Someone else also once said: "Kill the head and the body dies". This simple statement shows us that the world is divided into those who rule and those who are ruled. If you want to make an effective fight, you have to convince those that rule that it is in our best interests to effect a more stronger commitment to metrication. Trying to convince those who are ruled, is a futile effort as we have seen many times.
Those who rule will not be convinced unless something drastic happens, such as a collapse to the dollar hegemony economic system. Maybe something else. But the most important thing is effective change will only happen if the right people want it to happen. It is that simple. Euric ----- Original Message ----- From: "David King" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2004-08-27 19:11 Subject: [USMA:30873] Re: Caltrans reversion - No more hope! > To give up is to admit that you are incapable of continuing. While there > is still breath in me and my PC is still connected to the Internet and > working, it is worth continuing the fight to bring the world to full > metrication and get rid of FFU once and for all, to have a system of > measurement which can be used and understood the whole world over > without any reference to conversion tables, regardless of politics, > race, religion or any other ideas of men. At least if we are all using > the same measurement system it will make for at least a few less > misunderstandings in the human existence. > > As Winston Churchill once said: "Never give in. Never give in. Never, > never, never, never -- in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- > never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never > yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the > enemy." > > David King > > > Jim Elwell wrote: > > At 27 08 04, 04:02 PM, mavi fibe wrote: > > > >> Why keep fighting? That's the conclusion I arrived at > >> with this incredibly stupid decision. If the ones who > >> were at the forefront of bringing progress to the US > >> when it comes to the SI system gave up, what else can > >> ANYONE, realistically do??? > >> > >> Forget it!... I give up. > > >
