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To: Chas. who wrote (3525)	1/26/2004 11:17:01 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3959

Re: I don't believe that a United Europe is possible, too many centuries old cultures, in conflict......... Depends on what you mean by "united"... Are you THAT united in America? Is the US a monolithic polity with no minorities, no sociological faults? Isn't the US a fragmented fabric made up of several, conflicting constituencies? If so, who is empowered to settle America's internal disputes as in, say, Gore vs Bush? I mean, is the US Supreme Court a melting pot? Oh sure, you've got a unifying pep talk, you've got a strong patriotic creed that's hammered upon you from kindergarten all the way up to the church and the military --the flag, the Bible, and the apple pie.... You've even coined a term to smear those party poopers who won't toe the line: unAmerican! Over here, there is no unFrench or unEuropean slur.... As you can see, people can be "squeezed" into Unity. All you need is the right media-military apparatus coupled with a (re-)education of the masses.... Gus