RE: Pax Americana Imperium

From: joedees@bellsouth.net
Date: Sun 15 Dec 2002 - 19:33:16 GMT

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    > We expect the Venezuelans to take our advice to hurry up their
    > election cycle, I assume (or else there is not much point in meddling
    > in their affairs), but I wonder how seriously we would take a
    > suggestion from the Venezuelans that we re-do our election of 2000, on
    > the grounds that Bush received fewer votes than Gore, that there is an
    > estimated 5% census undercount of black voters (upon which House
    > representation is based), and that black voting precincts had
    > 'difficulties' in Florida.
    >
    > What is sauce for the goose must be sauce for the gander. Except, I
    > suppose, for a goose who considers himself better than all others and
    > above the law.
    >
    > Cheers,
    > Lawry
    >
    I think the call for electoral resolution has more to do with the prospect of military coups and civil war and riots and dead in the streets; this situation did not present itself in the US.
    >
    > > -----Original Message-----
    > > From: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk [mailto:fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk]On
    > > Behalf Of Grant Callaghan Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 1:18 PM
    > > To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Pax Americana Imperium
    > >
    > >
    > > >Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 12:05:29 -0600
    > > >
    > > > > For those on the list who are doing memetic mapping:
    > > > >
    > > > > There of course has been growing notice paid to the power of the
    > > > > US and the way the US government is wielding that power. (Just
    > > > > today, I saw the US referred to as a 'hyper power.') This
    > > > > attention has been focused on US relations with the Middle East
    > > > > and increasingly, Europe. And now, this for Latin America:
    > > > >
    > > > > Headline from the NYT
    > > > >
    > > > > Shifting Stance, U.S. Calls for Early Election in Venezuela
    > > > >
    > > > > The White House called for early elections in Venezuela, at
    > > > > least backing opposition demands, as unrest continues.
    > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/14/international/americas/14VENE.
    > > > > html?t odaysh eadlines
    > > > >
    > > > > Cheers,
    > > > > Lawry
    > > > >
    > > >Yep; the US wants the people of Venezuela to settle their dispute
    > > >by popular vote; how imperial!
    > > > >
    > >
    > > The imperial part is where we told them to hurry up. How dare us!
    > > But then, they're getting in the way of G.W.'s war on Iraq and the
    > > headlines that go with it.
    > >
    > > Grant ;-)>
    > >
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