While this statement isn't original, but remember America is a country of immigrants. A good many of those immigrants where steeped in American mythology long before the immigrated and that mythology could have been their impetus to immigrate. Some of the traits we Americans may have are rooted in the traits brought here by Europeans and others starting over 500 years ago. None of this isn't to say America hasn't lost her moral compass, she has and not for the reasons the moral majority and the radical right would have us believe. Doug
----- Original Message ----- From: "Legal Eagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] U.S., Islam, and Religion : G'day Derek; : : I was married to an American for 10 years, and although we lived in several : countries she still could not relate to others except in an "American" : fashion. And led me to believe that you can remove the American from America : but you are going to have a great deal of difficulty removing America from : the American. And *that* is a problem. : As I have said before, Americans are not stupid, quite the contrary, it is : rarely necessary to explain something, even complex things, more than once, : and they "get it", so then what is it ? It is cutural isolation, and a : reinforced sensation of the "we are the world" mind set. : America, the country, is a very vast and beautiful place, and I have : travelled it extensively, and were it not for the starta of politically : motivated hubris most encounters with the population there would be a : pleasant experience. However, that said, there still leaves the mountain of : intentional blindness about the rest of the world and it's customs, peoples : and languages, religions ect. : In order for that to be overcome the American has to consciously join the : international community in mind set.We here are a positive step in that : direction. : Luc : ----- Original Message ----- : From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 5:14 AM : Subject: Re: [Biofuel] U.S., Islam, and Religion : : : > Hi Robert, : > : > Sorry I was confused as to whose sister was whose! : > : > Just one further comment along these lines. I've been married now for : > about 20 years. We get along pretty well and I think we have a good : > understanding of what makes each other tick. BUT, sometimes I think my : > wife can run into someone from her hometown whom she has never seen before : > and know more about him in the first five minutes and what he is thinking : > that she does about me after all these years. And, vice versa. There is : > just such a deep common proverbial understanding on so many issues when : > they have the same background. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't : > experienced it myself. : > Derek : : > _______________________________________________ : > Biofuel mailing list : > [EMAIL PROTECTED] : > http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel : > : > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: : > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html : > : > Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): : > http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ : > : : : _______________________________________________ : Biofuel mailing list : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel : : Biofuel at Journey to Forever: : http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html : : Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): : http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ : _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/
