Re: Net and Terrorism.

[snow <snow@smoke.suba.com>]

On Fri, 5 Jul 1996, CyberEyes wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Jul 1996, attila wrote: 
> > "denied zones" (we were never there) is no longer in vogue.  however, we
> > will probably see that again in parts of the world as many cultures do
> > not have the basic respect for life we do.  
> 
> 	What is your last comment supposed to mean exactly? Just because
> some Islamic militants decide to kill a few people in a terrorist attack
> does not mean that the entire believer population of Islam does not have
> respect for life. Just who is "we"? Americans? Europeans? All

     At this point I believe that attila was refering to the situation in 
South East Asia. Mostly Hindu/Bhuddist/Shinto(?). 

> industrialized nations? Every country except those Third World ones? Uh...
> I don't see your point very clearly here... The only culture I can think
> of that might now have respect for life are cannibals, and they DO have
> respect for life in a way, they don't kill each other (I don't think), and
> they do it because it's their lifestyle, but they don't perform
> cannibalistic acts out of malice. Correct me here if I'm wrong.

     Most tribes place a high value on their members and little if any 
on the members of other tribes. 

     Life is as live does, and it is often cheap. 

Petro, Christopher C.
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