At 08:11 AM 3 March 2002 -0800, Ma Be wrote: >Yes, John, I'm evidently familiar with how the "average American" may feel >when reading such trash.... > >On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 00:14:15 > kilopascal wrote: > >Unfortunately, Marcus, if you were to have every American read this document > >and ask them if they agree or disagree with it, a vast majority would agree.
I'd say both of you are making broad assertions of what the "average American" thinks without the slightest evidence to back them up. You have a very small sampling, largely from either (a) pro-metricationists and (b) anti-metricationists. Together, these are only a small part of the population -- most Americans do not pay any attention to the metrication issue. How do you know what the "average American" thinks? Furthermore, even if someone agrees with this article, it does not mean they are anti-metric. It only means they don't want FORCED metrication. Is there no end to your pessimism, Marcus and John? Is there no positive evidence that you will acknowledge? Jim Elwell
