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[jim birch]

David Boxall wrote:

That said, the problem stems (I think) from the fact that we still think
> like an outpost of Europe (despite geography and our ethnic & cultural
> makeup). We're more comfortable with the US because it's more like Europe.
>

The whole thing is driven from the base of the brain by our tribal
psychology.  This totally whops any crazy ideas like logic, rationality or
(JFW) cost-benefit analysis.

Jim