Re: The Circus of Dr. Lao

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 14:11:16 -0500, Randy Money
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> > Because it is in their nature to assume that the end justifies the
> > means.  What that implies is that if, in their view, millions or even
> > billions of people should be eliminated to check the increasing
> > population, then they should possess the authority and the means to do
> > so by any Machiavellian device - war, starvation, disease, etc.
> > (Please don't censure me because of what Machiavelli did or did not
> > actually say - I'm speaking of a certain mindset.)
> > --
> > Howard
> 
> But that's a mindset that cuts across ideologies, Howard. It's usually 
> most virulent at one extreme or the other (or all extremes) of any 
> ideology espoused by any brand of fanatic.
> 
> Randy M.

Ah.. but don't you see, that's exactly what the people I'm talking
about are.  The elite of this world, either the would-be intellectual
elite or the financial elite or the political elite, all regard
themselves in some sense, gods.  They have little regard for the
rights of the individual.  Their mindset is to do what they consider
expedient for perpetual control by them (take a look at the Georgia
Guidestones in Elberton, Georgia).  People having control of politics
and finance ought to put Lord Acton's dictum squarely before us:

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great
men are almost always bad men."