Tory makes an unarguable point, that we are far from alone as a species in opportunistic, invasive behavior. And, as she goes on to point out, we worry about it, other species don't. She also says "there is much to be worried over, examined, and…changed."
We can and slowly do change our behavior. When I wrote that attitudes about colonialism changed as time went on, that's just what I meant. I fear to say our notions of ethical behavior have evolved, but I'll say it anyway. Even when we went into Iraq, we didn't say: Hey, we need the oil, move over. Our then government felt obliged to clothe that invasion in all sorts of pious and fake excuses. The fact is, we--or they--thought we needed the oil, and American need was paramount. It isn't pretty, but there it is. Effecting the change is neither simple nor easy. P. > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org "Bounded Rationality," by Pamela McCorduck, the second novel in the series, Santa Fe Stories, Sunstone Press, is now available both as ink-on-paper and as an e-book. “The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.” ― Jane Austen
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