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From: isaac@latveria.castledoom.org (Isaac)
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On Tue, 26 Sep 2000 07:53:11 -0400, Dave  wrote:
> Unless your talking about microorganisms, cultures do not grow in a Petri
> dish. You cannot possibly take one aspect of a culture and expect it to work
> the same in another entirely different culture. It reminds me of people
> screaming for socialization of certain programs here in the United States.
> For instance, they want the health care socialized health care systems of
> other countries and use them as examples. Watch what happens when they get
> hit with the tax bill. You're comparing apples and oranges, and should know
> better.

On the other hand it seems equally extreme to suggest that no lessons
can be learned by viewing the legal systems of other countries.  People
do learn from studying cultures in a Petri dish.

Isaac