The worst thing a nation can do is oppress its citizens - directly by government or indirectly by culture.
Freedom is hardly the first thing to go in a bad economy- rather it is the first to come back, as people fall from the bubble of a long-since-over stock market, they find out who's really been in control while they thought they were on top of the world. Many get angry, although a skilled politician can divert their attention and focus their hatred on something else - a scapegoat. That's what Hitler did - and he and an incited public killed all kinds of Jews. Perhaps we should watch Bush more closely, lest America be known for the Muslim Holocaust. Johnathan McClure ----- Original Message ----- From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 8:55 PM Subject: [USMA:22485] Re: Mandatory conversion? > 2002-10-06 > > It just happened. An American who was part of the Taliban Army, John Walker > Lindt (sp), was just convicted of aiding the Taliban and was sentenced to 20 > years in prison. Some wanted to have him executed. The only reason for his > sentence is that he publicly embarrassed the US before the whole world. > > And as for the flag burners, the government need never step in. All that > has to be done is to have the flag burners face shown on the 6 o'clock news > and enough low-life hillbilly white trash scum will take care of him in a > very democratic American manner......with a baseball bat. The body will > never be recovered. Since the 11 Sep 2001 attack, one still sees vehicles > and homes draped in flags. When you pass-by or stop at a light next to a > vehicle of one of the flag nuts, they tend to be the type I would not want > living in my neighbour. I can just imagine trying to convince one of these > losers on the merits of SI. I'm sure I would be told to take my commie, > pinko ass out of the good ol' US of A and go live in Russia or some other > place of similar likes. > > Yes, you are very right. We talk freedom, but we don't practice it. > Freedom means you can do whatever you want as long as it is my way, customs > and culture. If you like other customs, cultures and measurement systems so > much, you are free to move to any place on earth where those things are > practised. And mark my words, as the economy worsens and population finds > itself poor and hungry, freedom will be the first to go and those who want > or practice foreign methods will find themselves fighting for their lives > among a bitter and ugly population. > > John > > > > > If an American embarrassed America in any way, such as burning a US flag > in > > front of a TV camera, you would expect him to go to jail - violation of > > human rights or not. > > > > Mike Joy > > > > >
