human
That reminds me, how are our other delegations coming?
gpt
They're playing it cool. Waiting to see what way to jump. Give El Hassan some real success, and they'll probably jump at the chance to be first to recognize him. Especially these Soviet Complex opportunists. They'd just love to suck you into their camp.
human
After that tearing down you gave poor Ostrander about the United States, now you rip into the Soviet Complex. Just where do you stand, Dave?
gpt
I'm an El Hassan man, he said.
human
Let those two overgrown powers handle their own troubles.
gpt
You know, he said, seriously,
human
I'm beginning to wonder if the world can afford nationalistic patriotism. Haven't we gone too far along the road to think of ourselves any longer as Americans, or Russians, or French, or West Indians, or whatever? Hasn't the human race grown up beyond that point?
gpt
What! Aren't you proud of being a West Indian, and a loyal subject of Her Majesty?
human
Why should I be proud of my country? It was an accident of birth with which I had nothing to do, that made me a West Indian, rather than a Canadian, a Chinese, a Norwegian, or whatever. Intelligently, I should be proud only of things that I, myself, have accomplished.
gpt
If we can stop waxing philosophic for a while and get back to how most efficiently to clobber these Arabs--
human
The operative Anton is on the receiver.