I've only glanced at the article, but it looks like the typical mix of misplaced measurement jingoism. Apparently a vast metric conspiracy is pushing through meters, liters, and kilograms. Where do I sign up? As long as people like the writer of the article play the patriot card, no matter how foolish the argument, their words will fall upon friendly ears in the halls of power.
The whole thing can be put on its head, by saying that clinging to US customary measurements is unpatriotic. There are plenty of reasons anyone here can come up with for such thesis, starting with the erosion of our competitive edge vis a vis the metric world, and the resulting loss of jobs. Remek On Nov 25, 2007 1:36 PM, Paul Trusten, R.Ph. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Martin et al., > > I posted that URL as an an example of the material many people in the U.S. are > exposed to and may end up believing by osmosis. Right now, the idea of a > "foreign measurement system being shoved down our throats" is still a common > notion among Americans. We need to raise the people's appreciation of SI as > the > nation's legal-to-use and preferred system of measurement. > > Paul > > > Quoting Martin Vlietstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I have two observations regarding this article (apart from it being six > > years old). > > > > Firstly, who or what is the organization "Americans for Customary Weight and > > Measure". They do not appear to have a website. > > > > Secondly, the British newspaper cited by the article was "The Sun" - not > > usually regarded for its intellectual coverage, but better known for its > > Page 3 review which is often accompanied by measurements such as 36 inches, > > 24 inches followed again by 36 inches (and never in centimeters). I leave > > the US readers to guess the nature of this review - the UK readers know what > > I am talking about. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > Of Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > > Sent: 24 November 2007 20:19 > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > Subject: [USMA:39760] U.S. metrication perceived as loss of individual > > freedom > > > > Tell me what you think of > > http://www.fee.org/publications/the-freeman/article.asp?aid=3485 > > > > -- > > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > > Public Relations Director > > U.S. Metric Association, Inc. > > Phone +1(432)528-7724 > > www.metric.org > > 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 > > Midland TX 79707-2872 USA > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://oleapothecary.blog.com > > > > > > > -- > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > Public Relations Director > U.S. Metric Association, Inc. > Phone +1(432)528-7724 > www.metric.org > 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 > Midland TX 79707-2872 USA > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://oleapothecary.blog.com > >
