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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: A "big" PC (compared to a "smart" phone).
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On 19 Sep 2024 18:33:14 GMT, rbowman wrote:

> The US is merely a state, a political entity, whose existence is
> premised on Enlightenment ideals.

Enlightenment ideals were about a secular state, free from religious 
influence. And also the beginnings of the idea that all human beings are 
created equal.

The US was never that.