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Subject: Re: Nice Ugly Americans Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:29:40 -0700

In article <3f86cb2a$0$35677$1b62eedf@news.wanadoo.nl>,
Frank Slootweg wrote:

> Mxsmanic wrote:
> > Reidİ writes:
> >
> >> that's a "none" then.
> >
> > It depends on which freedoms you value. My favorite freedom is freedom
> > of speech, but there is still some of that in Europe (even if there is
> > far less of it than in the U.S.).
>
> Again, be specific. In which sense is there (far) 'less' freedom of
> speech in 'Europe' (whatever *that* may be)?
>
> I have worked in/for an American company for 35 years and often the
> 'freedoms' of America came up. When going into detail however, they had
> less 'freedoms' than most Europeans, especially in their work, in their
> interaction with governement, etc., in their legal system, etc., etc..

Is this the 'specifics' you speak to above ?

>
> You even (try to) limit *our* constitutional rights/freedom when we
> *transit through* one of your airports.

You could stay in your tiny country and wallow in them....

jay
Fri, Oct 10, 2003
mailto:gofig@mac.com

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