Gerhard Fiedler wrote: > Brazil is not a rich country, IMO mainly because the rich Brazilians didn't > realize for centuries (and I'm not sure many of them do realize this now) > that being a bit less rich in a rich country provides for a much richer > life than being a bit richer in a poor country. That's not socialism, > that's realism. Wonderful Gerhard! This is I completely agree and most people, especially the "potents" fail to realize. An example of the latter are Talibans, and USSR communists. While a (sad) example of the first are, IMO, the Italian Socialist Party in the 1990... -- Ciao, Dario -- ADPM Synthesis sas - Torino -- http://www.adpm.tk -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist