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To: gg cox who wrote (15977)	3/26/2007 8:38:57 PM
From: Slagle	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218427

gg, "would the totally free of shantytown trade places with the sheeple of Florida" Some would, of course, but only a few. You would be surprised how few. I know that sounds nonsensical as anybody can see that the USA/Canada is filling up to the brim with "shantytown" refugees from all over. You just have to realize that these shantytown/barrios/favelas ect. are vast and that for every one who comes here thousands remain and very many more are being born to replace those who leave. My wife comes from such a shantytown and has lived here in the US for the better part of twenty years and if it was her choice, we would leave here tomorrow to return to the barrio and never return to the US. My main problem with the shantytown existance is the lack of space to do much of anything I enjoy like gardening, home machine shop w/machine tools, even room for sufficient bookshelves. I don't really mind all the people cheek by jowl, I can handle that, but as I am the product of a much more spacious environment I need room for my activities. If you grew up there in the chicken coop it is very different. Years ago we solved the space problem by moving from the barrio to a small farm about eight miles out of town. Rebel territory, at least at night, and still very many people, but sufficient space for most anything, including pets, chickens goats, pigs, garden, ect. We would probably be there till today and we may return some day as we still own the place, but I had some business interests here in the US that I thought I could run by remote control that developed a problem and required my attention so we returned here. Also, about that time a new and extremely murderous gang of outlaws arose nearby and went on the warpath and so I was a bit reluctant to leave wife and kids there alone in this rural place. This particular outlaw gang was very different than anything we had ever seen there before, preying mainly on foreigners and not like the simple kidnapping syndicates that had operated there forever. Now, folks in the know there have evidence of a CIA/Mossad connection to these outlaws. It is not like the barrio is anarchy, far from it. There is a powerful coercive mechanism at work constantly using all sorts and degrees of intimidation to ensure harmony. With folks living so close, it wouldn't work any other way. It is like a vast family or a gigantic commune. And there is government too, with their rules and regulations. It is just that many matters here that are the domain of government and the legal system are there handled informally. Slagle