I believe that you are saying that the US refined to earlier, more crude
systems?
Ray
At 10:01 AM 12/3/97 -0800, Gregory Kirk wrote:
>I think the point about the history books is that the US is not the
>originator of democracy, not even of republican democracy. The ancient
>Greeks and Romans practiced democracy in various forms, and the US
>bicameral legislatures are derived from the English model of the Lords
>and the Commons (upper and lower houses).
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>Greg Kirk
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>Benjamin Ruset wrote:
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>> >> Phillip:
>> >> I agree with your assessment of the "arrogant", for the most
>> part...but its something us
>> >> Americans won't readily admit to. The day-to-day technological
>> things
>> you mention are more
>> >> due to our not-so-beloved government (i.e., the FCC on up) than to
>> the
>> fact that we don't, can't
>> >> or won't have them. Digital technology happens to be a specialty
>> with
>> smaller American
>> >> companies here, but Congress, and the Big Corporations, well...we
>> may
>> have started the ball
>> >> rolling with democracy, but we certainly haven't perfected it.
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>> >And you could use some new history books too.
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>> elaborate, please.
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