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From: m greene
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 15:05
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On Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:13:31 GMT, Robert Cote <techscan@gte.net> wrote: >In article <3ad744d285daedc707ac81eb4465d08d@xganon.com>, > xganon <nobody@xganon.com> wrote: > >> The true benefit of the Bus Riders Union is that it empowers people, be they >> red or yellow, black or white, male or female, straight or gay. >> >> People! Let's join together and take on the pigs that run our transit >> companies! I dare each and everyone of you to speak up and express your >> concnerns over the wasted money spent on subways and trains! Now is the time >> for action! Now is the time for victory! We shall overcome! > >Snort, snort, grunt, grunt. A dare from an anonymous poster. The >small amount of humor has worn off. You do have to admit, though, that if it were up to the BRU, you can forgey ANY highway improvements, never mind any rail. I'd guess that Eric and company haven't heard that while Marxism may sound great in theory, it goes against the American ethos of people wanting to be in charge of their own fate, and, if need be, to hell with someone telling them otherwise. People will want to do what they perceive is best for them, not what someone tells them is best for them. Of course, I could be wrong(with apologies to Dennis Miller). Later Michael T. Greene
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