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Skriven 2015-07-29 18:58:54 av Lee Lofaso (2:203/2)
Ärende: Trust
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Hello Everybody,

A fidonet sysop by the name of Michiel van der Vlist
had a very important thing to say in regards to trust -

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RN>Until we can all learn to trust one another, we will
RN>not make any progress.

Trust has te be earned. Trust can not be gained by words
if the actions say something else. How can we trust someone
who proclaims himself moderator of this echo and posts what
he considers to be the rules in force?

It is like Putin asking for trust after he annexed Crimea.

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A few things must be said.

The Russian people trust Putin to be Putin.
In fact, Putin himself has asked the Russian
people for their trust, and for their continued
trust.  In response, the Russian people have given
Putin all the trust he could have ever dreamed of.
And more.

Crimea is a peninsula that is populated
mainly by Russian-speaking people who now
consider Russia as being their new home.

When Putin asked them for their trust,
they gladly gave him the trust he so desired.
And more.  After all, they are Russians.
And every Russian loves Putin ...

In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan made a deal with
his counterpart, Mikhail Gorbachev, and told
the world - "Trust, but verify."

Well, the world trusted Reagan to be Reagan.
And the world trusted Gorbachev to be Gorbachev.
What was the end result?

A black man in the White House, a reformed
KGB agent in the Kremlin, and a madwoman in
charge of Deutschland.

Meanwhile, a Vietnam War hero struck a deal
with the ayatollahs in Iran and tells the world
"Do not trust, but verify."

Let the nukes fly.

Those who are left can verify if they like.

But I doubt anybody will care.

--Lee

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