Sir Thanksalot wrote:
Be fair: it wasn't only us but the frogs, dagoes, Portuguese and Ivan were all at it, not to mention Leopold helping himself to the whole of the Congo basin.

Which is why I said "the Multinationals", the ones today are not being controlled by anyone or any country per se, since many of these corporations have more money than some countries.




It's all very well to run around saying regulation is bad, get the government off our backs, etc. Of course our lives are regulated. When you come to a stop sign, you stop; if you want to go fishing, you get a license; if you want to shoot ducks, you can shoot only three ducks. The alternative is dead bodies at the intersection, no fish, and no ducks. OK?
Molly Ivins -1944 - 2007

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