At 5 01 05, 07:04 AM, Stephen Humphreys wrote: >You raise some very important points there. > >In the UK its quite perculiar in that compulsion and coercion by the >state is now being used to "get people to convert" - and these laws are >not passed directly in the UK parliament, which is dangerous.
As I understand it, state coercion in measurement is pretty common in most countries. Perhaps I misunderstand your point. >Many people also complain that they percieve it to be all the work of >the EU, which is not entirely true either. It is certainly true worldwide that people attribute things they don't like to a variety of evil "others," frequently combined with conspiracies and subterfuges. Much easier than trying to figure out what is really going on. >Whichever, it causes resentment. I believe it will backfire and thus >for those Americans who actively want America to be more metric I would >suggest that the route that the UK/EU has devised should be the last >option on their list. Amen to all of that! As I've said before, if forced metrication comes to the USA, it will be fought tooth and claw, in the courts and in the markets, and Steven Thoburn, England's Metric Martyr, will be paraded up and down Main Street, USA, as an example of what happens to peaceful citizens when government forces metrication. Jim Elwell Jim Elwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] 801-466-8770 www.qsicorp.com
