From: rishab@dxm.ernet.in
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 94 05:17:20 PDT
To: jims@central.keywest.mpgn.com
Subject: Re: Apology
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"Jim Sewell" <jims@Central.KeyWest.MPGN.COM>:
> I want to apologize to the fine folk on this list that are not Americans
> for my self-centered phrasing.  In everyday life you generally don't
> think of other countries and as such I've probably offended someone.
> 
> I in no way meant to imply that everyone is American, that we are the
> most important, or that our political system is the best.
> 
> If I offended anyone I apologize and will try to be more cautious with
> my wording in the future.

That's very good of you, Jim, but we non-Americans are quite used to Americans
forgetting that there's something beyond the 50 states ;-)

The thing about Clipper, DT, etc, is of course that though it will affect the
rest of the world (America leads the world into the information society...), 
it *is* hapenning in the US. My signature, that of a non-US citizen, non-US 
resident, on an Anti-Clipper petition to the US congress is not likely to be 
very useful!

Eventually, all of us aim for a world where, to quote Tim's .sig, national
borders are but speed bumps on the information superhighway.

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