A Usenet persona calling itself Wilko wrote:

Michael Daly wrote:

On 10-Feb-2005, Scott Weiser wrote:


are trying to export that what they call "democracy".

Wah. Democracy works. Socialism doesn't.


The irony is that you didn't even get what he said.

Alas, that's not an uncommon occurrance with him and my remarks. That's
why I've stopped bothering to respond to anything Scott spouts.

Disagreeing with you is rather different than not understanding what you
said.


So Americans are free and everyone else is oppressed? I guess you've never
read the Patriot Act of other gross abuses of freedom. American influence
is waning because of your arrogance and gradually declining economic status.
100 years ago, Britain was the world power; fifty years later it was broke
and losing influence. Why should anyone believe the yanks will last any
longer given that they pay almost no attention to the reality of what's
going on around them?

My guess is that within my lifetime that becomes very clear to everyone,
even to the portion of the U.S. population that seems to have little
idea about the existance of the world around them.

Or, do we know about the world but choose not to agree with the way things
are working elsewhere?


I wonder who's next in playing the world's most dominant economy and
military power. My bet is on Asia... Maybe our grandchildren will speak
fluent Mandarin (or some other fruit) or Spanish as their main language? ;-)

You'd better hope not.


To assume that the US is the only free and democratic nation is both naive
and a grotesque misrepresentation of facts.

Today I got this sent to me by a Czech friend, who apologized because
she know I have friends from the U.S.. I thought it was funny and in a
way I think it's relevant to this discussion:

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NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF INDEPENDENCE

To the citizens of the United States of America,

In the light of your failure to elect a President of the USA and thus to
govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your
independence, effective today. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
will resume monarchial duties over all states, commonwealths and other
territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy. Your new prime
minister (The Right Honourable Tony Blair, MP for the 97.85% of you who
have until now been unaware that there is a world outside your borders)
will appoint a minister for America without the need for further
elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded.

Snip

Tax collectors from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to
ensure the acquisition of all revenues due (backdated to 1776).

And that's WHY we have 270 million privately owned firearms in the US, to
prevent any such eventuality. That makes us free, unlike you.



Thank you for your cooperation.

We'll spank her just like we spanked King George.

--
Regards,
Scott Weiser

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© 2005 Scott Weiser