From:	MC23 mc23@**********.com
Subject:	the value of education
Date:	Mon, 12 Jul 1999 12:46:00 -0400

Once upon a time, Robert Watkins wrote;

>In SR, the US is history. The UCAS, while still probably being the strongest
>nation on Earth (though the Japanese Empire may have something to say about
>that) is vastly reduced in strength, and there are several other nations, of
>comparable strength, adjacent to their borders. This would prompt a greater
>awareness of their neighbours, and thus a stronger global awareness.

Go ahead and dismiss CAS why don't you. Yet again proving the
northern bias. By the 2060 in the Shadowrun timeline there would be far
more subtle differences then there are now. Being the child of a Southern
father and a Northern mother I pick up on these things a lot.
I also notice that a lot of non-southern Shadowrun players treat the
CAS in an off hand manner (it's just a stray element of the UCAS to most
of them). I don't see the same attitude in the southern players though
(damn happy to be in the CAS). Actually I didn't even care for the South
as much as I do now and my interest began with the mention of CAS in
Shadowrun. And those same indifferent responses that I've seen in places
like this list just ups my fervor more.
And tying it back to the subject at hand, this also shows the
knowledge a lot of Americans have of their own country.

-MC23, who believes tea should be iced, sweetened, and have a dash of
lemon-