On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 17:54:19 GMT, Manlio Laschena
wrote:

Followup to msg on Sun, 7 Nov 2004 12:21:48 GMT,
:
(Original msg on bottom)

Not being an american I may only comment the etic of the question.

I totally disagree this point has been raised "after" the election.
If you have made an action to prevent americans to vote that way, then
it could be acceptable. But now ... ? The majority of a population has
expressed their will within the respect of their freedom ... no one
has been forced to vote that way.
Therefore ... we, not americans, have no right to criticize, and less
to tell them "stupid" !

I am well aged and I have seen a lot of things in my life and I can
only tell to "victims of american stupidity" that there are at least
the same number or even more people that have not yet said enough
thanks to the americans have lost theirs lives to give us freedom.

The world has not only one way of thinking !
..............
Manlio Laschena
s/y Amarose
http://Delphi-Jedi.org

Thanks Manlio, it was very good of you to write that.

For others, keep in mind that 49 percent of United States voters voted
against George Bush. The difference of 70,000 votes in Ohio would
have changed the outcome. There are many of us who detest Bush and
his policies. We do care about the rest of the world and deeply
regret what Bush has done and will continue doing. We worked as hard
as we could to elect Kerry. We would have welcomed your help before
the election.

From my experience, it is rare for all citizens of a country to agree
with their government in power. We should keep in mind that
governments do not really speak for all their citizens. We need to
treat each other as individuals. Some Americans are stupid; some are
not. Some Brits are stupid; some are not. Etc.

While it may be fun to rant and ventilate, we now have a much more
serious job to do. We have a duty to speak out, criticize, persuade,
and modify the Bush policies to the extent that we can. If you do
not live in the US, you can work on your own government to stand up to
Bush. We need to do our part to tick off the radical right. :-)

Lee Huddleston
s/v Truelove

"Lee Huddleston" wrote in message
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The difference of 70,000 votes in Ohio would
have changed the outcome.

True, but then a change of 65,000 votes in Pennsylvania would have gone
back the other way, with one more electoral vote.