are places like UNESCO, etc., really immune from this kind of thing? or any 
parliament anywhere in the world?
that was one of the reasons why they had to reform the rules a while, 
because they were so strongly stacked in favour of european ideas of 
culture, for example; they had to recognise that materials in many buildings 
in africa & asia have to be renewed with some regularity

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alasdair Brooks" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 2:48 AM
Subject: Re: 7 new wonders of the world


> It's democracy, Jeffrey, but not as we know it....