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mother of democracies | by Caius | 2000-11-09 10:20:32 |
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Wait a minute | by Aammondd | 2000-11-09 10:29:09 |
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okay children | by Infornography | 2000-11-09 10:41:35 |
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RE: okay children | by Caius | 2000-11-09 11:58:09 |
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RE: okay children | by sushicode | 2000-11-09 13:24:13 |
| RE: okay children |
by rogue.vorlon |
2000-11-09 18:04:05 |
| "Technology take up rates"? You'd be surprised - it's only in a few areas. Their washing machines are 30 years behind design-wise compared to Europe, and their kettle technology is 100 years out of date. When I first got here, I had a hard time believing it. It took several weeks of shopping for modern appliances and several blisters on my feet before I had to admit they didn't exist.
sushicode wrote:
>Caius wrote:
>>So what is it actually that lets the US play the first role globally? Wall Street? The military? or Bill Gates?
>Oh, bankrupting the USSR; China being too sensible to play; aggressive financial tactics after the war that *didn't* start in 1942; having an immigration policy that doesn't discriminate against people that want to work (England, take note...); population size; selling the American Dream to people who work damn hard to achieve it; an amazingly resilient self-image, despite any little problems that might affect it(like having had the same size national debts as profits); technology take-up rates and an approach to business that considers 'fair play' a tactic for losers. Next?
>S. |
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