My stars. Who am I to cast aspersions on the desires of the Chileans?
Who are *you*, Daniel, to get so worked up on their behalf? (Maybe you
are someone; if so, well, fair enough.)
I do not deny anyone who has been persecuted their *right* to revenge, to
the desire for revenge. It just seems to me that the world would be a
nicer place if people would forego that right. I'd even venture that they
would feel better themselves, that the mania of revenge is not as
satisfying as attaining a position where you *could* have revenge--and the
object of your potential revenge knows it--but you show your lack of
consideration for the object by *not* taking revenge. (Which, indeed, to
answer someone else's question, would be the attitude of the overman. See
_Thus Spoke Zarathustra_, particularly the section titled "On the
Tarantulas"). Who am I to say that? Well, no one. I just offer it for
consideration--and again, I do not deny the Chileans their *right* to
revenge; I do not claim that they are *wrong* to react as they do; I do
not claim that they *should* react otherwise.
If this is conservatism, well, so be it. As Gabriel Ash said, I have no
keys to any dungeons.
Matthew
---Matthew A. King---Department of Philosophy---York University, Toronto---
"Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy
servant curse thee: For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that
thou thyself likewise hast cursed others."
-----------------------------(Ecclesiastes)--------------------------------
Who are *you*, Daniel, to get so worked up on their behalf? (Maybe you
are someone; if so, well, fair enough.)
I do not deny anyone who has been persecuted their *right* to revenge, to
the desire for revenge. It just seems to me that the world would be a
nicer place if people would forego that right. I'd even venture that they
would feel better themselves, that the mania of revenge is not as
satisfying as attaining a position where you *could* have revenge--and the
object of your potential revenge knows it--but you show your lack of
consideration for the object by *not* taking revenge. (Which, indeed, to
answer someone else's question, would be the attitude of the overman. See
_Thus Spoke Zarathustra_, particularly the section titled "On the
Tarantulas"). Who am I to say that? Well, no one. I just offer it for
consideration--and again, I do not deny the Chileans their *right* to
revenge; I do not claim that they are *wrong* to react as they do; I do
not claim that they *should* react otherwise.
If this is conservatism, well, so be it. As Gabriel Ash said, I have no
keys to any dungeons.
Matthew
---Matthew A. King---Department of Philosophy---York University, Toronto---
"Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy
servant curse thee: For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that
thou thyself likewise hast cursed others."
-----------------------------(Ecclesiastes)--------------------------------