I'm too old and have too much invested in the US ie family and
responsibilities. But if I had known how passionately whacky my fellow
citizens on this list are and how wacky our federal gov't has become, I would
have moved to Canada or even Australia or NZ 60 years ago. You foreigners need
to educate us about common sense.
All you beer dirnking, white sock wearing psuedo patriots,Bring on your angry
rebuttals and no helmet wearing motorcycle redneck responses. Make sure the
guns in the gun rack in your pickup are locked and loaded....Mel 71 mgbgt
---- David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- On Sat, 7/2/11, WSpohn4@aol.com <WSpohn4@aol.com> wrote:
> and how
> > So Americans
> hate being told what to
> > do to the extent that they will even
> > ignore the
> right thing to do just because someone else told
> > them to do it?
>
> Not just
> "someone" but the government. There is a firm
> conviction amongst most
> Americans that the government
> exists for the convenience of the people, not
> the other
> way around. The government is an appliance, like a dish
> washer or
> garbage disposal. I pay for it to do the things
> I don't have the time or
> inclination to do, and nothing
> more. I like my refrigerator. I'm happy to
> pay for it's
> services. But I'll be damned if I'm going to let it tell
> me what
> to do.
>
> > Seems a bit pig-headed to those of us from other countries,
> > given
> that
> > compliance with a law like that saves millions of dollars
> > in health
> care every year.
>
> And that's exactly the point. Government can demand that
> you do anything under the excuse that it will save the
> government money. Wear
> a seat belt. Wear a helmet. Don't
> eat fast food. Turn down your thermostat.
> Calisthenics
> time, comrade citizen!
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