At 08:23 30/09/99 +0200, Martin William Smith wrote:

>I don't fail to do anything about it.  I chose not to.

Why?

>Not at all.  Protesting against each case as it comes up is like
>closing the gate after the horse has bolted.  The protests against the
>NATO bombing did not stop the NATO bombing.  Protesting the Russian
>bombing would not stop the Russian bombing.  Protesting in this way is
>a waste of time and resources.  The structure has already taken it
>into account and is prepared to deal with it.  The way to stop
>bombings is to prevent the situations that lead to bombing.  That
>requires changing the rules at the foundational level.

But you're not apparently interested in changing the rules.  What are you
doing to change them, apart from complaining that protests are "a waste of
time and resources".  What would not be a waste of time and resources?

>That's true, but I do have standards.

You're doing a good job of hiding them then.

Alister