It just seemed to me the language and sentiments were deliberately over the top, therefore making me believe the person who wrote this was being either ironic or satirical!
However. if you are right, John, then I think this individual seriously needs help!! Perhaps a couple of years in a mental health sanatorium would do the trick!! Assuming he isn't joking, John, these sentiments bring to mind a quote from Ghandi when he came to Britain and was asked by the press, "What do you think of Western Civilization?" "I think it would be a good idea!", replied Ghandi. Regards, Steve. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 4:39 PM Subject: [USMA:15426] Re: The speech Bush WANTED to make 2001-09-29 I really doubt it Stephen. Americans are very arrogant. The ones on this list aren't. But the average guy on the street is. They are so full of themselves it is to the point of being sickening. Even though this incident cost the lives of thousands of non-Americans, the attitude is still against the world. The way people here are acting and speaking, it is almost to the point of Nazism. What is sickening is the increase of advertisements with flags and "God bless America", etc in them. I see businesses with decals on their doors with flags and patriotic statements on them. The Nazis did this too. "Kauf nicht bei Juden!" or "Deutsches Geschäft". Buy American or buy from me because I wave the flag is the same thing, just a different angle. As if by waving the flag, I feel in order to be a patriot, I must buy your products. Why not fly the flag of every country who lost citizens in the attack and bless them too? And who knows if the government isn't behind this attack in the same ways the Nazis were behind the burning of the Reichstag in 1933. Create a scapegoat, rally people behind the flag, and while they are all frenzied up and scared, take away their freedoms in the name of security, or whatever. Don't be like sheep and believe everything the government propaganda and press mill shove down your throat. They are counting on the millions of sheep to follow them to the slaughter. And they will be slaughtered before it is all over. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, 2001-09-29 06:13 Subject: [USMA:15423] Re: The speech Bush WANTED to make > To kilopascal and Bill Potts; Are you sure the person who wrote this was > not being ironic?? > > > And as for that line about sending the British packing?? Only once, my > friend, only once!! > > > I wouldn't fancy your chances now, that's for sure!! (Only kidding)!!! > > Regards, > > Steve. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 12:11 AM > Subject: [USMA:15418] The speech Bush WANTED to make > > > > 2001-09-28 > > > > I got this today. I'm sure deep inside a lot of Americans feel the same > > way. With arrogant attitudes like this, it will be almost impossible to > get > > Americans to accept metric. > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >If I were President George W. Bush's Speech Writer By Mitchell R. Robb > > > > > > > >Good evening my fellow Americans. First, I want to pass on my > condolences > > > to the > > > >people of New York, Washington, Pennsylvania, and all Americans that > are > > > hurting > > > >in this tragic time. You can rest assured that anything and everything > > that > > > can > > > >be done to assure the safety of our country will be done. This is the > > > greatest > > > >country in the world and we will get through this trying time. Now is > the > > > time > > > >for all people to set aside our petty differences and show the world > that > > > no one > > > >or nothing can destroy the fortitude of the American people. > > > > > > > >To the people responsible for Tuesday's tragedy, I say this: Are you > > > fucking > > > >kidding me? Are the turbans on your heads wrapped too tight? Have you > > gone > > > too > > > >long without a bath? Do you not know who you are fucking with? > Americans > > > are so > > > >hungry to kill that we shoot at each other every day. We will relish > that > > > >opportunity for new targets for our aggression. Have you forgotten > > history? > > > What > > > >happened to the last people that started fucking around with us? > Remember > > > the > > > >little yellow bastards over in Japan? We slapped them all over the > > Pacific > > > and > > > >roasted about 2 million of them in their own back yard. That's what we > in > > > >America call a big ass barbecue. > > > > > > > >Ever seen Texas on a map? Ever wonder why it's so big? Because we > wanted > > it > > > that > > > >way. Mexico started jacking around with the Alamo and now they cut our > > > lawns. > > > >England? We sent them packing. Ask your buddy Saddam about fucking with > > the > > > good > > > >'ole USA. The only reason he got away the first time is because it's > too > > > hard to > > > >shoot someone when you're doubled over laughing at them. Our soldiers > > > aren't > > > >trained to laugh and shoot at the same time. Now he couldn't stop a > pack > > of > > > cub > > > >scouts from taking over his shitty little country. > > > > > > > >Trust us, Afghanistan will end up a giant kitty litter box. Go ahead > and > > > try to > > > >hide, Bin Laden. There's not a hole deep enough or a mountain high > enough > > > that's > > > >going to keep your camel riding asses safe. We will bomb every inch of > > the > > > >country that harbors him, his camps and any place that looks and even > > > smells > > > >like he was there. Hell, we might even drop a few bombs on people that > > have > > > >pissed us off in the past. This is America. We kick ass. This is what > we > > > do. Go > > > >ahead and laugh now, but the Tomahawks are coming and we will smoke > your > > > sorry > > > >asses. God bless America! > > > > > > > > > > > >
