America�s Rottweiler

Dear Hannon,

The title caught my eye, but the length of your post blinded me. I cross my heart and promise to read your posts - if and when they are tweny five lines or less in length.

You really really need a sympathetic editor.....

Duende - Hannon

Duende. You point is well taken. As a result I read one of Hannons posts in more detail, and provide a small rejoiner below.

Hannon - You wrote: "In what way are the spiritual values of the United States, today's Empire of the West, superior to those of India and China."

First, India. The caste system is an abomination upon the entire country. In fact, the lowest class, dahlits [untouchables] are, religiously speaking, not even included among human beings; they were created from a different matterial. To this day, in parts of India, a dahlit is in danger of his life even if his shadow falls upon a high caste person.

There are other issues as well. For instance the charming custom of 'suttee'. It is nearly extinct now, but even in recent times many wives were burned on the funeral pyres of their dead husbands as a form of respect. And there is the simple fact the Great Indian Civilization is to this day known for the life threatening poverty of a huge number of its citizens.

All these things in India are now improving. However, they are improving due to the economic progress made since many socialist restrictions have been removed. This is a Western Import, as are the expanded civil rights being struggled for by the lower castes.