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On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:55:52 GMT, "allan connochie"
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"Ray O'Hara" <mary.palmucci@rcn.com> wrote in message
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"The Highlander" <micheil@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:02:30 -0400, "Ray O'Hara"
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"a.spencer3" <a.spencer3@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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My various Caribbean & African friends also seem to think all these
'apologies' are pathetic, meaningless and, anyway, totally
misunderstanding.
They ask, for instance, where are the apologies from the slaving
African
tribes ... the Arabs (who were at it long before Europeans), etc.,
etc.
Do-gooding twitdom personified.
Surreyman
where are the appologies from the african chiefs who sold their
"excess"
subjects into slavery.
as to the arabs. they still practice black slavery.
Are you implying that the US doesn't, in its own inimitable way?
yes.
while scotland is an enslaved country
don't get me wrong. there are plenty of fine scotsman , jackie stewart
and
craig ferguson come to mind.
dario franchitti too. but on the whole the scots at best serfs to their
english overlords.
Serfs you say! Christ I'd better write to the Prime Minister and complain.
But then again Gordon Brown is Scottish, as is a fair percentage of the
cabinet, so no point moaning to him. Ok I'll write to the opposition
leaders
instead! Maybe Menzies Campbell would help. Oh no! The leader of the Lib
Dems is Scottish too. Can't moan to him. So the only one left is the
leader
of the Tory Party but David Cameron, doesn't that sound a tad Scottish
too?
Well blow me down Dave's auld faither is frae Inverness! He always did say
that Dave, being a serf, would never get on in English
politics..........at
least no further than leader of the official opposition. Ach well Michael
Ancram only got to deputy leader of the Tories so I'd best write to their
last leader. After all the last two Labour leaders were both born in
Scotland and the one before that was a serf too - though a Welsh serf!
Then
the Lib Dems. Their last leader was also a Scot! The one before that was a
mixture but more Irish than anything else. The the one before that! Oh no
that was wee Steely, another bloody Scot.
Right then I'll go right to the top and complain to Betty Windsor. But
then
again I suppose being Scottish never did her mum any harm either.
Allan
I thought that was very amusing, especially coming from someone whose
country maintains an iron grip on its citizens and who are far more
like serfs than Brits ever were, given that they can scarcely move
without some police agency ordering them to do this and stop doing
that.
Of course, a name like O'Hara tells you instantly that you're dealing
with the descendant of Irish serfs, so I suppose he doesn't actually
understand the difference between being a genuinely free man and being
the property of an overlord, like George Bush, the US Administration
and the multitude of agencies that direct the life of the average
American citizen, right down to the most minute details.
The US is controlled by more police-type aqencies than any European
country. Any uniformed government agent seems to carry a gun and to
have police powers in the US. It is a country where the citizen has a
dozen hands gripping his collar. I suppose that's why so many choose
to live outside the US.
Like the former Soviet Union, "freedon:" is a mantra that they all
chant but which actually has very little basis in reality.
As an example; in Washington State, it's an offence not to have a bag
in your car for the disposal of garbage.
Bag? So, why do you allow your mother-in-law into your car as a passenger?
How much more can you be
controlled than that! I wouldn't be surprised if they introduced spot
checks to ensure that people are wearing American-made underwear!
Of course with the constant propaganda pouring out night and day about
how free Americans are compared to other countries, and as most
Americans have never been outside the United States, they have no idea
how uncluttered with laws, rules and regulations other countries are.
I might add that most of those agencies seem to a favour a threatening
and bullying approach when dealing with the average citizen and
concepts like the right of the citizen to proceed about his business
without let or hindrance is simply unknown, as most of the police
agencies can stop you and demand that you identify yourself and give
an explanation of what you are doing; some thing completely illegal in
Canada and the UK, unless the police agent has grounds to believe that
you have committed or about to commit a crime. Grounds which yoiu can
challenge.
Yes indeed, serfdom is alive and well in the United States. Yet O'Hara
thinks he's being provocative, completely failing to understand that
he is peering out through the bars, not in, like us!
The Highlander
Tilgibh smucaid air do làmhan,
togaibh a' bhratach dhubh agus
toisichibh a' geàrradh na sgòrnanan!