[Coco][OT] Jingo - Jango - Mars [Can we all just get along? Addendum]

[arikboke at yahoo.com]

Nationalism (as noble as it may be at times), of any kind, does not lend itself
to "clear lenses".  Sometimes this is ok, other times, it can lead to great
suffering.  America has always done a great job of protecting our own "turf". 
We invade and destroy entire nations to do so.  Our products permeate every
society, as do our ideals, and pop culture.  We are hardly losing our freedom
because of the "Made in China" tags, especially when our companies are the ones
making the profits.  BUT BE THAT AS IT MAY.  As someone has pointed out,
further discussion may lead to a needless "rift war" (any Midkemi and Krondor
fans out there?).  I'm pleasantly surprised that there is such a diverse voice
among Coco users.  If we can all agree that the Coco is worth using now in
2004, perhaps there is hope after all :)

-- David


--- "James C. Hrubik, Sr." <jimhrubik at earthlink.net> wrote:
> There's nothing wrong with looking at the world through clear lenses.  
> I live in a country where I still have far more freedom and "goodies" 
> than I could have anywhere else in the world.
> 
> The plain fact is that no other country in the world - and that 
> includes Canada and Mexico - will stand up for the rights of the people 
> of the US of A.  We have to forget all this nonsense about everybody 
> loving one another ( as nice as the concept is, and not saying we 
> shouldn't personally try to exercise it ) as nations and protect our 
> own turf.  If we go to Mars, it will be to exercise our technology to 
> keep us free, not to do some stunt.