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Old 10-14-2006, 02:12 PM   #13
RM
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Originally posted by Cathy:
It's our superiority complex. Most Americans were raised to think people from the USA are smarter, bolder, richer. And now some of the countries we looked down on are catching up, or surpassing us.
Cathy,

I think some of your remarks exhibit the same prejudice that you speak against. "MOST Americans" do not feel "smarter, bolder, richer". America has a past to be proud of, and thanks to big business (for better or worse) other countries are reaping the rewards of our enterprise.

[ October 14, 2006, 14:26: Message edited by: RMD ]
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