Makes sense, except that the ones at the top are just as idiotic as those below, otherwise this sort of thing would never have happened!
Marcus --- Euric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > > > > > > ===== Jesus ONLY settles for THE best, so what excuse can you possibly give to NOT go SI??? ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
