Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Johnny Deadman <lists@johnbrownlow.com> wrote: > > > an examination of leaders who believe that God was on their > > side would reveal he is in some dubious company. > > I suspect that in time of conflict nearly any political leader will > justify his/her actions to a nervous population by claiming moral > righteousness in whatever way is common in his culture. I'm not > condoning these claims, but it's not unusual. You've made a couple of good points, Doug. The claims are made to "a nervous population", that is, to their own people, internal consumption. Unfortunately, modern lines of communication echo the silly claims beyond the intended audience. If the same claims are ever made to an external audience, like the UN ... THEN we're in for a rough ride :) Daniel > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html