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Subject: Re: OT: New paradigm ???

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 00:10:51 11/12/00

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On November 11, 2000 at 15:28:02, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>On November 11, 2000 at 09:12:40, Thorsten Czub wrote:
>
>>On November 11, 2000 at 03:49:26, Mogens Larsen wrote:
>>>I don't think that is the case in general. They are envious of each other
>>>regarding different issues and especially different values. In many ways America
>>>has become, or have been for a while, the new paradigm of the world :o), where
>>>Europe is considered to be the old.
>>
>>
>>i think you shift the point of view.
>>america was the new world in the past, but the todays america looks
>>far away from beeing a NEW WORLD. it looks more like
>>like an old crusted structure. they have felt backwards IMO.
>>
>>>Some aren't to thrilled about that
>>>development, which results in strange behaviour by some as exhibited by TC.
>>
>>aha.
>>
>>>However, in this case the old paradigm contains values that are essential, so
>>>there's nothing to worry about. Most of the nation bashing comes from ignorance,
>>>envy and fear.
>>
>>
>>fear ? pah - i am neither black nor indian, also i don't need to eat their
>>fast-food.
>>
>>drinking tea is much better than coke. and instead of reading marvel-comics,
>>stephen king trash, i prefer reading european books.
>>
>>kuhn e.g. :-))
>
>To you, the US is all popular culture.  I have to believe that you think this
>way because it supports your political point of view, and because you are, if
>not a provicial German, at least a provincial European.
>
>If you visited here you wouldn't like it, but at least your reasons wouldn't be
>so stereotypical.  You sound like someone would sound if they decided they
>didn't like Germany, based upon watching a whole bunch of episodes of Hogan's
>Heroes and a day spent at Yad Yashem.
>
>bruce

I sometimes get the feeling Thorsten is against all forms of monopoly
and you can relate his feelings and opinions all the way back to this
item. I could be wrong but then I just hope Thorsten will tell me.

Ed




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