On Mon, 06 Dec 2004 07:55:28 GMT, "Steph" <steph@vancouver.island>
wrote:

>
>"Ernest Schaal" <eschaal@max.hi-ho.ne.jp> wrote in message 
>news:BDD9A639.2DB57%eschaal@max.hi-ho.ne.jp...
>> in article 41b364c0.10498826@news, Michil? at micheil@shaw.ca wrote on
>> 12/6/04 4:45 AM:
>>
>>> On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 20:26:25 +0900, Ernest Schaal
>>> <eschaal@max.hi-ho.ne.jp> wrote:
>>>
>>>> My goodness, you are a bigot. What makes you think that all 
>>>> German-Americans
>>>> supported Hitler, or even most of them?
>>>>
>>> Listen to the average American talking about non-Americans - it's
>>> Adolf to the life!
>>>
>>> The idea that Americans are superior is a bad joke in poor taste.
>>>
>>> Michil?
>>
>> Actually, considering what I have read about British soccer fans, and 
>> about
>> far right politics in Britain, neo-facism has a better chance in Britain
>> than it has in the States.
>>
>> As for Americans being "superior," I haven't been making that claim. I 
>> made
>> the observation the States are more influential in the arts, in politics,
>> and in economics. Do you really think that Canada film industry can 
>> compete
>> with Hollywood? Or even Bollywood or the Chinese film industry? Do you
>> really think that Canada is as strong a political power as the States? Do
>> you really think that Canada really has as much economic power as the
>> States?
>>
>> The United States is clearly more influential in the world of art, 
>> politics,
>> and economics than Canada, but that does not necessarily make it 
>> "superior."
>> I assume that the talk of superiority is from your feelings of self-doubt 
>> as
>> to your own worth  and the worth of your adopted land.
>>
>
>
>You confuse "bullying" and "influence" 
>
>
Never a truer word, etc.

There's even a legal word for it - "duress".

Michil