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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (47385)	11/19/2004 1:35:55 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

Irish are very religious but they are at the top of the world as world considers Ireland ‘best place to live’, and Pakistan worst, by the way we Pakistanis are also very religious however we are at the bottom of the world. That is the kind of distinction you got to make against the various rightist strains, it is most ironic much I respect your disent to have your believe the kind of rightist you condemn,I love: the kind of rightist you love, I abhor;.. Ireland ‘best place to live’, Pakistan worst LONDON: The luck is with the Irish in 2005, who will live in the world’s best country, according to predictions released this week by the respected London-based The Economist magazine. In their annual index of 111 countries, Economist editors gave Ireland top ranking in its “quality of life” index, while the world’s most powerful nation, the US, fell behind Finland to a humble 13th place. Dublin’s government has managed to combine “the most desirable elements of the new” — the worldd’s fourth-highest gross domestic product per capita, low unemployment and political freedoms — with “old” values like stable family and community, they said. Britain may have high income per person but is also plagued by societal and family breakdown, forcing it into a lowly 29th place, squeezed between Malta and South Korea. The top five for The Economist’s pick, following Ireland, are Switzerland, Norway, Luxembourg, Sweden and Australia. Down at the bottom, listed here from worst to not-as-awful among the 111 states, were Zimbabwe, Haiti, Nigeria, Russia and Pakistan. For “The World in 2005”, The Economist used surveys to gauge “life satisfaction” as determined by nine major factors, most importantly income, but also health, freedom, unemployment, family relations, community life, climate, gender equality and political stability and security. The data used were compiled by sources including the magazine’s own Economist Intelligence Unit and the UN. “Family life” was judged by divorce rates, gender equality by comparative salaries for men and women, and political freedom by an average of civil and political liberties. The editors responded to anticipated criticisms of its index, as many have rejected number-crunching surveys, which purport to understand human happiness. The magazine can only try, they said, “on the basis of what people around the world themselves say about life satisfaction. No doubt the critics will poke holes in this index too. Except, of course, in Ireland.” afp

To: Raymond Duray who wrote (47385)	11/19/2004 4:17:41 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

<Wouldn't it be reasonable and intelligent for you to quit your pathological dissembling here and join the forces of decency who are fighting against deceit,> I will be a part of 60 million unintelligent and unreasonable people, the bunch of rainbow coalition which you have sewn together may be a great idea for you. I know that you think that horses are birds and they fly, 'figment of your imagination' is boundless rather bordering delusions. Wake up man, we are living in a real world. The reason I engage with you is only one I see flickers of nicety drowned by manic thoughts. My thread offers you a life jacket that may help you to swim to safety. May your Alllah may have some mercy on your mind..