From: laelth@yabbs
To: maedhros@yabbs
Subject: What happened?
Date: Thu Feb 17 11:53:21 1994

*laelth doesn't know whether to crumple up and die, or pull maedhros' 
rapier out of his stomach and keep fighting.*

Of a few things, however, I am certain.  I got Maedhros mad, which means
I must have hit him pretty hard.  His wound is deeper than he pretends.

Of this I am also certain:  maedhros is no longer pretending to not be the 
servant of the wealthy.  Good.  At least now we know where he's coming 
from.  We know what drives his ideology.

I am also certain that maedhros' ideology is dangerous.   He's convinced 
that everyone in the world should be "just like him,"  hard working, 
honest, etc.  And I'm tempted (oh so tempted) to agree with him.  I won't 
however, because I recognize to what end that philosophy leads.  Hitler's 
"final solution" was an attempt to do something like that, purify Germany,
get out those dishonest, cheating, lazy, good-for-nothing Jews.  I simply 
can't justify a philosophy that elevates my values above all others.  I 
have not the arrogance to insist that everyone in the US should be "just 
like me."  We must resist that kind of programming when we see it.  We 
cannot allow an individual or a class of people to believe that their
values should be emulated by all.  For, if they had the power, they would
force us to be like them if they could.  And if they couldn't force us, 
they'd kill us.

*with that laelth draws out maedhros' sword and strikes a counter-blow.*

-laelth