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Re: George Bush has legitimised terrorism
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Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:25:44 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
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> Wrong. In this case WRT to the concepts of Freedom and Democracy, the world
> {ought} to think like we do. We got it right. Sorry to upset your PC
> sensibilities.
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> [JOHN]
There it is--the inherent arrogance in the American system. "We got it right!"
Yeah, low standards of education, addiction and seemingly perpetual addiction to
fossil fuels and the 'blind eye' to the ramifications thereof...
Understand that I have much respect for my southern neighbours--America has many
great attributes and wonderfulness.
But the flip-side is the inherent arrogance that I've personally seen--"we got
it right (so why aren't you doing what we do?)"
It's like that quotation from 'Blues Brothers"--"Oh we have both kinds of
music--country *and* western" as if there are no other kinds of music.
Well, there's thins thing called harmony. The 'melting pot' mentality produces
monotony--"Prepare to be assimilated--Resistance is futile", whereas the
'multiculturalism' mentality of some other countries offers diversity and
harmony. Sometimes, to be sure, there's cacophany, but that's part of life.
Eh, waxing poetically with many cliches is somehting I'm prone to do lately...
I stop now
Dave K
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| (...) You gotta admit that you are contributing factor: that big chip and inferiority complex you have only fossil-fuels the fire. :-) (...) Turn off your heater and say that again... :-) (...) And I suppose that perpetually screaming, "You got it (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) It's not arrogance-- it's pride. I am proud that my country embraces Freedom and Democracy. We didn't invent those ideas-- we just embrace them. (...) Specious. (...) Yeah, and there is much sick and wrong with our culture. There is nothing (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) I didn't say I took personal offense to it. (...) What an odd thing to say. What is "free of American influence"? Nothing. Are you claiming that there are those in this world that want to eschew all the influence of the US? Think what that (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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