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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (21707)	10/4/2004 5:37:53 PM
From: Bruce L	Respond to of 23153

<<I'll ask you what I tried to ask Dabum; what is it that you see as central to the concept of "America?" When you think of America what is it that makes you swell with pride, gratitude and appreciation? I don't think it's our real estate, some intrinsic goodness of our people, or something in the water, so what is it? Ed>> That's easy , my Brother: Respect for the worth of the individual man or woman. Bruce

To: cnyndwllr who wrote (21707)	10/4/2004 7:53:24 PM
From: chowder	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23153

>>> When you think of America what is it that makes you swell with pride, gratitude and appreciation? <<< The only thing about America that makes me swell with pride is when I think of the courage and sacrifice it took for our soldiers, sailors and Marines to win past wars. I swell with pride when I think about the retention rates in our military even in a time of war. They are at record levels, historically. I may be grateful about a lot of things but, I can't say that I swell with pride. The times I've been involved in the justice system, the results were fair, although not always in my favor. But I am grateful that the system was fair to me. What do I see as central to the concept of America? I see the law of the jungle. Only the strong survive. It may not be pretty but, neither are we. We take what we want and we enforce what we want. We're the big dog and we take advantage of that power. We look out for our own interests and if that helps others fine. We don't look out for the interests of others if it contradicts our own interests. dabum