On Sat, 2002-05-25 at 22:29, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Sat, May 25, 2002 at 11:12:37AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > > > It's not a "bizarre" superiority complex. May not be valid, > > but certainly not "bizarre". I can list 1,000 US accomplish- > > ments, not the least of which is making sure that Aussies aren't [snip] > > have starved you all into submission...) > > As much as US action was admirable during World War II, I've noticed > that pretty much every American accomplishment mentioned in casual > conversation is extremely violent, and yet Americans still refer to
Transistors, ICs, microprocessors, nylon, space exploration, heavier-than-air flight, hard disks and lasers all seem pretty non-violent to me... Television, tape recording and the VCR are also accomplishments, but I'd rather not brag about them... > America as a peace-loving nation. Riiiight. Even the 1960s with _I_ never said we were/are peace-loving. It's a nice dream, but our country was born in revolution and continental conquest. The apathetic peasants stayed in the Old World. The Hungry came over here. [snip] > home and abroad. And it was still a cheap shot for the national gaurd > to open fire from a helicopter on an unarmed, peaceful war protest. ???? You aren't talking about Kent State are you? -- +---------------------------------------------------------+ | Ron Johnson, Jr. Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Jefferson, LA USA http://ronandheather.dhs.org:81 | | | | "I have created a government of whirled peas..." | | Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, 12-May-2002, | ! CNN, Larry King Live | +---------------------------------------------------------+ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]