The thread was closed right under my feet, so ...
... let me just get one thing straight:
I really didn't want to get into this "us" vs. "them" thingy, as Gurm implied. I can hardly say that a lot of Europeans or Germans would agree with me, and in fact know a lot of people who would subscribe to some or even most of the unknown author's points if they were written in a way less specific to his country. German Chancelor Schroeder made headlines in the last weeks by implying that many unemployed people are just lazy and shoudn't be supported - and Schroeder is coming from a party that is (or was) supposed to be left-leaning. So there.
Just my own, personal opinion, directed at the author and those who agree with him. I found it stupid in, as I wrote, a specific American way of being stupid (which, as I must point out, is no statement regaring the level of the stupidity). There are of course German or maybe even general European ways of acting idiotic; it is up to others to judge whether my original post fits into this category.
Ok, I spent about two hours on writing a more even-minded and friendly mail than my original posting, and when I finally hit the "Submit" - Button, the thread was closed. So pardon me for bringing this up again, but I hate to "work" for nothing.
So much we have in common :-)
And yes, I know, with 40 posts or so I maybe shouldn't mess with the "older" members. But then again, I'm a regular vistor and reader of the MURC since the beginning, about 1995, when I got my Millennium. My order-number for the G400 MAX was EU-7 when ordering directly from Matrox, so my commitment to Matrox should be obvious.
Ciao, Pelle
I really didn't want to get into this "us" vs. "them" thingy, as Gurm implied. I can hardly say that a lot of Europeans or Germans would agree with me, and in fact know a lot of people who would subscribe to some or even most of the unknown author's points if they were written in a way less specific to his country. German Chancelor Schroeder made headlines in the last weeks by implying that many unemployed people are just lazy and shoudn't be supported - and Schroeder is coming from a party that is (or was) supposed to be left-leaning. So there.
Just my own, personal opinion, directed at the author and those who agree with him. I found it stupid in, as I wrote, a specific American way of being stupid (which, as I must point out, is no statement regaring the level of the stupidity). There are of course German or maybe even general European ways of acting idiotic; it is up to others to judge whether my original post fits into this category.
Ok, I spent about two hours on writing a more even-minded and friendly mail than my original posting, and when I finally hit the "Submit" - Button, the thread was closed. So pardon me for bringing this up again, but I hate to "work" for nothing.
So much we have in common :-)
And yes, I know, with 40 posts or so I maybe shouldn't mess with the "older" members. But then again, I'm a regular vistor and reader of the MURC since the beginning, about 1995, when I got my Millennium. My order-number for the G400 MAX was EU-7 when ordering directly from Matrox, so my commitment to Matrox should be obvious.
Ciao, Pelle
), and voila, your posting was back on your screen where you could copy it and paste it over here 
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