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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (69968)	1/29/2003 5:10:41 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

<New Zealand is not and I don't think ever was a melting pot. New Zealanders speak english. It's a fairly homogenous culture with roots in England I believe. America of 1940 was a melting pot of many of the huddled masses who clearly wanted to get the hell out of Europe.> No, NZ, Canada, USA, Oz are all much the same in their immigrant makeup, but NZ has 10% Maori and Polynesians. The huddled masses of the USA were mostly of British origin, just as here in NZ. The primary difference was the war of independence the USA conducted. It set the USA off on its own course imbued with a New World conception of independent existence, separate from the machinations and malevolent conflicts of Europe. Many Americans were comfortable with the idea of IRA terrorism and killing of children, men and women in Omagh because it was directed at the evil British imperialists who were repressing their poor Irish cuzzies. There would not be many American supporters of IRA terrorism now. Many immigrants to NZ were of the "I want to get the hell out of Europe" type. There were many Dalmatians, Dutch, Jews, Scots, Irish, English, Welsh, Germans, French and others who landed here. But of course, mostly English speaking, which is why, just as in the USA, we all speak English. I don't think it was wrong of the USA to avoid joining in. Mistaken perhaps. Cowardly perhaps. But perhaps simply sensible. The USSR was drained in horrific conflict with Germany and made Germany a pushover when the allies invaded. "Rather the USSR than the USA", is a reasonable proposition. Mqurice