[Coco] off-topic, space program

[arikboke at yahoo.com]

I've noticed a bit of the "jingoist" streak in some of these posts.  Somewhat
unworthy for people living in, arguably, the most advanced nation in the world
in the year of our Lord, 2004.  Neither the Chinese nor anyone else has TAKEN


--- Roger Taylor <rtaylor at bayou.com> wrote:
> At 01:23 AM 1/15/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> >We need to stay ahead of the Chinese in technology.
> >They already took all our factory type jobs.
> >If I go into Wallmart everything I see being sold there says, "Made in
> >China" on it.
> 
> When I lived in Arkansas for 8 years, somebody owned a very valuable but 
> very empty lot at the 4-way intersection going through the town next to the 
> big Wal*Mart, and they put up a big sign that was painted "Clinton sold the 
> country to the Chinese," and something else, but that's all I 
> remember.  Ofcourse, in this big melting pot, it's not just Chinese, but 
> more-so Japanese who's buying up all of our corporations, so I'd say we've 
> probably voted on a few presidents we shouldn't have, but at the same time, 
> there's nothing we can do now except live it, love it, and watch your own 
> yard.  :)
> 
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