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The Nuclear family

Gomi no Sensei gomi at speakeasy.net
Fri Mar 4 13:59:05 PST 2005

On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, Mark Tiller wrote:

> > 3. Backward nations usually have an enormous percentage of
> > the wealth concentrated in the hands of very few, which few
> > exercise more and more direct political power in defense of
> > that wealth (usually under the cover some sort of religious
> > doctrine combined with blatant militarism).

> > There are others, of course.  But I think most people would
> > agree that a nation that displays those characteristics ought
> > not to trusted with weapons of terror.

> Given point 3. should the U.S. be trusted with Nukes?
>
> Mark

*collapses laughing*

Well played, sir. And I thought I made a particular study out of portraying
impenetrable obtuseness. I consider myself schooled.

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