"Ernest Schaal" <eschaal@max.hi-ho.ne.jp> wrote in message 
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> 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"