Re: VGA cards are now posted for sale on EBAY

["Bill Buckels" <bbuckels@mts.net>]

"winstonsmith" <winston19842005@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I thought you were going to say "Our country knows much more about 
>Americans in general than they know about themselves".

See here...

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I almost did. Since I like many Canadians of my era including my wife 
studied American History in High School and since television and print media 
and media in Canada in general has been in my lifetime as much or more 
American content as Canadian Content * THAT * would be true of many of us up 
here.

* HOWEVER *

1. IMO America's inclusive "Melting Pot" methodology is superior to Canada's 
divisive Multiculturism as a catalyst to nation building and a unified sense 
of collective awareness.

E Pluribus Unum  *vs* Divide et impera

2. Many Western Canadians know more about Americans in general than many 
"New Canadians" know about Canadians in General.

3. Many Western Canadians know more about Americans in general than many 
Eastern Canadians and especially Quebecois know about Western Canadians in 
General.

See here...

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4. Many Older Canadians know more about Americans in general than many 
Younger Canadians know about Canadians in General.

* AND *

5. Many Older Programmers  know more about computers in general than many 
Younger Programmers know about programming the Apple II.

See here...

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>I'm appalled at the stupidity that exists in this country...

Your country has no mandate on stupidity.

I'm aware (not appalled) at the stupidity that exists not only in the world 
at large but even in my own mind at times. I'm almost appalled at the 
stupidity that exists in hindsight that was not apparent in the moment; past 
stupidity is not necessarily apparent in the future so is easily ignored in 
the present.

> The quote on the statue of Liberty...

See here...

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The Lady in the Harbour is not eclusively American at all of course. Like 
the American mortgage crisis which recently brought the world economy down 
with stupid insular American politicians not accepting ownership and 
responsibility for their global economic carnage and failing to act on thir 
responsibility in a timely manner, the Americans of that day were quite 
content to let others outside of the US shoulder most of the cost.

http://www.ohranger.com/statue-liberty/history-statue-liberty

Smaller critters need to be careful when sleeping with Elephants.

Kind Regards,

Bill
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