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  • Re: MT VOID, 10/11/24 -- Vol. 43, No. 15, Whole Number 2349

    From Gary McGath@21:1/5 to Evelyn C. Leeper on Sun Oct 13 19:55:27 2024
    On 10/13/24 11:03 AM, Evelyn C. Leeper wrote:

    Zakaria's central message is that successful revolutions occur
    gradually, rooted in societal engagement rather than imposed
    top-down.  His recommendations for strengthening democracy include
    fostering family and community bonds through policies like paid
    parental leave and national service, as well as maintaining a
    balance between freedom and order.

    Where the "balance" consists of forcing people to serve the government
    by a top-down requirement.

    --
    Gary McGath http://www.mcgath.com

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  • From Paul Dormer@21:1/5 to Cryptoengineer on Thu Oct 17 17:03:00 2024
    In article <ver9qn$2ptvk$1@dont-email.me>, petertrei@gmail.com
    (Cryptoengineer) wrote:


    Similarly, the litany of resistance groups was a
    clearly a play on the alphabet soup of Palestinian resistance
    groups opposing the Israeli government at the time the film
    was made.

    Although, my father, who was in the Labour Party in the UK from the late forties, reckoned that part of that bit was influenced by all the
    left-wing splinter groups that were around in the forties and fifties.

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  • From Paul Dormer@21:1/5 to Cryptoengineer on Fri Oct 18 11:10:00 2024
    In article <ves905$2v30r$1@dont-email.me>, petertrei@gmail.com
    (Cryptoengineer) wrote:


    I suppose its possible, but the Palestinian groups were active at the
    time the film was being made, in the right place, and like Brians
    group, fighting against a colonial power.

    Could have been both, of course.

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