-Caveat Lector- > It is hard to avoid the conclusion that he came because, like many > Americans, he finds the heady rush of our class system irresistible.
No. He went because he wanted to put an end to his career as an American politician. > Our snobbishness looks cute to Americans, for it makes them feel > better about themselves, happily superior to our transparent, > resentful insecurity. So it makes them interested in us - these funny > Brits, with their quaint aristocratic ways - and, crucially, this in > turn makes us feel important. In short, the "humour" that emanates from across the pond can only be viewed as representing the caricature of what once was a leading society. Some of us are well familiar with the "Buckets" and "AbFab" and find it refreshing to know our forebears made the right travel decisions. What is "cute" about "snubbery" is its pretention to a past as if it was still in the present. This is promient in the names the Britlanders apply to their ailing Isles: "Great" Britain and "United" "Kingdom". What was once "great" consisted of an empire that extended to every continent on the globe. Now, perhaps, it extends only to a few lesser islands in proximity to the continents. What was once united has become shredded like a banner that has been left in a too strong wind for too long. (Whence comes the wind?)(From the Winds or ...?) And the glorious "kingdom": hasn't anyone noticed that the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha has been a matriarchy for some 50 years? Ergo, it must therefore be a "queendom", eh, wha', egad? Don't worry about Rudi. After all, he's a Republican and has been through some difficult times, aside from being the outgoing mayor of New York City. A<>E<>R Red River of the North US of A Integrity has no need of rules. -Albert Camus (1913-1960) + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. -Marcel Proust <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
