Dave Land wrote:
> 
> The story about how George Washington "chopped down a cherry tree 
> and  did not tell a lie" is a _founder's_myth_ that is accepted as 
> _true_,  even if it is probably not factual. It tells us something 
> about  George Washington and what we like to think about ourselves 
> as a nation.
> 
> The _truths_ of the Washington story -- (...)
>
I would interpret it by saying that GW had no respect for the
ecosystem and was proud of it - which could explain the current
global cathastrophic ecological status caused by USA industries
all over the world :-))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Alberto Monteiro

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