10-12-2008, 10:57 PM
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No. You asked a rhetorical question and used that as a launching point to tell us in the USA why we do it all wrong and why you Europeans (inventors of communism, fascism, and Nazism -- all systems that believe heavily in well documented citizens) do it so damned much better.
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--Pete
Was there a point to that very generalized remark (the 'why you Europeans' remark) other than perhaps take a stab at eppie? If the stab was the point, wouldn't it be more honest if you took the stab at eppie and not the whole population of Europe?
I find that such generalizations often make it harder to have a good relationship and I in general find it sad when I see them. It is seldom I see them lead to much good.
I often see Americans and Europeans make very broad generalizations about each other, and I find it both silly and bad for the relationship between the continents. I have met enough Americans in my life to know how much they can differ. I had hoped you, Pete, would have met enough Europeans in your life to also know how much they differ. But perhaps I was wrong?