Hi, SteveC wrote:
Or as close to it as possible, yes. I don't care what the result is, it's just too fashionable to automatically believe the imports are bad thing.
Funny that you should use the word "fashionable", as if to discount those who say it as merely following a fashion instead of possibly having a mind of their own.
If I remember correctly, it used to be the other way round; when TIGER was imported, everyone went aaah and oooh - myself included -, and even when AND became available there were very few, if any, complaints. It is only in the recent past that a more critical view of imports has established itself in the community. One should ask: What has happened (or has not happened) in the mean time? - That would perhaps go some way to explain the "fashion".
I have a feeling that "no imports" is fashionable in the same way as "no smoking". It's a fairly recent development, that's true, but it is based on experience and observation; it's not just a fad. And it is unlikely to turn around again any time soon.
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