From:	shadowrn@*********.com (Mark Abbott)
Subject:	[OT] in defense of the devil
Date:	Fri Sep 14 11:30:01 2001

>On Friday, September 14, 2001 7:45 AM, Jonathan
>[SMTP:jhogan@**********.nf.net]
>wrote:
>> That's what makes me sick. So I'm sorry if I'm bashing your bloodthirst but
>> I hate war and I hate violence. And violence only begets more violence. It
>> has NEVER solved anything, in most cases its only made it worse.

The Allied invasion of Europe didn't end the holocaust then? I too hate
war and I too hate violence, but sometimes they are, nevertheless, the only
available choices. Your position takes a moral high ground which, while it
sounds good, ignores the basic realities of human nature.

Mark