2001-11-22 True! But, America has a more effective system of propaganda. And no matter how much greater somewhere else may be, it is lost when America's propaganda is more intense. Billions of people world-wide view American TV programs and movies and are influenced by what they see. Including Germany.
Many people from Eastern Europe and elsewhere are emmigrating to the US in the thousands. And to them, compared to what they came from, America is a paradise. Despite the fact, that many countries can offer the same type of living standard, or even better, is overlooked because the US has the reputation. I live only a few hours from the Canadian border, and have gone to Canada many times. Canada has its problems too, but all in all, its cities are cleaner, safer and more affluent looking. But, let's face it, Canada has a self image problem. Every Canadian I ever talk to has a "woe is me" attitude. Constantly complaining about their dollar being only worth about 66 US cents. My comment back was that the value of their currency compared to another was meaningless. It was agreed that the value of the Canadian dollar had little or no effect on the person's living standard and the persons were able to afford a decent life. But still the value of the dollar was negative and something to whine about. As a result, I'm sure many people elsewhere are turned off to Canada as a potential place to stay, and even those who do go there use it as a steping stone to the US. Canada may be better, but the propaganda puts the US in a higher position, and people are always lured by slick advertisements (propaganda), even if those advertisements are far from the truth. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wizard of OS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2001-11-22 04:36 Subject: [USMA:16299] Re: resistance to US metrication > America is NOT the most advanced country!! > > germany is in many aspects decades ahead! > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [USMA:16295] resistance to US metrication > >Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 22:43:30 EST > > > >And I thought "I" was the cynical one! Gee, guys, where is all this > >frustration coming from? > > > >I think it comes from lack of leadership inspiration. US metrication has to > >be a cause, not just a task. The conversion of the measurement system used > >in the wealthiest, and putatively, the most technologically advanced nation > >in the world, will be accompanied by the groanings previously mentioned > >(minority rights? Hey, this was a discussion of metrology! I wouldn't want > >to debate religion here, gosh), but not if it becomes a campaign. > > > >So, I'll start. > > > >In the words of another New Englander, Alan Shepard, I want to stop all > >this arguing and light this candle. > > > >First, I'm going to Coca Cola, a company started by a pharmacist. I'm gonna > >be busy, so I'll be off the list for a while, but I'll be back. > > > >See y'all later. > > > > > >Paul T. > > > > > > > >Paul > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Downloaden Sie MSN Explorer kostenlos unter http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp >
