BB,I think at some point we do have to concern ourselves with what the world thinks.We are not living in a microcosm. Do we really want to stand alone and alienate the majority of the people in the world. I think there is enough animosity towards us already. A f*ck the rest of the world attitude will only add to that.And after all,eventually all empires come to an end.
Yes, there is a lot of animosity towards us Americans, but one can't stop there. These countries with anti-American sentiment hate everyone else too. Many Americans don't realize the culture differences and the nationalistic orientation that foreigners harbor. I lived in a foreign culture down in Costa rica for a good while. There is a lot of anti-Americanism down there, but I became less sensitive to it when I realized that they hate Colombians, Nicaraguans, Mexicans, Canadians, Spaniards, South Americans, Puertoricans, Dominicans, Cubans etc....even their neighbors.Judge Wapner said:
People don't like Americans? I say "So what?" because they dislike everyone else too. Generally, envy is the highest form of human emotion these types of discriminatory people are capable of.
I think the resentment has been there all along. All they've needed is a chance to express and vent out their resentment. They've used military actions taken by the U.S. to create a forum to express their hatred. Look at the anti-war demonstrations in CR for example. Those aren't anti-war, they are anti-American. I've seen them.
I think Judge has got it right in terms of analysis of the present situation. In the new EU member countries there is high enough standard of living to not be jealous of the US, at least not in terms of individual wealth, freedom, or security. We've got that stuff at a good level over here now.
The one area where some form of envy and/or awe can be felt is the area of power. Every country would like to be a truly sovereign state but we can't be because of that frickin' ever-powerful USA.
As for what the US should do in its own interest, I agree with American because we little countries are extremely adept at telling liberals what they want to hear to make them have mercy on us. Make no mistake it's just a charade to maximize the advantages we get. It's so easy to feed various sob stories and get relief, aid or favorable treatment from liberals it isn't funny. And we would be fools not to take advantage. If liberals were to permanently be in power, we'd just laugh as we watch America gradually implode on itself.
The one area where some form of envy and/or awe can be felt is the area of power. Every country would like to be a truly sovereign state but we can't be because of that frickin' ever-powerful USA.
As for what the US should do in its own interest, I agree with American because we little countries are extremely adept at telling liberals what they want to hear to make them have mercy on us. Make no mistake it's just a charade to maximize the advantages we get. It's so easy to feed various sob stories and get relief, aid or favorable treatment from liberals it isn't funny. And we would be fools not to take advantage. If liberals were to permanently be in power, we'd just laugh as we watch America gradually implode on itself.
Royal guys like you kill me. You think the U.S. is the greatest country in the world to live in. You think people from Canada, Sweden, France, England, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Australia, Antigua, Bahamas, Monaco, St. Kitts give a rats ass about the U.S. or are jealous of the U.S. for a second. Give your head a shake. Who want's the violence, the guns, the crime, the pollution, the world hatred, the obesity, the crowdedness and just sheer ugliness of the average, uneducated, over weight, blind patriotic, pompous, flag waving, gun totting, arrogant, white trash, jerk. I'd much rather sit on a beach in one of these other countries sipping cocktails and having an educated conversation. The definition of disgusting is running into one of you on my holidays in one of these other countries. Talk about unpleasant.
benassflick,
I sincerely hope that you're a ghost of several aggressive posters around here. I have trouble believing anyone could be as dense as you project yourself. You call the average American fat, uneducated and a gun-toter among other names. First, if you ask the CDC they'll agree with you about the weight problem. Look closer at their criteria for saying that and you'll find that people like Arnold Schwarzenegger are morbidly obese. Right. :biglaugh: Second, I won't touch the uneducated remark because of my distaste for public education so we can agree on that since most people are educated in public schools. Third, I believe you'll find that less than half own any firearm let alone carry with them.
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BTW, don't worry about encountering the average American while you're on vacation unless you actually come to the U.S. because it's mostly the uptight, arrogant Americans you reference that have the financial means to travel abroad extensively.
I sincerely hope that you're a ghost of several aggressive posters around here. I have trouble believing anyone could be as dense as you project yourself. You call the average American fat, uneducated and a gun-toter among other names. First, if you ask the CDC they'll agree with you about the weight problem. Look closer at their criteria for saying that and you'll find that people like Arnold Schwarzenegger are morbidly obese. Right. :biglaugh: Second, I won't touch the uneducated remark because of my distaste for public education so we can agree on that since most people are educated in public schools. Third, I believe you'll find that less than half own any firearm let alone carry with them.
www.google.com
USE IT!
BTW, don't worry about encountering the average American while you're on vacation unless you actually come to the U.S. because it's mostly the uptight, arrogant Americans you reference that have the financial means to travel abroad extensively.
of course they are mad. that homosexual gay hidden agenda practiced by gay repub libs practiced for decades hasnt been more prevelant than now. send guys over seas, have hot lesbian sex and jerk off to it and say why cant my daughter get married? I know repubs, they want to cut taxes, have gay sex and boys over seas killing for nothing and I dont deem this as good. backing the dem party what am i supposed to do. im over the 3 fish fed 2 bil, but i see stained glass 2 angels touching fingers and im like that kid cheney is doin it! got the dyke duaghter! lib to the full, what up!!! but when its like they say jk is lib but repub more left tha the left they gay they know it, so whats going on?! so repubs are in support of gay now, you know cheney cotrols the current admin so why is this? kerry aint like gop. gop is the acronym for gay pride. im done with it. if you want me as a repub lose the gay crap.
yeah youre right. if we have kerry, at least we'll be more in tune to the rest of the world there will probably be less terror and you wont have to wait 3 hours at an airport to take a 1 hour flight becuase your president is so paranoid. you can land, pay 30 cents less a gallon with your rent a car and if you get stuck there you can actually get work.
sounds good to me.
sounds good to me.
oh my gosh im so embarassed by my posts in this thread. well american yeah you are right its been good rooting for the sox the support for that team in this area is wild. cars with washable paint that read "i believe" or "go red sox" everyone i talk to asks if im watching the game and that theyll be watching it too and not just sports fans. so its pretty cool.
aditionally, i am lot easier about bush being re-elected than i was before i wont get into why, im still not pulling for him but im sure things will be ok. kerry wants to do a lot of things that congress wont exactly bend over backwards to do anyways.
aditionally, i am lot easier about bush being re-elected than i was before i wont get into why, im still not pulling for him but im sure things will be ok. kerry wants to do a lot of things that congress wont exactly bend over backwards to do anyways.
