Subj : Re: How much should I charge for fixed-price software contract? To : comp.programming From : Randy Howard Date : Sat Aug 27 2005 09:31 pm Richard Heathfield wrote (in article ): > gswork@mailcity.com said: > >> Irrespective of the morality of the above case (which is what should be >> in question) i support the notion that different nations cooperate >> where their laws are different and that they all endevour to follow a >> well founded minimal set of ethics regarding human rights to freedom, >> and that those who transgress are recognised as having an effect on >> people in other nations (and their own of course!) and can and should >> be challenged. > > So when are we going to sort out human rights abuses in North Korea, > Zimbabwe, and the like? More importantly, how do 'we' have jurisdiction over those countries? It is tantamount to admitting that their are no borders anymore to entertain the notion of policing somebody else's country, even for a good cause. > And how are we going to "challenge" them? A strongly worded note? > A bombing campaign? Of course. The military loves to practice. Note that if they are too well equipped, we'll stay away and focus on other less dangerous locations, we can't be seen losing battles. (Which explains North Korea not being attacked while Iraq was taken down). > And how about human rights abuses in Britain? The USA? Let's not pretend > they don't happen. Of course they do. But they seem to be far less extreme in some places than others. I'm not aware of any beheadings, or wholesale slaughter of villages in the UK. I would say the same thing about the US, but the specter of Waco rises up and smites me down. -- Randy Howard (2reply remove FOOBAR) .