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To: Meredith Cullen who wrote (5593)	4/27/1999 12:55:00 PM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

I know, I know! I'm fully aware of all these atrocities that were perpetrated by the U.S. at home and abroad... And as any French-educated fellow, I caught the anti-American syndrom as well... and I successfully nursed it. The problem, as I said earlier on this thread, is that Europe doesn't seem to have learnt the lessons from WWII. The U.S.A. have evolved since 1945! Even a country supposedly immune to a strong racist, far-rightist ideology such as the United Kingdom is currently traumatized by an outrageous wave of racist bombings: Combat 18 has already blown up two cars --one in the Black/Jamaican suburb of London, the second in the Bengali/Indian one... And I could tell you more about France, Belgium, Germany,... The U.S. are righfully preventing the rebirth of a fascistic Europe. Hence, the NATO therapy must go on.

To: Meredith Cullen who wrote (5593)	4/27/1999 9:01:00 PM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 17770

<<Funny how the rest of the world recognizes that we are a gun crazed society but we cling to the "right to bear arms" which really referred to the right of the people to bear arms so that they could defend themselves against oppressive governments like the British. Not exactly pertinent nowadays.>> Your ignorance of the principles behind the Constitution amazes me. Anyone who has read anything written by Jefferson, Adams, et al would never say such an inane thing. The right to bear arms was included in the Constitution with the express understanding that the best way for a citizenry to resist the encroachments of the State was the potential for armed resistance. The Bill of Rights doesnt guarantee American citizens rights against the British government! It guarantees rights against the US government. <really referred to the right of the people to bear arms so that they could defend themselves against **oppressive governments like the British. Not exactly pertinent nowadays>><<Agent Orange, Napalm, burying people alive in trenches with bulldozers, and now exposure to radiation......Thank god, we don't commit atrocities!>> You speak out both sides of your mouth...