tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741840658355400085.post1911667263760107995..comments2024-01-23T05:53:38.549+01:00Comments on VJK's Diaries: Happy days are here again!Vassily Kritishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07722927725208174562noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741840658355400085.post-11291629559855021192008-11-05T11:31:00.000+01:002008-11-05T11:31:00.000+01:00You are right on the money, my pal (I avoid callin...You are right on the money, my pal (I avoid calling you 'my friend' as it sounds too Macainish, still). I like the Moroccan parallel as well the Sikh. Never thought of that this way... but the US has always been more advanced in many things, despite what we say or think of them. Look at the things Apple builds, for example. Only in the US could a Steve Jobs be a fact.Vassily Kritishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722927725208174562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2741840658355400085.post-28301534089850380952008-11-05T11:27:00.000+01:002008-11-05T11:27:00.000+01:00A Greek commentator, Pretenderis, called this a un...A Greek commentator, Pretenderis, called this a universal referendum. The entire world participated in this. Indeed the Americans were clever enough - or was it survival instinct? - and voted for someone who is not like them. Educated in schools in Indonesia, Chicago and Harvard he is NOT the typical American and not being TYPICAL is what the world needs. Think also how more advanced Americans are: imagine a Moroccan PM in France or a Sikh PM in UK?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com