Thanks for that DMB, nice one. So rather than "slap one another down" Platt, try to remember its about "growth" - a process of evolution - "realise the potential, deflect all the rage".
In terms of developed maturity our different countries are like chalk and cheese - it doesn't help to compare development in the numbers of power and wealth. Ian On 6/8/07, david buchanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Krimel said to Arlo: > I have had it with your liberal distortions of the facts. ...The bias here > is tragically obvious, "the only country in the developed world" indeed as > every wing-nut knows we are the ONLY developed country in the world. > Claiming that we are the only one who doesn't do this ignores that 100% of > the developed civilized countries do not guarantee health care. > > dmb says: > The USA's health care system can't be compared to other developed countries. > It ranks somewhere between Slovenia and Costa Rico. I can't site a source or > tell you what the factual basis is, but there are a couple of dozen > countries ranked higher than the USA and only some of them are "developed". > > The USA is first and best only when "development" is measured in corn syrup > consumption or malls per square mile. > > The country is young > Just crawled to its feet > Takes a step a collapses > all in a heap > Resist the temptation > to slap the child down > Try to remember its age > Realize the potential > Deflect all the rage > > Not too big on the sharing, the gentle or the caring. > The country is young, the county is young > > It Lost like an orphan > on the day it was found > Dragged down to the river > but it just wouldn't drown > So big and so clumsy > Never knew it was born > Suddenly torn in bright lights > without any noise > You gotta wipe its fat ass > And buy it some toys > > Not too big on the sharing, the gentle or the caring. > The country is young, the country is young > > The country is young > Its got bad growing pains > Growing out of its clothes > Stretching out on the plains > > One day I know > before its much older > Its gonna pick up the phone > and call the cops on me > It'll feed on itself > to set us all free > > Not too big on the caring, the gentle or the sharing > But still so much fun, the country is young. > > THE COUNTRY IS YOUNG by Jon Langford. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Like puzzles? Play free games & earn great prizes. Play Clink now. > http://club.live.com/clink.aspx?icid=clink_hotmailtextlink2 > > moq_discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
