Raj Feridun wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 06:49:50 -0000, "Paul Blay"
> <ranma@saotome.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>>"Raj Feridun" <rferid@NOSPAMyahoo.co.jp> wrote ...
>>
>>>"Paul Blay" <ranma@saotome.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>>But that wasn't my design.  My design was to show my general 
>>>>contempt for your argument and also for such latin tags.
>>>
>>>Might I suggest actually arguing rather than ridiculing? It would
>>>serve you better.
>>
>>In a thread where "we saved your butt" is considered an 
>>appropriate response to "our facilities are better than yours"
>>ridicule will do just nicely.
> 
> I did not say "we saved your butt". I said it is irrational and worse
> to hate the USA for having what he considers an inferior health system
> when the two nations are close allies and have stood by each other
> through several wars. 

No need to be so defensive Raj. At no stage did he say anything 
"hateful", he just pointed out that for healthcare (and quite a few 
other things) he was happy/glad/damn relieved to have chosen north of 
the border. Wartime alliances have nothing to do with domestic policy 
differences or the right to criticise perceived poor public policy. 
Lighten up, crack a beer.

> He was saying *I hate America and all Americans* because Canada
> has a superior health system and cleaner, safer cities

Um no he wasn't (emphasis mine), at least not in the post mentioning 
health care or comparable public safety etc. If you are taking offense 
at the previous post in the thread (origin of Apes/planet of the 
Apes/Europe's trash pile) etc, then you want to consider that you are 
taking offense at someone taking the piss.

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