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Outside of my little nest here on the East Coast I feel like a stranger
in my own land. I go to the Midwest to visit family and I cannot and
do not talk to them about politics.. I have come to realize, after 40
years, that they won't and probably can't change. I prize family above
rhetoric. I have finally learned it is better, in some cases to be
happy than to be right. OTOH, I did not live thru what they did:
WWII, most of them have been working since they could walk, and did not
have the benefits I have had. My father left Arkansas in his teens, got a degree, was drafted and got a PhD. He moved East and saw to it that his childred all went to college and grad school. We have all travelled overseas and in some cases lived and/or worked in the 3rd world. As Mark Twain said: nothing is as deadly to prejudice as travel. I have to agree with pretty much everything you say. Except, we have no real foreign policy, nor do we really have an energy policy. We have a bully policy. No wonder 90% or the world is mad at us. I don't blame them. OTOH, the French are not without warts - look at West Africa. I am also interested to see what happens with Western Europe with regards to their economies. The Western European countries are belatedly realizing you can't just conjure an economy. You have to have money before you can have generous social programs. This what Germany and France are wrestling with now. I personally think a realistic economic base - fewer regulations in some cases - in France it's pratically illegal to start a small business, and God help you if you fail - you can expect to investigated for fraud no matter what happened. Complain about the USll you want but you can start a business w/o fear of gaol. This one of the thing we do have to offer as a model for other countries. This country has a ways to go in terms of social programs. I still can't believe we don't have SOME form of national health. The current system is collapsing. My sister is a doctor and I can tell you the current program is failing. I also believe that we need some form child care - if both parents must work there must be a safe place for their children. Europe is miles ahead of us here. I rattle on... Mike Hakan Falk wrote: Mike, Ugly is your addition and I love Americans, the only thing that I do not like is their foreign policies, energy policies. and the political/economy corruption by the US corporations.By the way, I also like the French. My daughter in law and grandchildren are French. Hakan At 23:21 14/10/2005, you wrote: |
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