RE: [Leica] Americans?

["Tim Atherton" <timphoto@nt.sympatico.ca>]

Hmmm,

Funny, when I was  in Honduras after Hurricane Mitch, a so called "natural
disaster", yes, there had been an awful lot of assistance provided by the
US. But then the huge amount of deforestation which made the disaster so bad
in the first place seemed to be a direct result of US and US multinational
involvement/exploitation of the country.

So I am sure they were glad to be helped out by the good old USofA, after
all, they are, thanks to the US, the original "Banana Republic"

Oh yes, and in Nicaragua, when the US Marines brought aid and assistance
after the Hurricane, some people remembered the first time the Marines
arrived in the country - only that time, they weren't bringing aid!

And I don't believe you actually mentioned Monica and Marilyn in the same
breath!!!

Tim A


Tim A

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of A.H.SCHMIDT
> Sent: September 30, 1999 6:05 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Americans?
>
>
> Look, I don't really see what all the US bashing is good for. It
> is amazing
> how other countries (South and Middle  American , some European
> and quite a
> few Asian and African) constantly, these days, have  great joy in
> complaining
> about the US American ways.
> These countries however are the first, to ask and often demand
> help, when a
> catastrophe occurs. Be it nature or economical. The first one to help
> normally is the US. No question about this.
> Without the USA. the world as we know it would be in total chaos.
> Just look
> at the areas in the world, where the USA has not much of a present. The
> result: Total mayhem.
>
> Further, Without the USA, none of you guys would be sitting here on your
> computers and  send mail to each other. And the worst thing:
> Without the USA.
> Germany with
> its "great Dictator" would be ruling now.
> Without the US help, after the second world war, half the
> European population
> would
> have probably starved.
>
> There is nothing to be say against some light harted comments and
> digs about
> each others countries like most on the LUG are doing , but some people are
> serious about this. That's the part I am objecting to
>
> Finally: What other country produced Marylin Monroe and even Monica?
>
> Regards, Horst Schmidt
>
>
>