Brian Heinrich wrote: > Chris Charabaruk wrote: > >> I'm not American either, they just dictate our policies. Merely for >> the fact that they are our neighbours to the south. As far as I >> consider it, Ottawa is merely a puppet of D.C., which is a puppet >> itself to filty money. >> >> Chris >> >> >> Bamm Gabriana wrote: >> >>> Um, I can't really follow these sort of discussions because I'm not >>> an American. What I do know is that American foreign policy is >>> what keeps third world countries in the third world. >>> >>> >>> Michael H. Warfield wrote: >>> >>>> On Fri, Mar 15, 2002 at 03:31:24AM +0000, DeMoN LaG wrote: >>>> >>>>> Chris Charabaruk <com.meldstar@coldacid> wrote in >>>>> 3C916A25.3010105@coldacid">news:3C916A25.3010105@coldacid, on 14 Mar 2002: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>> Yeah, tell me about it. Same people, different parties. Or, as >>>>>> many have put it before, same difference. :P Whether it's the >>>>>> Republicans or the Democrats who are in 'power', the real sceptre >>>>>> is held by the corporate lobby groups, and a nice select group of >>>>>> unknown advisors in government agencies such as the CIA. >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Lewis Black put it best: >>>>> What's the difference between a democrat and a republican? A >>>>> democrat sucks, a republican blows >>>>> >>>> >>>> Democrats sleep in king size beds (we won't get into who with). >>>> Republicans sleep in separate bedrooms. That's why there are more >>>> Democrats than Republicans. >>>> >>>> And the counter to that is... That's also why there are more >>>> BASTARD >>>> Democrats than Republicans... (Ok... So we did get into it - and >>>> so did >>>> they...) >>>> >>>> :-) >>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> AIM: FlyersR1 9 >>>>> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> _ = m >>>>> >>>> >>>> Mike >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > OK, so there's a bit too much nesting going on here, but: > > Hey, Chris: I live in /Alberta/, fer crying out loud; people here think > this /is/ America. On the other side of a nice poluted body of water is New York State. I'm a 20 minute bike ride from Toronto, heh. If it wasn't for our multi-colored currency, this probably would be America. Just the thought of that sickens me, I'm proud to be Canadian. (TM by Molson, I think)
> I'm largely in agreement with Bamm: U. S. foreign policy /and/ the IMF > have done a wonderful job of keeping Third World countries in the Third > World. Hell, they've even /created/ Third World countries (/e.g./, > modern-day South Africa). And look at the lovely job they did in > Nicaragua. /Et cetera/. Where do I sign my name to be on that list, too? I also am in agreement with that point. > What I've never been able to figure out, though, is how on earth their > own puppets and strong-men end up turning against them; Osama bin Laden > is just the most obvious and most recent of a very long line. Let's not forget others such as Saddam Hussein. Washington loves playing Dominos out in the middle east. > Which, of course, makes one wonder just what's behind this new push for > a Middle East peace process, let alone the U. N. Security Council's > resolution in favour of the creation of a separate Palestinian state. Or the Isreali government's hatred of such a nation, propelling them to attempt, at least in my opinion, the emulation of those who oppressed them six decades ago. > But I digress . . . and this is probably /not/ the most appropriate > place for political discussions anyway. . . . No, heh... But there is no netscape.public.mozilla.politics group yet, so I guess this is the place for this. :) Chris -- Chris 'coldacid' Charabaruk <ccharabaruk.meldstar@com> <http://www.meldstar.com/~ccharabaruk/> Meldstar Studios <http://www.meldstar.com/> - Creation, cubed. This message double ROT-13 encrypted for additional security.
