Re: Paris Riots

kmr wrote:

> Iconoclast wrote:
>>Don't delude yourself. Might makes right, always has, perhaps always will.
> 
> I'm not deluding myself into thinking that this isn't the case. I am,
> however, of the firm opinion that might SHOULD NOT make right, which I
> hope you can agree with, seeing how it is part of the foundation on
> which America was built. (What with the dislike of putting all the
> power into one place and all.)

How you or I think things should be is irrelevant. We're talking about
reality, not utopian fantasy. From first grade recess to the highest levels
of government, the strongest (or richest) always comes out on top. 

> 
> That said, the bit about French military victories was funny. :> Though
> I still point out that the quality of life in France isn't impaired in
> the least by their record of military undertakings. And the "Shores of

Sure it is. The quality of life for the average French citizen is being
degraded by the riots, right? And usually the military or the police (who
are themselves just a small domestic army) usually put a stop to things
like that, right?


> Barbary" bit is all the funnier for knowing the White House was burned
> down in 1812 -- which, considering the recent years, could make one
> think that there is a particular trend in American history about going
> to fight abroad while unable to prevent disaster at home.

Meh, we still won that war, and we weren't fighting abroad in the War of
1812. Pearl Harbor would've been a better example, even though we weren't
fighting anyone at the time. 

> 
> Some Anonymous Coward wrote:
> <snipped for inanity>
> 
> This is alt.asci-art. Take your anonymous namecalling somewhere where
> it is appreciated. I personally suggest
> http://img.4chan.org/b/imgboard.html -- it's the right place for it!
> 

Ok, ok, here ya go. 

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