Debate Summary Re: Pride and Arrogance Re: American Attitudes(wasRe:Hardworking?)

[John D. Giorgis]

At 08:12 PM 6/1/01 -0700 Doug Pensinger wrote:
>Sorry to just laugh w/o explanation, but I was so amused I could barely think
>straight.  I don't think your "Shining City on the Hill" post would
qualify as
>"diminish(ing) Americas accomplishments."  And I really am trying oh so hard
>to be nice...

I'd hardly call that an accurate way of summarising the debate, given that
not a single person deigned to actually respond to it.   Most of the time,
when people try to summarize a debate, they try and address the issues that
produced a bit of back-and-forth, you know?

Of course, from that same "Shining City on the Hill" post:
"That journey remains unfinished.   At home, we remain imperfect.  True
equality of opportunity for all people remains a distant dream.  Racism has
not yet been entirely eradicated.   We too often prefer to focus on our
minor woes, at the expense of tragedies befalling others overseas."

And I won't even bring up all the time I spent discussing the mistakes of
the Civil War.

JDG
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