Ladies & Gentlemen: Happy Fourth!

Quilljar wrote:

Matt Whiting wrote:

Quilljar wrote:


For all its foibles, we Americans still live in the free-est
country in history, and let's not ever forget it. Better yet,
let's make sure it stays that way!

Now go celebrate Independence Day -- by flying!

Not even close. Firearms are much more restricted in Australia than
here. I'm not familiar with NZ laws in this area. And GA down under
is also much more restricted.


Matt


Hmmm, I would have thought that restricting firearms was increasing the
freedom of people who don't want to be shot! Ah! Maybe that is why you call
it 'The Land of the Brave' !

Shows how little you know about freedom. Do you think freedom is
obtained by simply asking your oppressors to please go away? Or
maintained the same way?

Matt

Morgans wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote


Just think...were it not for those brave Canadians who gave their all
by beating us at Quebec, we, too, would be ending every sentence with
"...eh?"


Down South, we would be saying, "eh, ya'll" right? g

I think that would be "y'all, eh" :-)


Matt

Jay Honeck wrote:


What a bizarre concept of freedom.

Trust me: One of the only reasons we have maintained our freedom for
over 230 years is because every American politician knows that every
citizen is potentially armed.
--

Lincoln, Kennedy (John and Robert), Connally, Wallace, Reagan, Ford,
McKinnley, Garfield, Long, Truman,...American politicians...victims to
gun violence. Not something to brag about!

On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 18:52:28 -0400, Bob Noel
wrote in
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In article ,
Larry Dighera wrote:

So you agree with my conclusion; you just challenge my premise on
technical grounds?

sigh

start with a false premise and the conclusion is automatically suspect.

Suspect, but not necessarily wrong.

Peter Duniho wrote:

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
...

[...]
Enjoy your freedom while you can. It can't continue if the religious
right stays in power.


As much as the religious right has had negative influences in our government
policy, the things you are specifically addressing are, IMHO, more a result
of just a general lust for power.

I know plenty of "liberals" who believe that "in this time of war", the
government is justified in all manner of illegal activities. The sheep-like
march toward totalitarianism is not restricted to specific political
boundaries, unfortunately.

Thank goodness we have you around to set us little sheep people straight
with your powerful knowledge.

Quilljar wrote:

For all its foibles, we Americans still live in the free-est
country in history, and let's not ever forget it. Better yet,
let's make sure it stays that way!

Now go celebrate Independence Day -- by flying!


I think it is great that you guys feel that America is free. In many ways it
is. I have been there many times and have visited more than 20 other
countries regularly and over 150 cities around the world. I can assure you
that it feels just as free in most of them as it does in America. To call it
the Land of the Free is a nice patriotic gesture, but don't exaggerate your
own Hollywood propaganda and fall into the trap of thinking it is the ONLY
place.
After several years service in the Navy, I recall that Malaysia was the
country in which I felt the most freedom and where I would have gladly
settled, but Australia and New Zealand are well up there with the USA.

I think it's great that there are so many countries with democracies
almost as old as the United States now. I love to fly in the USA and
hope to do some flying in the UK soon, it will be fun to partake in the
same freedom to fly there as I do here. Might try some good English fox
hunting while I'm at it too. Cheers!

Jim wrote:

Jay Honeck wrote:


What a bizarre concept of freedom.

Trust me: One of the only reasons we have maintained our freedom for
over 230 years is because every American politician knows that every
citizen is potentially armed.
--


Lincoln, Kennedy (John and Robert), Connally, Wallace, Reagan, Ford,
McKinnley, Garfield, Long, Truman,...American politicians...victims to
gun violence. Not something to brag about!

More precisely, victims of dangerous criminals. If you're dead, you're
dead. Would it matter if they were instead by knives, poison, fists, etc.

Andrew Sarangan wrote:

You can do all of these in Canada,

True, just costs a lot more $$$

Larry Dighera wrote:

On Tue, 04 Jul 2006 18:52:28 -0400, Bob Noel
wrote in
::


In article ,
Larry Dighera wrote:


So you agree with my conclusion; you just challenge my premise on
technical grounds?

sigh

start with a false premise and the conclusion is automatically suspect.


Suspect, but not necessarily wrong.

If it isn't, all indications so far are pointing that way.

I don't know if that is true. FBO rental rates in Canada are very
comparable to U.S. rates.



John wrote:
Andrew Sarangan wrote:

You can do all of these in Canada,

True, just costs a lot more $$$