Alison
> > Oooh, don't start down that alley unless you want
to
> > find out what's at the end, o my southern friend!
> > Remember, I'll have lots of allies!
Jeff
> There will be lots of Americans - from west of the
Mississippi - at
> this Tentacles. Chris will be in good company. And
well defended.
Hmm. Let's see. Greg, Sandy, you, Chris, Rick (though I'm not sure he counts, he's more like on top of the Mississippi), any others? Daniel? Not sure. So, 5 or 6 against 145 - I'm just shakin' in my boots. The Canadian contingent, small, I grant you. But check out the Brits alone (they owe us a few favours from the last century, and they've got National Health, too), they'll have piles of guys there. As host country, perhaps the Germans should stay neutral, but they're pretty obviously closer to my side than yours.
Ian points out that he prefers the phrase 'secular socialists'. As far as that goes, I'll happily agree to at least 50% of either phrase, and I'll bet a bunch of your fellow American Gloranthans would, too. They may choose which half.
Chris:
> I just refuse to be lectured by any nation that
thinks the word
"social" is a valid modifier for "democracy."
So, Chris-the-curmudgeon would prefer anti-social democracy? Asocial democracy? Anarchic democracy? Can't see anything wrong with that modifier, except that it's redundant.
Secularly, socially and democratically yours, Alison
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