The Logic Off Topic list

In a message dated 10/8/01 9:37:16 AM, spectro@... writes:

>>>>What a stubbornly negative view.  Why does anyone  have to "come
>>>>down"?
>>>
>>>Obviously because the planet's resources are not sufficient to allow
>>>all humanity to live like Americans. I thought everybody knew that ...
>>
>>What is fundamentally different about the way Americans live compared
>toEuropeans or Japanese? I really want to know this.
>
>The US  covers nearly twice as much territory as Japan and Western Europe

FALSE. Europe is about the same size as the US.

>combined. Americans are more spread out and travel more. This takes more
>cars, trucks, trains,  planes, fuel, roads,  supply, infrastructure, air
>conditioners and drive-thru convenience restaurants per unit population.

Well the same applies to Australia - even less densely populated. Shall we 
fly some planes into the Sydney Opera House to voice our disapproval of their 
lack of high density.