Messages in this thread | | | Subject | [OFFTOPIC] Narrow-minded American attitudes | Date | Wed, 14 Oct 1998 12:02:02 +0800 | From | David Luyer <> |
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> > into it - the belief of Americans that their constitution is the > > law of the world > > Errm, no. The constitution does not grant rights. It guarantees some > of the rights which are given to everyone by God.
Much as I hate to continue this on-list (I have taken most of it off-list and made sure Linus is not Cc'd - as he has expressed he is not interested in the thread), I just see this as needing a response.
I'm not taking any sides in this message or pointing out what I think about the comment itself.
WHICH GOD?
A comment about god, or the existence of a god, is just as narrow-minded and out of place as a comment about guns (or alcohol or drugs, to go back a bit in the archives). This mailing list spans a number of countries and political systems. Not everyone thinks that America is the model of a society. Any comments on these topics should be kept well off the list, on the list they can only serve to divide the members. If we're going to have a flamewar, keep it on-topic - like patch control, devfs, or whatever.
Sorry for my response to Eric's earlier post. His comments offended me and I couldn't go without responding.
David.
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