"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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Maybe Mrs Chuck shaped circumstances in such a way that he had to spend
an
unwanted afternoon with a relative he's not fond of, so he expanded this
attitude to encompass world politics. I can't believe Chuck thinks
EVERYONE
doesn't shape circumstances at one time or another. Even him. :-)


It would be arrogant for me to assume I had the right, (perhaps the divine
imperative!), to shape curcumstances on the rest of the planet for my
personal
benefit.


http://www.tomorrowsbestseller.com/w...State/book.asp

Chuck, I'm talking about doing it through any peaceful means, such as
diplomacy, above-board win-win financial arrangements, etc. By "win-win", I
don't mean that an American company gets permission to mine copper by paying
off some generalissimo, while the workers are essentially slaves from the
nearest prison. There *are* real-life situations which are better than that.
If you call Microsoft tech support at 3:00 AM Eastern time, you stand a good
chance of speaking to someone from Ireland or India.