Re: Career questions: databases

From: Bruce C. Baker <bcb_at_undisclosedlocation.net>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 19:38:03 -0500
Message-ID: <OTgii.8579$%K1.1814_at_newsfe21.lga>


<snip>

>> And two, Brits don't know nothing. If they did, then they wouldn't have
>> lost
>> their world empire, and wouldn't have needed us to bail them out in WWII.
>
> Let's take that discussion further.
> Wherever the white man goes, everything is left is ruins. Starting
> from the colonial times and following to the present day, consider
> reading the histories of the Indian subcontinent, South America,
> Africa, the Middle East, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, with perhaps Iran
> and Venezuela to follow. And let's not even talk about the Red
> Indians.

Sorry, old boy, but actually it's "Wherever the white man has /departed/, everything is in ruins." Seems that while the natives are capable of enjoying the fruits of civilization, they aren't quite capable of maintaining it. Pity, really.

<snip> Received on Tue Jul 03 2007 - 02:38:03 CEST

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