[thechat] Fwd: RE: [WD]: Re: [WD] Using Java applets

Martin martin at members.evolt.org
Fri Dec 7 15:23:17 CST 2001


On Friday, December 7, 2001, at 08:04  pm, Madhu Menon wrote:

> Erika,
>
> You once asked me where I got the impression that Americans didn't 
> understand other cultures. Well, I'm forwarding this message from a 
> person on another mailing list. He sent me this when I told him not to 
> refer to India as "third world".

Reminds me of Ghandi's thoughts on British Civilisation (or was
it democracy?) "I think it would be a very good idea"

I read yesterday that Bush stated that the world hates America
because America is free. Which is interesting on two levels:
1) American Freedom: "I think it would be a very good idea"
2) The reason why many people hate America is because
     they perceive that American blocks them from achieving
     those freedoms

Cheers
Martin

>> X-EM-Version: 5, 0, 0, 13
>> X-EM-Registration: #3053500714A91F039330
>> From: "Jacob Metcalf" <jmetcalf at northsound.net>
>>

>> Until India controls it's birth rate, abolishes the Caste System,
>> Lowers it's infant mortality rate, Respects civil rights, Passes
>> child labor laws that the US did a century ago and practices nuclear
>> responsibility and develops a tech economy that is not parasitic to
>> the American tech economy then I will actually consider them a member
>> of the civilized world.
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