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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
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> "Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:GKL6Lv.H9n@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
> > > But this doesn't stop folk in Ireland, and the world over, believing that the British should return land that was • taken
> > > a long time ago. Nor people the world over still harboring grudges against the UK's collonial past.
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> > This is a *very* interesting point. The UK, France & Holland have very
> > suspect colonial pasts. Why is it that the people we oppressed don't hate us
> > like so much of the world appears to hate the USA? Is the collective memory
> > short or does the USA represent a modern form of "empire"?. Or is it
> > something else?
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> I doubt it is very different.
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> Extremists in some countries hate the UK.
> Extremists in some countries hate the USA.
> Majority of people in the same countries neither hate or love the USA or UK, are mostly indifferent, and happy to go
> their own little way.
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> Perhaps the UK faired better by introducing sport into the collonies as a way of allowing them to give us a good beating
> and get their own back. Those collonialists were pretty smart. Let them beat us at cricket and they will forget we are
> subjugating them. Doesn't seem to have worked for Scotland yet though :-)
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> lawrence
Scotland's forte is Snooker(1) and Darts (pub games)(2).
Scott A
(1. S. Hendry used to play in my home town – he lived about 5 miles away)
(2. I went to the same school Jockie Wilson's kids!)
Overseas readers : If you have never heard of these guys - *don't* be impressed.
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| "Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:GKL6Lv.H9n@lugnet.com... (...) taken (...) I doubt it is very different. Extremists in some countries hate the UK. Extremists in some countries hate the USA. Majority of people in the same (...) (23 years ago, 2-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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