On Sun, 26 May 2002, Ian D. Stewart wrote:
> Oh, that's nothing. You should see what the Yanks do to folks they
> really don't like (hint: do a Google search for 'Sherman March
Sea').
> You wanna talk about bitter? South Carolina's unofficial state
motto
> is 'WE didn't surrender'
Ian,
I've heard it said on this list that Canucks and Aussies have
inferiority
complexes. I think we Yanks do too. Being upstarts (+- 200 years
makes
us adolescents in the history of humankind) we are a bit sensitive
about
self image. We actually have a lot in common with our Australian
cousins.
And Canadians too. The average Yank is a good guy who doesn't trust
the government, works hard and behaves decently towards his neighbors.
But our behaviour as a nation is still young and foolish - maybe if
our elected officials served their country rather than their wallets
we would mature as nation, at a faster pace. I think the lacking
leadership is a serious issue here...greed (and avarice) don't make
for
stability - either internally or in the community of nations.