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Lifestyle => Train of Thought => Topic started by: Agua on March 11, 2003, 02:28:37 PM

Title: A few possible reasons
Post by: Agua on March 11, 2003, 02:28:37 PM

for the attack on iraq:

- oil
- worldwide hegemony aka imperialism
- publicity
- hubris

for those who think that humanitarian reasons might play a significant role.... lol..... so naive

Title: Re:A few possible reasons
Post by: TheSheriff on March 11, 2003, 02:31:45 PM

None of those reasons listed run against the principles of Machiavelli, so none are damnable as leadership reasons. Only hubris can be criticized.

Title: Re:A few possible reasons
Post by: Agua on March 11, 2003, 02:43:44 PM

Quote from: Owen on March 11, 2003, 02:31:45 PM

None of those reasons listed run against the principles of Machiavelli, so none are damnable as leadership reasons. Only hubris can be criticized.

this would imply that we're in the middle ages/the renaissance, the us is a monarchy and george w. is anyone but caesar borgia - a ruthless tyrant.

Title: Re:A few possible reasons
Post by: TheSheriff on March 11, 2003, 03:02:31 PM

Or perhaps I'm talking about Nietzche, or the Sophists, or the Radical Existensialists. These same theories have existed throughout time. Machiavelli is simply the best known of them.

Title: Re:A few possible reasons
Post by: Quakaveli on March 11, 2003, 05:17:28 PM

Quote from: Owen on March 11, 2003, 03:02:31 PM

Or perhaps I'm talking about Nietzche, or the Sophists, or the Radical Existensialists. These same theories have existed throughout time. Machiavelli is simply the best known of them.

HEIL AGUA!!!  :D

Title: Re:A few possible reasons
Post by: Agua on March 12, 2003, 01:03:59 PM

Quote from: RapQuake on March 11, 2003, 05:17:28 PM

Quote from: Owen on March 11, 2003, 03:02:31 PM

Or perhaps I'm talking about Nietzche, or the Sophists, or the Radical Existensialists. These same theories have existed throughout time. Machiavelli is simply the best known of them.

HEIL AGUA!!!  :D

i assume you've never heard of friedrich nietzsche ....