Reply #7: In much of the history

[Maple]

the western world ignores. Pre Roman and Greek history, because the world didn't start there in spite of our textbooks.

First, second and third world are recent concepts, as are nations.

Somehow you figure the world is supposed to be Nirvana...all wonderful with no struggle.

All of history has shown us that change is the one thing you can count on.

Romans thought the world would never change. The dark and middle ages must have seemed like they'd go on forever. At one time the British ruled the earth. No more.

Today, the average working man with a lunchpail lives better than the kings of history. He even has a vote, something never conceived of as short a time ago as Victorian England.

Child labor laws, equality for women, even marches against war are all new in western history.

Not Nirvana overnight, no. But real progress.

Why give up now? Especially when we are so close.