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To: goldsnow who wrote (2846)	8/20/2001 5:01:17 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Respond to of 23908

Re: The Internet is perceived as the most recent and most pernicious form of the U.S.-led cultural imperialism. The words that the average French person would use to describe the Internet are probably "useless," "complicated," and "another tool of American cultural imperialism" (Giussani, 1997).... Thanks for that interesting article... I think English is no longer a mere language... English has become a semantic biotope()... It's like oxygen... And I don't want those silly frogs to cut off my air supply!! <g> () bartleby.com BTW, the Internet is by no means a device in Imperialism's service: thanks to the Internet, I've been able to access a cornucopia of news/information sources that are of limited access otherwise: from Iranian websites to the Jerusalem Post to the Times of India to the Atlantic Monthly to anp.org to feer.com to... you name it. I think cultural obscurantism will drive Europe into a wilderness of decay.... a Continentwide Dismayland of sorts. Gus.