Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version nyu B notes v1.5 12/10/84; site acf4.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!qantel!dual!lll-crg!gymble!umcp-cs!seismo!cmcl2!acf4!mms1646 From: mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora) Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: America-bashing Message-ID: <1340259@acf4.UUCP> Date: Thu, 4-Jul-85 20:29:00 EDT Article-I.D.: acf4.1340259 Posted: Thu Jul 4 20:29:00 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 11-Jul-85 05:48:59 EDT References: <3140@drutx.UUCP> Organization: New York University Lines: 21 >/* csdf@mit-vax.UUCP (Charles Forsythe) / 4:59 pm Jul 3, 1985 */ >Now most Americans don't feel SUPERIOR to Europeans outwardly, but the fact >that they don't consider them important enough to study is somewhat >presumptuous and implies superiority. I disagree with this point. Many Americans may indeed feel SUPERIOR to Europeans, but the fact that they don't consider them important enough to study doesn't necessarily imply such feelings. >Perhaps arrogance is to strong a >word in this case, but ignorance applies and being ignorant "fools" is >not a good image either. It's not image that is important. One can pin labels such as ignorant on people, but if their ignorance has no adverse consequences, people probably won!'t and shouldn't care. >Charles Forsythe Mike Sykora