Posted by Xanatic on April 12, 1999 at 08:10:00: In Reply to: OG in comparison with reality posted by Nebo on April 11, 1999 at 16:18:43:
I agree with you that the Praxis and Malakat thing seems quite like the Kosovo thing. But that is because it is like that in every war. Look at WW2 where Hitler spread lies about jews, homosexuals and handicapped to get ppl on his side. Then he used a symbol, the Swastika as you call it, to get them to join up about something. He made ppl patriotic, cos when you make ppl feel part of something, they will feel they have a purpose and such, and therefore not want to be out of the group. Ever seen The Wave? Not negotiating is also common, because the "bad guy" knows that the others will never allow him to reach his goal, unless he uses force. Personnally I think NATO has screwed up. They were told this would happene several years ago, yet they havenīt done any preparations. And their tactics of bombing also seems quite stupid. I donīt think the Serbians will like them more because of that. Instead they should try to convince ppl that Milosevics lies, and show them the truth. About the elephant thing, that seems quite true. Iīve never heard that proverb before, but Iīll remember it, itīs a good one. Anyways, in todayīs wars 90% of the ppl that are killed are civilians, we really need some fertilizer for the grass :)
Xanatic
BTW your message wasnīt that long, you should see what Charley T can do :)