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To: spiral3 who wrote (11088)	11/21/2001 6:08:24 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Ah, spiral, in that case, you are in for a rude awakening. <Our power derives from the combination of our Will and our Might > That makes you exactly the same as Hitler. Good luck. You will need it. Move over Osama, there are more waiting to join you. But actually, you are wrong. Luckily for you. USA power doesn't derive from a simplistic meeting of will and might. Any tinpot dictator has will and might. Any stupid chimpanzee alpha male has will and might. A common slave-driver has will and might. Heck, you can whup 'em African American [correct usage not allowed in this discussion] cotton pickers using your will and might. But, it's not a good foundation for a long and happy future [as Hitler and Osama found out]. People don't like Hitler, or Osama or anyone else who stomps around with their will and their might. Fortunately, the USA offers a LOT more than will and might and you are wrong that that is where the USA power comes from. For example, some of it comes from me, who invests in USA companies which pay taxes to fund USS Enterprise. I do that on a voluntary basis. I might change my mind. But! I love that but. The USA does have some undesirable attributes which cause it problems. Overweening ignorance is unattractive. That's nothing special. Nearly all countries manifest plenty of that. But when people ask "Why don't they love us?" you don't need to look much further. Comments such as yours grate on people around the world. Mqurice