BB> but to avoid shame. I don't remember ever having dumped the baggage of my BB> country's past (and we have plenty) on your country or your people, and I BB> would appreciate it if you would refrain from doing the same - that is, BB> unless you get off on generating bitter Americans.
Strange. I thought I was praising the US for giving a nice example of constitution and government system to several european countries which freed from imperial systems after the First World War? What do you consider "dumping the baggage" of past in that? Anyway, I am quite content with dumping the baggage of past of "my" country on it, and there is also plenty of it. Any connections to past I made in the posts were to illustrate a point I was making. Also, I don't consider that an attack on the country's people. That's about all I have to say on the issue, so I will end :) Good light! fra