Posted by Marie1 on September 19, 2001, at 22:48:37
In reply to Re: lighting a candle, posted by Marie1 on September 19, 2001, at 7:50:57
This is against my better judgment - I keep telling myself not to go farther with this, but I don't think I'll sleep tonight if I don't respond to the responses :-)
Shelli, thanks for understanding my post and for what you wrote in my defense.
Greg, I'm not as naive as I may seem. My family and I have actually lived outside the US (my husband is a computer whiz), and I know first hand that other nations don't necessarily hold the same high opinion of my country as I do. Certainly my country's motives are sometimes questionable. But sometimes I believe we (Americans) do things just because they're the right thing to do. Like feeding half the world's population and providing medical care and expertise where it otherwise wouldn't be. All for oil? I don't think so.
Jane, I appreciate your apology. Did I over-react to Sar's post? Maybe, but as you pointed out, we're all different people with diverse views. And Sar was asking for other opinions.Marie
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