In Reply to: Thanks, Dave, for the informative, and courteous, posted by tinear on August 28, 2007 at 18:23:34:
On the other hand, by all accounts, Britain is more of a birth society. You are born into a class, and that is where you will stay. If you are Black, for example, there is not much upward mobility. If you are born poor, that is likely where you will stay. The concept of a Carnegie, for example, would be impossible there. There is no British equivalent of an Obama, or Condoleezza Rice, who parents were sharecroppers in the South, or Gonzalez (without regard to his foibles), whose parents were hispanic immigrants.
How many faces of color are in Parliament? House of Commons? The Prime Minister's cabinet? No country is perfect, but I'll take the U.S.s scientific achievements over any other country. While we have health care issues, I'll take the quality of the U.S. doctor and the facilities over any other country.
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Follow Ups
- RE: Thanks, Dave, for the informative, and courteous, - jamesgarvin 10:49:40 08/29/07 (13)
- You're thinking of old Britain. If you'd care to start a conversation - tinear 15:48:33 08/29/07 (9)
- RE: You're thinking of old Britain. If you'd care to start a conversation - jamesgarvin 16:42:01 08/29/07 (0)
- RE: You're thinking of old Britain. If you'd care to start a conversation - jamesgarvin 16:20:45 08/29/07 (7)
- What about about that groucer´s daughter, Iron Maiden, aka Margaret Thatcher? (nt) - orejones 10:40:07 08/30/07 (0)
- But the USA elects a king every 4 years - dave c 18:50:50 08/29/07 (3)
- RE: But the USA elects a king every 4 years - jamesgarvin 07:00:24 08/30/07 (2)
- The rule of one - dave c 13:34:31 08/30/07 (0)
- "Elect is the operative word here." I´d rather say "The USA is bought a king every 4 years" (nt) - orejones 10:42:31 08/30/07 (0)
- You persist in arguing from a specific thinking it proves some larger point: - tinear 17:38:50 08/29/07 (1)
- RE: You persist in arguing from a specific thinking it proves some larger point: - jamesgarvin 07:02:43 08/30/07 (0)
- more than a ring of truth - dave c 14:14:49 08/29/07 (2)
- RE: more than a ring of truth - jamesgarvin 16:09:39 08/29/07 (1)
- Your last point? Absolutely! nt - dave c 18:46:58 08/29/07 (0)