Re: URL: Racist comic quite popular in Japan.

On 11/20/05 2:52 AM, "jwb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" typed:

> Chris Kern <chriskern99@xxxxxxxxx> dixit:

>> There's a theory that says a country's population cannot appreciate a
>> democracy if they didn't have to fight for it themselves (or their
>> ancestors, at least).
>
> Pity all those deluded people in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, even
> the UK, who are under the impression they appreciate living in democracies.

William Lyon Mackenzie, Louis-Joseph Papineau, and Joseph Howe will be
surprised to learn that Canadians didn't have to struggle and fight to get
responsible, representative, democratic government.
Did the Colonial Secretary just write to Australia one day and say "By the
way, we've decided to let you elect the actual decision-making part of your
government."?




> Perhaps we/they need a Patriot Act or two to bring us to our senses.
> Ungrateful wimps.

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