Here's the most eloquent argument against Nuclear Weapons I've read.

[Wat_Tyler]

The fact that the speaker, former NZ PM David Lange was in the process of demolishing Jerry Falwell in debate at the time only adds to its power.

'The appalling character of those weapons has robbed us of our right to determine our destiny and subordinates our humanity to their manic logic. They have subordinated reason to irrationality and placed our very will to live in hostage. Rejecting the logic of nuclear weapons does not mean surrendering to evil; evil must still be guarded against. Rejecting nuclear weapons is to assert what is human over the evil nature of the weapon; it is to restore to humanity the power of the decision; it is to allow a moral force to reign supreme. It stops the macho lurch into mutual madness.

And for me, the position of my country is a genuine long-term affirmation of this proposition: that nuclear weapons are morally indefensible. And I support that proposition.'

http://www.publicaddress.net/default,1578.sm

[redqueen]

1. I... I think... yeah...

I'm in love

:loveya:

[Wat_Tyler]

2. I dunno. He's not my type....

[redqueen]

3. Some people are so shallow.

:eyes:

[Wat_Tyler]

4. I dunno.

I thought his argument was very deep, in fact.

[redqueen]

5. No, you're shallow!

You... you shallow lookist, you!

:7

[Wat_Tyler]

6. Hey, I never said he was ugly or unattractive.

Just that I wouldn't take it from him. That's all.

[Earth_First]

7. A fantastic read! (kick)

kick

[Wat_Tyler]

8. Yeah. I'd love to see the footage of Lange handing Falwell his ass.

[RandomKoolzip]

9. "Ah, bullshit.

Nuclear weapons are the only thing keeping China from invading us."


So saith my dickheaded brother.

[Wat_Tyler]

10. That, and the Pacific Ocean, I imagine.

(and of course, the thousand other things that would get in the way, but there ya go)