Author: Pete Galati
Date: 05:39:12 11/20/00
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On November 20, 2000 at 05:37:12, Graham Laight wrote: >On November 19, 2000 at 21:19:13, Pete Galati wrote: > >>I'm not trying to really excuse anyone stepping out of line about this issue in >>CCC, but you need to realize that almost everyone in the USA is agrrivated by >>this election at the moment, and opinions about our country are not welcomed >>from someone who hasn't studied the matter very well. Thorsten's post looks >>like nothing but a troll post to me. >> >>If people want to see people from the USA spitting fire, well bringing up >>shortcomings in our govorment is a real good way to see that happen. Trust me >>on this one, when Bob said "keep your mouth shut about it." that was showing >>restraint IMO. >> >>Pete > >I'm sorry, but for me, this is where American citizens cross the line. > >I don't mind being told not to discuss off topic subjects, but I'm not so >sanguine about being told that it's inappropriate to discuss shortcomings in the >American government because it upsets Americans. > >This was the very reason I waded in before - because I felt that this was what >Bruce was saying. > >I feel that the current election problems expose serious shortcomings in the >election process (trust me when I tell you I'm not the only person in the >"outside world" who feels this way) - and it's not appropriate for Americans to >tell us not to discuss them because it's upsetting them. > >As far as I'm concerned, though, this is a CC Club, so the deal is that I won't >post any more anti USA stuff if the USA stops posting "you shouldn't talk about >our election". > >-g Read my post again, if you still don't understand it, then read it a 3rd time.
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