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Pastimes : European Union-unifying force or another crony club? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Eddy Blinker who wrote (7)	2/7/1999 6:37:00 PM
From: X Y Zebra	Respond to of 9

Soccer...& Sports. At a young age I was brought up in an environment charged with Sports and the enthusiasm that comes with it. "Healthy mind in healthy body" They said to me..... I guess it worked. As for the World Cup... well it is the only thing I watch now, an orgy of soccer excess but that's ok, it only happens every 4 years. Besides, it was fun to watch it and argue friendly (except for one instance that I wish to forget), amongst other soccer nuts. The only one problem we, as the world community must face.... is... well... the terrible thought that not only Brazil lost the Cup.... but worse yet, the FRENCH won it..... Now we must suffer for it. <g> As for: You know that there is no challenge great enough for a determined scientist. Indeed, that is precisely why I have faith in technology and I trust that the scientist and engineer will beat the politician, (and his attached cousin the bureaucrat). How so ? By keeping the Internet free of the possibility of 100 % regulation, if a network free of big brother can be accomplished, then true free trade and a system of free thought and free market will succeed. Maybe not next year or two, not even five years... but in due time. Meanwhile, the alternative best thing is already taken place, as I already mentioned it: Governments are beginning to treat their subjects as clients and not mere sacrificial lambs. Thank you for the EU links, I am reviewing them as we speak. To reciprocate, here are some links in re: the Latin American trade blocks, namely NAFTA, MERCOSUR.... and other sites of possible interest. Latin America and the EU: lanic.utexas.edu NAFTA, Merco Sur & Inter-Latin American Trade: natlaw.com geocities.com geocities.com Argentina: contactar.com Chile: chip.cl business1.com Mexico: txinfinet.com Other various sites of interest: mtholyoke.edu iadb.org grow-biz.com _______ And "Things" from a different perspective..... (I do not subscribe to most of the contents in these sites, however, they do present some interesting points worthy of looking into them.) webcom.com