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"Norman Harker" wrote...
US's steadiest ally in Europe since 1945 But in the World as a whole it will be Australia. . . . .... I won't disagree, but Australia's potential membership in the EU wasn't at issue. |
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... and can't get up!
So, this string isn't excel related, but it's good to see it. The aspect of the British system I really wish we had in the US is the no-confidence vote... not that i'd trust our eviscerated, corporate-owned congress to use it. Thanks for the chance for a quick vent this lovely ... er... "Independence Day." --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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Hi!
Independance Day has passed. I'll bet that Norman didn't know what he was conjuring up when he started this thread. Bit of a Sorceror's Apprentice job, I would say. But, thank you Norman. I've read it all and I feel comfortable. Don't always agree. But there's a lot of convergence, I would say, despite the differences. How like our own dear Excel. I do not hold to the philosophy that it is the diferences which define us: it is the common ground. Alf --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
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Bob Phillips wrote: "Harlan Grove" wrote in message ... "Bob Phillips" wrote... ... PS Frightening to read views such as recently expressed on gun-control. Reminds one of the justification invading Iraq, as we all know there were WMDs ther, and the world is much safer place now (well it is if you cook the statistics). Ah, ad homenim! I take it you mean Ad hominemg! No problem, they're homonyms. - Jon |
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"Bob Phillips" wrote...
Oh no, I agree we were just as bad, but at least in those days we couldn't destroy the world. Like America we did good as well as bad, but on balance, was the British Empire a force for good? .... Probably as much so as Manifest Destiny was a force for good. It all depends on whether your perspective is that of the descendents of the settlers or of the indian tribes. Or in different terms, it all depends on whether you believe the indigenous peoples of your former colonies just weren't 'civilized' before they were colonized. There's little doubt Hong Kong and Singapore benefitted economically, rather more ambiguity about the Indian subcontinent, no doubt not in the Arab lands, split decision in Africa varying by country (while the British did a better job there than the other colonial powers, the British did as much harm as the others when it came to drawing borders), and see previous comments about Manifest Destiny for Canada, Australia and New Zealand. |
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"Bob Phillips" wrote...
.... "Harlan Grove" wrote in message All US presidents have had their warts. Undoubtedly true, but was the New Deal a bad thing? Question of means and ends. The ends were good and ncessary, but the means used to secure them were quite similar to those used in single party states and have caused no end of problems for state-federal relations since. And whilst we know the Japanese internmnet camps were unjustified, did FDR have the power to resist? . . . Probably not, but you have to look at the crass politics of the matter. There was some detention in Hawaii, but nowhere near what happened in the western states, and it didn't last in Hawaii. After Midway, there was no serious threat of invasion. Perhaps the detention camps continues as long as they did in the western states because they were simply widely popular, and FDR being a political creature was giving the people what they wanted? The more pertinent question would be whether or not FDR had any desire to resist. I would argue that Germany only became a member of the clube after it had reformed (whether by own or others efforts), and was not still pursuing those aberrations. A case could be made that West Germany became a charter member so that France could keep and eye on it and bind its interests more tightly to those of western Europe. So along those lines, would the EU and Turkey be better off with Turkey in or out? And on a slight tangent, which is more likely to become a member first - Turkey or Serbia? . . . Taliban and Al-Qaeed, the Philippines, Cambodia, and is now happeing in Uzbekistan etc, etc. We have learnt nothing. Taliban/Al Qaeda I can understand as unforseen offshoots from supporting Afghan partisans during the Soviet occupation. But the Philippines and Cambodia? And are you drawing parallels between these countries and groups and Turkey? Turkey may not be a gentle country (as the Kurds and Armenians can testify), but it's more democratic than most, certainly more so that most former British colonies until recent years. . . . But I don't see the US as cleaning up any mess, they are more in their own self-interest, and it will come back and bite them just as it did with us. Kuwait was right, Iraq was wrong. Supporting the Saudi royal family is way wrong, but demographics may force a change of policy. Certainly the US dependence on oil skews its policy choices. However, when oil isn't the primary focus, I think the US has made more right moves than wrong, though the game could be stacked so it's a sure loser in the long run. What the US hasn't done is support democratic movements like it did in Central and South America. That's a shame. |
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Hi AlfD!
I'll bet that Norman didn't know what he was conjuring up Agreed!! But unlike a lot of similar forums the debate has been very civilized even when opposing viewpoints have been expressed. Maybe we'll make it a habit every time the "Yanks" have a holiday most of us don't. But here's to all who contributed and wishing everyone who's back at work had a good holiday. -- Regards Norman Harker MVP (Excel) Sydney, Australia |
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But unlike a lot of similar forums the debate has been very civilized
even when opposing viewpoints have been expressed Not necessarily, I have sent viruii to all those with which I disagree. -- Don Guillett SalesAid Software "Norman Harker" wrote in message ... Hi AlfD! I'll bet that Norman didn't know what he was conjuring up Agreed!! But unlike a lot of similar forums the debate has been very civilized even when opposing viewpoints have been expressed. Maybe we'll make it a habit every time the "Yanks" have a holiday most of us don't. But here's to all who contributed and wishing everyone who's back at work had a good holiday. -- Regards Norman Harker MVP (Excel) Sydney, Australia |
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No No, Mr. Bill, not the Wild Turkey
-- Don Guillett SalesAid Software "Norman Harker" wrote in message ... Hi Don! And I've poisoned your supply of Wild Turkey! -- Regards Norman Harker MVP (Excel) Sydney, Australia |
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