Sorry. I gave you the last word, but I wrote this before I remembered.

HealthNutz wrote:
Why a country would permit non-citizens to vote is beyond me.

It is beyond you probably because you have never thought about it, and
probably because you have never lived and worked for a period of years
in another country. Norway recognized that all the people who live and
work in Norway as residents of Norway, who pay quite high taxes to help
run the country, are just like citizens of Norway, except that they
don't have a Norwegian passport.

You would be well advised to use the freedoms given to you and Norway by
American blood and material wisely. And that should probably include at
least not bad-mouthing those that gave, so that you can preen and revel in
your freedom...

Well, I haven't bad-mouthed anyone who gave, so I don't know what you
are talking about. But the Norwegians fought right alongside the US in
WWII. Quite a lot of them gave, as you say. In fact, it was Norwegians
who prevented the Germans from developing the atomic bomb, but let that
pass. No freedoms were given to me or the Norwegians by the US. The US
ought to represent democracy and human rights much better than it is
these days.


You are absolutely correct on at least one point:
I *don't* give a damn what the world thinks of American policies.

That was my point. ...and now you have the last word.

martin

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Martin Smith