<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Yr prof(s) remark sounds like equal parts irony and acceptance of an unfortunate reality.<div> --Jenifer<br><br>--- On <b>Mon, 11/29/10, Morton K. Brussel <i><brussel@illinois.edu></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"><br>From: Morton K. Brussel <brussel@illinois.edu><br>Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] and yet, the lesser evil is very evil indeed.<br>To: "Karen Medina" <kmedina67@gmail.com><br>Cc: "Peace-discuss List" <Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net><br>Date: Monday, November 29, 2010, 10:30 AM<br><br><div class="plainMail">-- Ach! Cynical, thuggish morality. <br><br>On Nov 29, 2010, at 7:15 AM, Karen Medina wrote:<br><br>> So why is it more acceptable for world powers to "reign in" nation neighbors?<br>> <br>> I ask because the most common
thing my professor friends say to me is:<br>> "Powerful countries have always exercised their power. Why should the<br>> United States be held to a higher standard?"<br>> <br>> …<br>> <br>> By the way, my friends' final conclusion is: "World domination is a<br>> natural thing. You are wasting your time being a peace activist."<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Peace-discuss mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net" href="/mc/compose?to=Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net">Peace-discuss@lists.chambana.net</a><br><a href="http://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss" target="_blank">http://lists.chambana.net/mailman/listinfo/peace-discuss</a><br></div></blockquote></div></td></tr></table><br>