I hear this statement all the time, usually from people outside the United States, who state that we deserve the hatred of the world because we , the American People, elected Bush. At best all you can say is that some American people voted for Bush.
On 6/14/06, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, your opinion doesn't count (your words, not mine, I'm just > kidding), because of this statement (and others like it). > > > "the American People elected Bush". > > It implies that all American People voted for Bush. > > How could you possibly construe these statements to be the same. > I bet if you asked 100 people, you would be the only one to equate the two. > > To me, they are obviously completely different sets (they may be the > same, but nothing in the statement suggests it). > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:209363 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
