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Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 20:40:52 -0800 (PST)
From: lancer-AT-pseud.pseud
Subject: Re: M-INTRO: It all comes down to choosing between....


A great number of people thoughout the world either
want to be like Americans or live in America. They
show this by dressing and acting like what they think
is us, by virtue of T.V. And also by the vast number
of people who try to immigrate here both legally and
illegaly. America is far and away at the top and when
you are at the top you are either loved or hated.
Michael Jordan for example was the best (probably the
best of all-time, but thats for another argument), so
he was either loved or hated, but everybody had an
opinion of him. America is what it is, simply the best
and it is unfortunate that people within the country
take cheap shots at it. A question for all of those
who complain and cry foul: If you lived in China,
Nigeria, or Pakistan would you be so bold? 
--- DP-AT-pseud.pseud wrote:

> 
> I just wanted to add to the debate that people
> criticize America in always intervening in other
> countries affairs but it's always easy for people to
> complain when they have it so good at home.  There
> is
> a saying that when two people are playing the chess,
> the bystander always sees a better move.  This means
> that when people are not directly involved in the
> conflict, they think that they have the better way
> but
> in fact might not because they are not really
> experiencing the situation.  People that are being
> hurt, neglected by their rulers, and suppressed are
> glad to be helped out.  It's just all the bystanders
> who are doing abosolutely nothing that complain.  If
> the people that are doing the complaining could
> spend
> a time in the shoes of the people suffering, they
> might sing a different tune
> 
> 
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