On 7/10/05, Gus Salavatore Calabrese wrote: > sorry guys and gals I didn't knew GALs are still used nowadays... :) I'm really sorry you are upset from some reasons. But everywhere you'll live in this world you can't fight against your government only if you are agree to become politician. Which probably will be a lost for the engineering comunity where you live. However, some motivations for your anger coud be real, but other could be produced only by your mind. Human mind is an extraordinar tool. If you want to check if the reason is true or just imaginary I suggest a simple way: - take one week holiday, I presume you are speaking spanish very well, so try to live one week in the ghetto's of the Rio de Janeiro and compare your problems with those people problems. I'm sure you'll not be so upset on your country when comming back. sincerely yours, Vasile > > > I just had to throw this in as well...... > > I failed to mention I was born in the USA > and live in the USA. While technically a > US citizen ( which has it's conveniences ), > I do not vote, I love to be on juries and I attend > town meetings, council meetings and the like > to ask for programs to be dropped and expenditures > reduced. Of course, I am ignored. > > Every day in my own ways, I do what I can to > interfere with government expansion. > > Now to the point..... ( Question ) > I would like one of the folks who says " This is > my country and I am proud of it" to explain exactly > ( and I mean exactly ) what that means. > > Do you own the USA ? I think not ? Does the USA > follow your directives ? Not even one I would think, > unless by coincidence. In fact, what is the USA ? > Is it the military ? the government ? The White House > spokesman ? The people who inhabit the USA ? > The ground we walk on ? ???? > > At least when some one says " The Patriots are MY football > team" , I know what they are talking about. I know what the > Patriots football team is and I know that they do not own it, > and they do not direct it and they do not influence it. Yes, it > is true that thousands of fans combine to influence the team > and it is also true that one fan does not. > > So if someone would answer my original question ........ > > > > > > Augustus Gustavius Salvatore Calabrese 720.222.1309 AGSC > www.omegadogs.com Denver, CO > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist