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Subject: Not always

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Ed Harris (Venezia)

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Date Posted: 10:28:29 11/23/04 Tue
In reply to: Kevin 's message, "yeah" on 02:33:21 11/23/04 Tue

Until the twentieth century, it was Britain which the Europeans et al loved to hate. Picasso used to do satirical doodles in his notebooks which were basically grotesque characatures of British politicians, soldiers etc.

THe point is that people always hate the guy at the top. France in the 17th Century, Britain in the 18th and 19th, America today - it is hatred born of envy and frustration. Don't take it too seriously.

But you're right about being damned if you do and if you don't... Traditionally, te beatniks in Portland used to protest at the US's policy of proping up brutal dictatorships in Latin America and elsewhere because it suited American interests; now they are protesting at the US's policy of removing brutal dictatorships on the grounds that it is none of America's business to intervene! There's no pleasing some people.

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Brent (Canada)
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Date Posted: 19:26:55 11/24/04 Wed

If you were offended by my remarks, I am truly sorry.

It must be admitted, though, that while everyone here is genuinely supportive of one another, it should not be expected that anyone should openly accept the kind of slagging that Mr. Non-Canuck engaged in.

It wasn't so much an anti-American tirade, as it was "I'm not going to sit idly by while my country is denigrated."

It would be best if we all engaged in a level of civility, and for my failing, I apologize...

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