Re: Apple II Reference Manual ("Red Book")

[regnirps@aol.com (Regnirps)]

pausch@saafNOSPAM.se  (Paul Schlyter) wrote:
Regnirps <regnirps@aol.com> wrote:

>> Well, I just remembered that the whole thing started when Paul brought up
the
>> American Religious Right so I think it was fair to talk in terms of US
>> politics. I lot of Europeans think we think that way.
 
>A fair number of you do -- after all the Religious Right is stronger in
>the US than in any European country.  You'll have to go to countries
>with islamic governments to find a significantly stronger religious
>fundamentalism.

Hmmm. I suppose Sweden has changed a lot since the days of Christian and Clergy
dominance of the public concience.

We on the other hand have a legacy of being the place to go for persecured
minorities from the Puritans, Heuganauts, Pennsylvania Dutch, Irish Catholics,
Amish, groups from India, Formosa, Pakistan, Cambodia, Viet Nam, Nicaragua,
Mexico, Norweigians, Gypsies, and Canadians who need urgent medical care, it
being illegal for Canadian doctors to treat people out of order in the waiting
lists.

>But of course ALL americans aren't like that!  You're a big country
>with big differences between different parts of the country.  In New
>York City, for instance, I'd expect religious fundamentalism to be no
>stronger than in any European city.

Depends on the section of the city. There are Jewish fundamentalists sections
and areas nearly 100% Southern Baptist and other areas nearly all Roman
Catholic.

What you will find as well is the fairly new phenomena of what you might call
anti-religion fundamentalists or religion haters. They are getting rather
diminant in the media and entertainment fields.

>> Maybe because they watch so much American TV
 
>Well, when you export so much TV you'll also export an image
>of your cuntry - what else did you expect?

We export whatever people want, or think they want I should say.
 
>> and so many American movies they are too busy to notice how many of
>> the World's travelers are from the USA.
 
>I notice a fair share of them in Stockholm.  Seems like most
>americans have a dream of going to Europe, just like most europeans
>have a dream of going to the US.  The grass is always greener on the
>other side of the pond.... :-)
 
>> I also wonder if they understand how independent the States are?
 
>Well we know THAT!  Some states have captal punishment (Texas is the
>leader there, right?) while others dont.  Some states have fairly (to
>american standards) strict gun laws while others have very little gun
>restrictions.  Sometimes I wonder why you ever became united
>states....

The uniting was rather loose in the beginning. Federalism really came into
power under Lincoln and the War between the States. That is where "executive
orders" came from and the power has never been revoked though the oportunity
arises regularly.
 
>I saw the film "Bridges of Madison County" on TV the other week.
>It was neither from NYC nor from LA, SF or Hawaii.....

Part was shot on location no doubt. That makes one.

>And my son loves "South Park".

You let your family watch South Park?

>BTW it would be interesting to hear the typical american's
>impression of TV and film from outside the US.  Any impression
>at all?

I like most of what I see. I have seen a lot British TV, some good some pretty
bad. I have seen a lot Japanese adventure/soap operas and samurai serries that
are fun.

I have seen Indian entertainment TV and it makes no sense to me.

Mexican News has figured out that news readers just read the news. They use two
pretty women and table instead of a desk so you can see their legs. It makes
the high paid US talking head look rather silly.

>> I saw "Canadanistan" in an editorial cartoon and I liked it. It's
>> that third world socialist country of the great white north with
>> severe gun control, national health care with waiting lists, and
>> full of Canadanistanians who insist on speaking in their strange
>> tongue.
> 
>You got it backwards -- YOU are the one having a strange tongue,
>not them.... :-)

So hoser, forgot your took ay?

Most of the Torries were driven out of the states after the revolution and went
to Canada and Bermuda. We really need to do it again. Today's federalsts have
the same basic ideology as the imperialists of the 1700's.

Charlie Springer