The Logic Off Topic list

At 4:47 PM +1000 10/8/01, Spectro wrote:
>When *there* is 'freedom, safety, peace, and prosperity for all', the world's
>dwindling wealth will be far more equitably distributed. That means all us
>Westerners will need to come down quite  a few notches. Otherwise, forget it.
>This, as I tried vainly to explain in earlier related posts, is the root of
>the whole problem.

What a stubbornly negative view.  Why does anyone  have to "come 
down"?   Would it not be better to hope those who want to could come 
up?   Flagellate yourself all you want but don't expect me to join 
you.
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