From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: dxmm{at}albury.nospam.net.au
Subject: Re: Show of hands

MITO MINISTER wrote:
> On Jun 6, 10:10 pm, "Danie...{at}teranews.com"
>  wrote:
>> MITO MINISTER wrote:
>>> On Jun 5, 11:16 pm, "Danie...{at}teranews.com"
>>>  wrote:
>>>> MITO MINISTER wrote:
>>>>> On Jun 4, 11:14 pm, "Danie...{at}teranews.com"
>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>> MITO MINISTER wrote:
>>>>>>> On Jun 3, 6:43 am, YourN...{at}YourISP.com (Your
Name) wrote:
>>
>>>>>> 
>>
>>>>>>>>> Notice that most members are in Europe
or North America, the two continents
>>>>>>>>> with the North Atlantic Ocean in between them.
>>
>>>>>>>> That's what NATO stands for: North
Atlantic Treaty Organisation.  :-)
>>
>>>>>>>> Since Russia isn't on the North Atlantic
ocean, there's no reason it would
>>>>>>>> be really included in anything but a courtesy way.
>>
>>>>>>>>> The US is or was involved in several
other treaties:
>>
>>>>>>>>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_alliances_involving_t...
>>
>>>>>>>> Another one is ANZUS (Australia, New
Zealand, United States), which is
>>>>>>>> somewhat still intact, although New
Zealand won't allow any ships with
>>>>>>>> nuclear power or weapons into it's waters.
>>
>>>>>>> Membership in NATO is not about geography but
power politics. See:
>>>>>>> Turkey, Greece, the Baltic states, the Romulan
Neutral Zone, etc..
>>
>>>>>> I wouldn't put any of these in the "Political
Powerhouses" list! Of NATO
>>>>>> or otherwise!
>>
>>>>>> Daniel
>>
>>>>> "Power politics" does not mean political
powerhouse. Are you a little
>>>>> boy?
>>
>>>> No, Mito!! So, what does "Power politics" mean
then, Mito??
>>
>>>> Daniel
>>
>>> Sigh!
>>
>> So, what?? I'm wrong but you've got no idea what right is!!
>>
>> Daniel
>
> This is a TOS forum. Any discussion of politics with you people would
> be a "pearls before swine" type of thing.

So sorry we are so far below the required intelligence level!!

One wonders why you are hanging out here with us plebs, then??

Daniel


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