In article <212Ii.2437$oc2.1995@trnddc04>, pmBERMUDA_SHORTScook@gte.net
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> "trijcomm" <trijcomm@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > On Sep 18, 3:28 pm, "Pete D" <n...@email.com> wrote:
> > > "T" <nospam.k...@cox.nospam.net> wrote in message
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> > > > In article <46ef9364$0$32457$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-
> > > > 01.iinet.net.au>, n...@email.com says...
> > >
> > > >> "Jim34" <gfhdtr6yd...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
> > > >>news:1190103022.536177.236760@n39g2000hsh.googlegroups.com...
> > > >> >http://www.lucasgray.com/video/peacetrain.html
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> > > >> Bout time the Iranian people spoke to the idiots in their government
> > > >> then.
> > >
> > > > The problem in Iran isn't so much the government as it is the clerical
> > > > class.
> > >
> > > > Ahmadenijad has very little power in Iran, but the Ayatollah's trump
> > > > even him.
> > >
> > > > A while back there was a British journalist who went into Tehran and
> it
> > > > was a bit disconcerting to me. It was one of those never think about
> it
> > > > issues but it's a modern city.
> > >
> > > > More to the point, the sentiment among the people is changing. The
> > > > Ayatollah's don't hold much power over the youth in the country. So we
> > > > could see change sooner than later.
> > >
> > > I guess Lebanon is similar in many ways, most people lead a life not
> that
> > > far removed from many in the "Western World" but sadly the separation of
> > > Church and State does not occur.- Hide quoted text -
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> > So you interpret the "Western World" lifestyle as -- hou? Music?
> > Hairstyle? It doesn't matter how you wear your hair, what movies you
> > watch or what kind of music you listen to when it comes to
> > institutionalized hate.
> >
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> What else does the US give to the world other than pop culture,
> entertainment, hair styles and fast food? What?
>
> Paul
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Technology, or more to the point, computer chips.