I just wonder where the TABD fits into all of this. Are they a part of the neo-con family? If their agenda is part of the neo-con agenda, then we can assume metrication is anathema to the neo-con agenda. They may tolerate metrication to the point it doesn't try to interfere with American globalisation efforts or American hegemony.
I'm sure the leaders of American globalisation do not have a working, comfortable knowledge of metric, and thus would be opposed to metrication. At least as far as the metrication of the US is concerned. I could feel that metrication could be a non-issue with these groups, but with the TABD putting up such a fight 5 years ago makes one feel the opposite is true. Not to say the neo-cons would want to reconvert the world to FFU, but would oppose any efforts by metricationists to alter the status quo. Euric ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 2004-03-28 10:21 Subject: Re: [USMA:29315] Re: Canadian metric muddle evident > Euric, > > I think that you are right. I know about these neo-cons allright, things like > PNAC and other nasty schemes. BTW, I am a dues paying member of USMA! > Even in the EU we may not be safe because of the spy system ECHELON! > Thanks for your answer, > > Han > > > Citeren Chimpsarecute <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Han, > > > > I don't think economic status is the reason for achievement or lack of it. > > It has more to do with arrogance and attitude. The so-called poor nations > > were colonies of the so-called rich nations. Metrication of former > > colonies > > was seen as an attitude of independence. The colonizing countries were > > empires and their arrogance dictates that their ways are the best and > > everyone must follow them. > > > > Many in the UK still think of them selves as being part of the empire and > > as > > rulers. They hate the EU and metric because it means that others are > > telling them what to do instead of the other way around. Metrication is a > > symbol that their ways are no longer the best and no longer accepted. They > > are being forced to adopt the ways of former enemies and rivals. This is > > something they can not bear. > > > > The US is now where the UK was just prior to WWII. The neo-con masters are > > trying to establish a new world order based on US domination. The Iraq war > > was meant to secure gulf state's oil under the dollar hegemony. The > > creation of the euro and the strong stability of the euro has threatened > > the > > dollar hegemony and has forced the neo-cons to accelerate their > > globalisation efforts. By globalisation, I'm not speaking of world trade, > > but neo-con control of the of the world and its economy. > > > > The neo-cons in an effort to secure vital assets under their control are > > putting into practice the means to limit democracy and to turn the US (and > > the world) into a police state under their control. If their agenda is > > pro-metric, then shortly after they assume full power, they will under > > force > > of severe punishment or death, metricate the US. If they are anti-metric, > > or neutral, then no enforced metrication will take place. > > > > Can you imagine being sent to a concentration camp for being a supporter of > > metric or even an opponent? It can happen and it will. See: > > > > http://www.angelfire.com/music2/fullcircle/con1.html > > > > http://www.freedomfiles.org/war/fema.htm > > > > Americans who have been so conditioned to believe that they live if the > > land > > of the free and home of the brave, and that their democracy is written in > > stone, will be the easiest people to enslave. While they are being lead by > > the tens of thousands into the camps, they will be shaking their heads in > > disbelief, because something this sinister just can not happen in the USA. > > > > How will they achieve this? By labelling all crimes as terrorism, and > > charging every criminal (in their eyes) as terrorists. If the neo-cons are > > in fact anti-metric, we could right now be on their list as a terrorist > > group and the USMA may be labelled a terrorist organisation. At least you > > Han, living in the EU would be immune from their control for a short time. > > > > Euric > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, 2004-03-27 06:47 > > Subject: [USMA:29313] Re: Canadian metric muddle evident > > > > > > > This is exactly the reason why I do not believe in 'democracy' in such > > > cases. It leads to muddle and endless confusion for decades. I hope that > > it > > > will work in the USA, where many people are suspicious of what the > > > government does. It evidently does not work in Canada and Britain, and it > > > did not work in many nations that went metric in the past. > > > Many nations tried the voluntary approach, but as soon as metrication > > > reached the retail trades, trouble started and this is what happened in > > > Britain and Canada. In France it almost destroyed the metric system. Only > > > strict laws that forced trade (not private citizens!) to use metric ended > > > the muddle. > > > In Canada some conservative politicians thought of the ballot box and > > > climbed the anti-metric bandwagon, with this madness as a result. > > > I am glad that we have not adopted the euro the 'democratic' way. We > > would > > > have double pricing and double currencies for decades. On all other > > issues > > > we are democracies. > > > Years ago I read a Letter to the Editor in the Guardian, where a British > > > person reported that the street markets in Kenya went metric almost > > > overnight with no difficulties whatsoever, no consumer and traders > > > resistance. This also seems to have been the case in other Third World > > > countries. Why can these poor nations achieve what some rich nations > > cannot? > > > > > > Han > > > <snip> > >
