I thought there were legal issues when criticizing the monarchy?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craig Dudley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 11:43 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: 1 View of USA from UK
>
> "England has almost fully censored news when the gov't wants it"
>
> Wtf is that????
>
> The British media is just a free and bloody annoying as yours.
>
> Craig.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 04 February 2003 13:07
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: 1 View of USA from UK
>
> I find myself feeling the exact same thing sometimes Gel. I mean
here's
> something I think about. How many troops did your country send to
> Somalia
> to try and feed people? How many did you send to eastern Europe to
stop
> the
> genocide? How many of your people have walked on the moon or in
space?
>
>
> What are the laws regarding free press in your country like (funny,
the
> guy
> doesn't comment on that fact the England has almost fully censored
news
> when
> the gov't wants it). What are your taxes like? Health care?
Welfare?
> Poverty? Unemployment?
>
> See I have never been to your country, and I have never lived there.
So
> I
> don't consider myself as able to comment on it. I have no knowledge
of
> your
> situation. Even had I been there, I am still not a citizen of your
> nation,
> and therefore I have no say what so ever in what goes on there, and as
> such
> need formulate no opinion, as whatever happens there will have little
to
> no
> impact on my life.
>
> Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 7:51 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: 1 View of USA from UK
>
>
> Uhh..that's just a ridiculous standpoint to take when discussing a
> subject on an international list.
> It means you can't objectively argue anything about America with
anyone
> BUT Americans.
>
> That's moves beyond the realm of 'patriotism' into something else.
>
> -Gel
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> Now, if Gel or will@hothorse said these things, I would have to defend
> the US against all comers. Doesn't make much sense (even to me), but
> criticism from inside good. Napster bad. Sorry. Criticism from outside
> bad.
>
> Still a bit unclear about it all,
> Jerry Johnson
>
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 02/03/03 04:59PM >>>
> Jerry,
>
> Where are you from? Again, just trying to get a perspective on
thoughts
> in different parts of the world.
>
> Andy
>
>
>
>
>
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