Whoa! Why are you attacking Stephen as it is "his side?" He clearly stated that the anti-Europe view is one that is out there, not his personally. I believe he said he is firmly in the "free to choose" camp although I do not believe it to be the practical one.
Anyway, my guess is that while most people feel metrication should be completed. As Stephen says, it is just not at the top of their priority list. I would also hazard to guess that many people feel very nihilistic when it comes to getting things to change on such a grand scale. Unfortunately, both the UK and the US seem to take the "evolutionary rather than revolutionary" approach. Who knows, it just might work. I would just like to see it in my lifetime! Phil -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daniel Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 9:41 AM To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:33460] Re: BBC-- a basket case? > - Those who campaign for the abolition of imperial, as in "anti-imperial", > and propogate the idea that "we're all european now" and cite that EU laws > should be used to force this (basically the arch-nemesis of those > identified 3 points ago). Why does it have to be "we're all European now", instead of "we're all one world now"? Is it the anti-imperials who claim the European link or is it the anti-metrics who say the anti-imperials are in league with Europe? Why doesn't your side acknowledge that it just isn't Europe that is metric? The whole world is metric yet your side doesn't accept that, why? Rip comes from a metric country that is nowhere near Europe. How is his situation explained by the "anti-metric it is only an EU plot" propaganda? Repeat it to yourself until it sinks in: THE WHOLE WORLD IS METRIC! Dan
