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Richard Wilson <rich@bitwise-systems.com> wrote in message news:<3F10B21D.F3A5196@bitwise-systems.com>...

amigo (or is it sentinel) wrote:

Demeaning one nationality solely for the sake of expressing pride of your own isn't necessary. That's not pride but obnoxious ego. The "pride" you exuded was not one of self-respect but of arrogance, and American heritage includes much of your own by the way. Besides, trying to neglect you the pleasure of immersing yourself in your heritigal pride and preferance to not
be born in the United States of America, is not what I meant by my comment and something which I cannot do anyhow.

I could express my opinions of American politics, computers, cars,
people, legal system, capitalism, plundering and aspirations of world domination bluntly if you like. I don't believe this is the right place
to do so.

I said what I did because it seemed to me you were saying, albeit unawaredly
and in a manner which may be misconstrued as the opposite of what you intended others to understand ( at least with myself ), that to become mega-rich and/or succesful you'd need to be American. In doing so you imply you aren't able to achieve these unless you were, thereby limiting YOURSELF,
when in fact you can become what you want to become regardless of who you are if you're luck, bust your ass or a little of both.

You may not need to be an American, but it would have been difficult as
a small company such as Microsoft in the early days to deal with other
such companies as IBM if they were not. Based solely on the current international distribution of wealth, there is a significant capitalist advantage in being American.

I wasn't trying to take a shot at you.

Good. It would be unfair anyhow, since I don't own a gun :)

Richard

So what are you up to now that "One Foot In The Grave" is finished?
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amigo (or is it sentinel) wrote:

Demeaning one nationality solely for the sake of expressing pride of your
own isn't necessary. That's not pride but obnoxious ego. The "pride" you exuded was not one of self-respect but of arrogance, and American heritage includes much of your own by the way. Besides, trying to neglect you the pleasure of immersing yourself in your heritigal pride and preferance to not be born in the United States of America, is not what I meant by my comment and something which I cannot do anyhow.

I could express my opinions of American politics, computers, cars,
people, legal system, capitalism, plundering and aspirations of world domination bluntly if you like. I don't believe this is the right place
to do so.

I said what I did because it seemed to me you were saying, albeit unawaredly and in a manner which may be misconstrued as the opposite of what you intended others to understand ( at least with myself ), that to become mega-rich and/or succesful you'd need to be American. In doing so you imply you aren't able to achieve these unless you were, thereby limiting YOURSELF, when in fact you can become what you want to become regardless of who you
are if you're luck, bust your ass or a little of both.

You may not need to be an American, but it would have been difficult as
a small company such as Microsoft in the early days to deal with other
such companies as IBM if they were not. Based solely on the current international distribution of wealth, there is a significant capitalist advantage in being American.

I wasn't trying to take a shot at you.

Good. It would be unfair anyhow, since I don't own a gun :)

Richard
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