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> I talked to my father about this. He just said it's a symptom of
their
> whole-hearted embrace of Western _bok qwai_ materialistic values.
> "They worship the Western religion of the Machine. They are not
critical
> enough to see what is of real value. A car is just a machine.
Machines always
> break down eventually... as do so-call 'Civilizations.' Look at what
is
> happening to England. Bloody shame it's turning into a Third World
nation.
> And you know that the Industrial Revolution started there, right?"
>
I agree with the general sense of this message, but what do you mean
"look at what is happening to England"?
JJ - a worried Englishman.