[QUOTE=erasure]Sorry I had to think a bit before I could respond to your detailed message. [/QUOTE]

If we agree with the principle that power rules the world, then whatever happens in the world corresponds to power, both domestically and internationally. Nothing can happen unless the power wants it.

[i]"The masses never revolt of their own accord, and they never revolt merely because they are oppressed. Indeed, so long as they are not permitted to have standards...