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Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 19:07:27 GMT
From: johannes <johsnospamnospam-efitter.com>
Subject: Re: GM's excess baggage - Buick, Pontiac, Saab, Hummer


Walt Kienzle wrote: > > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote in message > news:46461A9F.2D064C10nospamail.com... > > > > > > SnoMan wrote: > > > >> "BoobooBear" wrote: > >> > >> >GM thinks they can get away by beginning to sell rehashed Australian > >> >imports > >> >also. Those who by GM want American not Australian 4 door BMW wannabees > >> > > as > >> in the Pontiac G8. > >> > >> And the funny part is that you are supposidly unamerican if you do not > >> buy a Detriot product even if Detriot does not make it. As long as > >> they sell it they figure is qualifies as american. > > > > Americans aren't very bright and are also all too willing to sign up to > > stupid > > counter-productive nationalism. > > > > Whilst Americans continue to buy bad American cars just to be 'patriotic' > > they > > are actually killing the US auto industry by letting it off the hook in > > its > > domestic market and giving it an excuse not to address many fundamental > > issues > > about those same vehicles. > > > > Graham > > > > I was going to respond to the previous poster's statement about only being > patriotic by buying American. I find that comment about 30 years out of > date. Graham's vast overgeneralization about Americans (would that be > North, South or Central Americans?) that "aren't very bright" deserves > comment too. > > While it may be said as a joke, nobody I know still seriously considers > someone un-American if they buy a Toyota or Honda who offer the two most > popular models in the US, made in California and Ohio, respectively. Nor > are they more patriotic if they buy a Ford (which is probably made in > Mexico), GM or Chrysler (either brand likely made in Canada). The only > exception to this are the comments from members of the United Auto Workers > trade union, primarily in Michigan. Don't make the mistake of assuming that > the stupid outcries of one special interest group in one state in the United > States has any meaning or impact to the citizens of the other 49 states. > > Graham, your comments about Americans are consistently based on age-old > stereotypes that are obsolete. When was the last time you saw the United > States, and what tiny portion did you see? Or is it just your closed > mindedness that makes your perspective tiny? I've been to many places in US, people are very friendly, I must say. It's a great country with lots of space, hence large cars as people like to drive around vast distances. I even saw a large mobile home car with a smaller car in tow, presumably for the odd shopping trips. People seem fairly laid back, because they mostly can afford to as petrol (gas) is cheap. They eat huge meals, and it sometimes shows... The Gran Canyon is a phenomenal breathtaking sight, it confirmed the old theory that the earth is flat end ends somewhere :-) They have now build a glass ramp where you can walk right out in the canyon, should be quite spectacular and a bit scary. Naturally, EU and the countries want to set their mark as the origin of philosophy and science. Nobody should take patent on being the best in the world, as it will only be short lived.

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