> >ignore the world sometimes, but if we could all help > someone as much as we help ourselves then at least we > can say we tried > Jinx, remember our fathers said the same ;o) And how many around the world think "You killed my father, I'm going to kill yours" or "You did something 500 years ago and we haven't forgotten". On an individual level it's almost petty An optimist might look at globalisation and say good, every one will depend on everyone else for a living - an end to fighting. A pessimist might see it as the complete opposite - strings being pulled from distant lands, rebellion, civil wars for self-determination -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.