Not least because you were able to see how others had tried and
had a historical perspective of a few hundred years. Also the
perfect country is tagged on to England ( it's called Scotland ) !
Bill
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Lee [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 13 December 2001 17:34
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: 210 Years of Civil Rights
At 05:26 PM 12/13/01 +0100, Richard Barker wrote:
>Although I totally agree with the second part. I can't agree with the
>first. Just because, in the US, you are taught (some might say
brainwashed)
>into believing American is the be all and end all of democracy and freedom
>doesn't mean it really is. This is exactly the attitude that creates the
>contempt for the US.
I wasn't taught that we are the "be all" and "end all", just that we've
done it better than anyone else.
>
>I wish people would realise that in the US you not that free. In Europe,
>IMO, you have much more freedom.
>
>For Example, In Holland, Belgium and even some degree in Britain, you can
>smoke soft drugs without getting arrested.
Gee, maybe this explains why we are a little more productive than them!!
John Lee
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