On 4/25/05, Mike Hord <mike.hord@gmail.com> wrote:
> For an American, consider it this way:  Imagine that one day, at
> 9 a.m., ever single WalMart in the nation simultaneously exploded,
> killing all inside.  That's approximately the scale of percentile
> population loss being discussed here.

I was going to make the comment that your analogy should use an event
that would be mourned, but then I thought it better to stay out of it.
 ;-)

> That's where Russell is coming from.  I only wish my country had
> that sense of history and gratitude.

I agree with this, though.  Memorial day for the vast majority of
Americans means a three day weekend where gas prices hit a record high
because everyone has to drive somewhere.  Miniature American flags
might come into the mix at some point.  There will probably be a run
on "magnetic ribbons" this year, too.

Bradley

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