Karen wrote:
> Dear Kevin and Vocalisters: > Having lived in England for some time, I am familiar with this kind > of comment: > "Absolutely, watching a juvenile country emerge from its teenage years > >>>into an almost responsible democracy is highly entertaining." For those > >>>of us in North America this comment smacks of smug superiority if not > >>>colonial sour grapes, and Kevin would have his facial structure > >>>rearranged if he said this in the company of a pugnacious person, though > >>>I am quite willing to accept the Kevin may be a nice person--in person. > >>>The record stands, that in systems of government, in war, in all forms > >>>of personal interaction, the United States has defined democracy AND > >>>niceness. Kevin understands British humour, but he doesn't understand > >>>niceness by North American standards.
Don't worry! They have a royal family. Is there anything more preposterous and anachronistic than that?! ;-)
And he should take care with what he posts: Blair passed that law that allows the state to read all e-mails you get and send. That's not really a democracy, is it?
IMHO: democracy around the world is on the verge of being extinguished and replaced by a police state controlled by intl corporations. We shouldn't be teasing each other ( BUT I COULDN'T RESIST... ) since a debacle of democracy in a country as important as the US would be a terrible example and inspiration for the whole world.
Bye,
Caio Rossi
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