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Skriven 2004-11-26 00:04:00 av FRANK SCHEIDT (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av BJöRN FORSSTRöM
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-=> Quoting Björn Forsström to Frank Scheidt <=-

 BF>> Then what the 'ech are you doing in Iraq?
 
 FS> It is our unique destiny -- being a nation of global-wide immigrants -- to
 FS> help out a nation in trouble.  Iraq was in trouble so we have helped them.

 BF> Then comes the next question.
 BF> Why don't you "help" North Korea, China, Kuba, Africa aso.?

It's all a matter of time. After we finish helping the Iraqis 
we'll probably invade some other nation to help *them*.
 
 FS> It's as simple as that.  If Sweden were in some serious trouble we'd
 FS> probably help Sweden. We have saved France twice -- during WWI and WWII
 FS> and asked nothing in return.  We helped re-build Europe and Japan after
 FS> WWII knowing we'd not receive any gratitude other than that extended by
 FS> individuals at the moment they received food, medicine, clothing, etc.

 BF> And we haven't helped you by bying all that American stuff that have
 BF> made USA to what it is today?

You do that to help *yourselves*.  *That's* the difference.  *We* 
do what we do to help *others*.
 
 BF> Just look at me, driving a Chevy S 10 4 WD, having 4 Compaq/HP
 BF> computers (Compaq/HP is American or..?) Having Windows XP and Office in
 BF> all and a lot of other American program aso. aso. Where would you have
 BF> been if it wasn't for us? 

Just about where we are now.  Swedish purchases of American goods 
are a tiny fraction of our output.  BTW, thank you for buying 
Compaq computers as I am a Hewlett-Packard stockholder. 

FS> That's the kind of nation we are ...

 BF> That's the kind of nations the rest of us are.
 
It's not apparent ...

 FS> One reason we are hated by thoughtless people is that they *resent* having
 FS> been in a position where they were relatively helpless and we, in our
 FS> boundless generosity, helped them.  No one really *likes* being a welfare
 FS> case as it's embarrassing ...

 BF> Then why don't you take better care of your own homeless and
 BF> unimployed, the drug- and violence problem?

We're always working on it ...

 BF> Does a bag man/woman get the same treatment at a hospital as a
 BF> "normal" American?

I've never *seen* such a person hence cannot answer your 
question.  From what I've *read* though, everyone gets the same 
treatment at a hospital, regardless of income.

... Dead doctors Barium when they can't Curium.  They should Helium.

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