[Marxism] More stories on the climb to shame

[Brian Shannon <brian_shannon@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The fact that although one climber was left to die, another was  
rescued by an American who turned back may have put ashes in the  
mouths of New Zealand PM Helen Clark, for there has been no follow up  
to her earlier remark that:

> “From a personal point of view I have considerable sympathy for  
> what Sir Edmund Hillary has said, but he’s probably also reflecting  
> on the fact that ethics around mountaineering may well change over  
> time as well."

In other words he is a doddering old fool. Upward and onward is my  
motto! BTW, Ms. Clark is also a climber, personally as well as  
politically.

If you weren't aware of these events and the discussion surrounding  
it, there is more here
http://makeashorterlink.com/?W5FE21D2D

here
http://www.mounteverest.net/

and here on the madness of the double amputee who achieved inglory
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=728072006

But the most interesting are probably the blogs that have developed.  
Here is one of them. One writer makes the connection that I was  
attempting to make regarding New Zealand PM Helen Clark and her  
endorsement of letting him die. One difference, however, is that Ms.  
Clark is a leader who plans killings in Afghanistan. Whatever excuse  
you can make for the marines, there is none for the leaders who send  
them to "capture or kill."

M.W.
Those were eye-opening links that you posted. They really show that  
the ethics of dealing with a situation devolve upon each person's  
individual thinking.
This is from today's news in the WaPo [ http://makeashorterlink.com/? 
E5CE21E2D ].
I guess what is described is another breakdown of ethics- the  
overreaction of the Marines which led to killing of families,  
including even the children, just because they lived near the spot of  
the IED explosion.
http://makeashorterlink.com/?X1BE22E2D


Brian Shannon






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