From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:36:37 -0500, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
      
   > rbowman wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
   >   
   >> On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 01:23:56 -0500, c186282 wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>    In any case, the subject was "governments" ... and a note that   
   >>>    'herding humans' is incredibly difficult.   
   >>>    While we may WANT "kinder and gentler", maybe it's not always   
   >>>    POSSIBLE. Humans easily, quickly, trend towards anarchy.   
   >>   
   >> I naturally lean toward anarchism/libertarianism. However after   
   >> observing the circus for all these years I also see the place for   
   >> authoritarian governments lest humanity sinks to the lowest common   
   >> denominator.   
   >   
   > Ah, you want a father figure.   
   >   
   >> If it hasn't already. The gene pool needs a few tons of chlorine.   
   >   
   > Eugenics?   
      
   "The Bible commandment 'thou shalt not kill' is a naivete compared to the   
   commandment of life to decadents, thou shalt not beget."   
      
   Friedrich Nietzsche   
      
   The quote is from 'Nietzsche the Thinker' by William Salter.  He doesn't   
   footnote it but it sounds about right.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Mackintire_Salter   
      
   The early 20th century was more concerned with improving society than   
   coddling the misfits.   
      
   "Three generations of imbeciles are enough."   
      
   Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_v._Bell   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)