boosterjuice said:Hatred of Bush or the US will get you nowhere. Hating and disagreeing are two different things. I find people who "hate" Bush and who "hate" the US very disturbing. If you want to disagree, then fine, disagree. The world would a be a better place without all of the hate.
As a Canadian, I am very supportive of the USA . If it wasn't for the US, Europe would most likely be under Nazi control. I admire the balls the US government has. They have the balls to stand up against the evils that exist in the world. They did it in WW2 against the Nazi's and they are doing it right now in Iraq & Afgahnistan. The world is a safer place because of the US.
To those of you who "hate": Stop it NOW! It's unhealthy for society.
To those of you who curse and hate Pres Bush/USA: Stop it! The reality is that although you may disagree from an ideological standpoint, Bush/USA would probably be the first nation to come to aid if your homeland was under attack.
amniar said:
The "you'd all be under Nazi control" line is wearing a bit thin now. It could be argued America as it isn't today wouldn't exist without Europe, so you owed us a favour.
boosterjuice said:
Europe should never let that "line" run thin! The day you dismiss the countries that assist in your time of need, is a sad day.
Miggy D said:Lol Melon. We've already had it out on this topic. We're veterans.
Palace_Hero said:Yanks suck.
Stick a fork in her, this threads done.
Cheers,
J.
Miggy D said:I'm not a fan of the Yankees either. But then again I don't really follow baseball.
Niceman said:As far as musical tastes here; take a look at the bands on the top ten while real bands like the Libertines, Killers, and Ladytron get ignored....
No, not all Americans do suck, but there is a mindless, tasteless, bloodsport-loving majority who would laugh at the idea of ever reading a novel, studying philosophy or understanding art!
Niceman said:Well, I live in America and I can tell you first hand that most Americans do in fact suck! It wasn't a mistake when the results said that most Americans support the president who gave us Abu Gahraib, the patriot act, our refusal to sign the kyoto treaty and a war based on mythical weapons of mass destruction. Tha majority of Americans, apparently think that all of that is jim dandy!
As far as musical tastes here; take a look at the bands on the top ten while real bands like the Libertines, Killers, and Ladytron get ignored....
No, not all Americans do suck, but there is a mindless, tasteless, bloodsport-loving majority who would laugh at the idea of ever reading a novel, studying philosophy or understanding art!
beli said:The reason I say "Yanks" (dunno about Palace) is to specifically refer to people from the USA. Cause "USAians" doesnt sound right and "Americans" is offensive to the rest of the Amerikas as that term excludes them when said by "Yanks". Yanks is not intended as an offensive term. Seppos is, but Yanks isnt.
Hope that made sense
beli said:
Cool. Someone else from Perth
Hot today isnt et?
Reggie Thee Dog said:I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America
And to the republic for which it stands
One nation, under God,
Indivisible with Liberty and Justice for All.
Reggie Thee Dog said:I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America
And to the republic for which it stands
One nation, under God,
Indivisible with Liberty and Justice for All.
beli said:Reggie, you do know that kinda overly patriotic talk is the single biggest cause of "American bashing"?
boosterjuice said:
Ask yourself this:
Why would people bash Americans for being patriotic? How silly is that? I wish we had more patriotism in my country (Canada).
melon said:Any deviation from "Americans" is PC nonsense.
But I guess it is okay to offend Americans as long as we don't offend anyone else, eh?
(I don't mean to sound hard on you...)
Melon