
- > the current level of violence is excessive then I would agree, but at
- > least from a historical perspective I would say that the level of violence
- > we're seeing doesn't necessarily pose an immediate threat to our survival
- > as a nation.
- Okay! But do not continue with the "threat" statement...it clouds the
- point. I would rather LIVE than only SURVIVE, as you seem to propose.
- You are part of the problem! Where are your standards? Are you happy
- being a victim of this mess. The insane idea you have about putting
- up with any level of violence is absurd. Until we as a society
- reestablish standards and moral guidelines, how do we keep the
- violence from getting worse? I do not want to live in YOUR world!
-
- > It would certainly be much more pleasant to have nice neighbors
- > whose kids we're pretty sure aren't going to murder us, but at this point
- > I think that the murder rate is still less than the birth rate.
- >
- You have obviously not been privy to first-hand violence recently!
- I do not mean to be obnoxious, but where is the common sense in
- your passive attitude. Is anyone responsible for anything?!
-
- Mike
-
- Mike Rowland (Contractor), MS 475
- NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton VA 23681
- internet: rowland@zorba7.larc.nasa.gov
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