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To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (241592)3/25/2002 12:03:59 AM
From: rich4eagle  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769667
 
Ann, a good idea poorly executed does not mean the system is faulty. If so Democracy stinks for all of Central America and South America is basically democracies and they reek of poverty, thus DEMOCRACY sucks using your logic



To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (241592)3/25/2002 12:13:36 AM
From: ManyMoose  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 769667
 
My daughter teaches at a charter school that ministers to Russian and Ukrainian children. Many of them were born in the old country, and few of their parents speak English yet. They are first graders, but all can write English well and their penmanship is better than mine ever was.

I visited their classroom and told the kids bear stories. They sang "America the Beautiful" as beautifully as I've ever heard, and they all said the "Pledge of Allegiance" perfectly.

I predict those children will be the best Americans and the best capitalists we have in twenty years. I applaud their parents for seeing opportunity where it grows best, under capitalism in America.



To: Ann Corrigan who wrote (241592)3/25/2002 12:16:30 AM
From: ManyMoose  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769667
 
A colleague went to the Russian Far East to help with reforestation. They helped to build a new greenhouse in which to grow tree seedlings. The Russians were very reluctant to start building the greenhouse and said it was too difficult and would take many months. My colleague and others convinced the Russians that they would be paid (with American money, of course). The greenhouse was built in two weeks.