--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Ritu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > This strikes me as classic "generational arrogance" - the old
> > saw that *our generation* dealt with threats much more
> > sensibly than the young'uns out there.
>
> Only if you are viewing it from a purely American perspective and are
> under the impression that Rich is an old American...

Not at all.... Rich could be a teenager from Switzerland for all I
care...    I wasn't making an "ad hominem" attack against his age, I
responding to the substance of his comments.   And the substance of his
comments were that previous American generations dealt with their
problems better/nobler/more courageously, etc. than the current
generation.

To quote Dr. Brin, "Feh."

JDG - "We Didn't Start the Fire, Maru...."


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