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Article #60Re: Hey, I know -- let's threaten the president in e-mail!
From: Lawrence Foard
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 1994 17:15
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 1994 17:15
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In article <klordCopFAG.Js6@netcom.com>, Kevin L. Lord <klord@netcom.com> wrote: > Something I've noticed about Americans, that (I've been >told, so don't blame me if I'm wrong... :) seems to be mainly >absent in most other countries... Americans... when told to sit >down and be quiet, will, without examining the reasoning of this >request often (not always!!! And not all of them... just a lot. :), >stand up and make lots and lots of noise... :) I don't think its limited to the US, Eastern Europe managed to overthrow most of there own governments :) If anything it seems to be somewhat lacking in the US unless it involves seatbelts, guns, tobacco or taxs, but in general Americans are willing to give up there civil rights without a peep as long as we are promised less crime, or some other excuse. -- ------ Call the skeptic hotline 1-900-555-5555 talk to your own personal . \ / skeptic 24 hours/day. Just say no to victimless crimes. . . \ / High quality Linux application development available. . . . \/ Violence is a lousy substitute for sex and drugs. . . . .
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