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armycat23
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Tue 03/15/11 12:38 AM
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i find its the other way round. im British and a lot of my friends dislike Americans Why is that? I'd venture to say that the reason is that Americans send their troops to far away lands from their country, to kill people on command and without reason or cause; and yet if the same thing happens to Americans, then it's blue murder they cry. For some strange reason, hypocriticality attracts hatred by other people. I mean, the Americans sent, have sent, and are sending troops to half a dozen countries of which I know, where they killed thousands of people, destroyed the landscape, even trees and plants can't grow there any more, and then they washed their hands, came home, and now it's a "disgrace" to support Viet Nam war dodgers, and we are starting to see hero movies about Viet Nam. I am sure a lot of the Britons, their friends, and people in other countries, both democracies and not, both Christian and not, both atheist and not, are full of hatred for the American government, and by osmosis, justly or not, for the American people. The Americans sent troops to, for instance, Afghanistan, supposedly to find Bin Laden. Ten years later the troops are still there, the country is more of a pile and rubble of once-buildings-now-rock than ever, and Bin Laden has not been caught. This is suspect. There were Nazi war criminals who escaped the invading liberating forces, and escaped to unknown lands; these men were well protected and their looks and identities changed. Nobody knew where they were; yet these Nazi war criminals were tracked down, brought home, tried and executed by Israel and Israeli secret service men after the second world war. Israel did not invade Paraguay or Uruguay to catch these men. Isreal did not spend three trillion dollars to bring a number of these war criminals to justice. Whereas America has the whole world mobilized, has waged war on terror for ten years now, created havoc, disorder, pain, torture and mother's and wive's tears, for the same ten year period; and they were unable to catch just one man. Oh, and they did spend three trillion on the wars in the last ten years. So this explains why most people in the entire world hate Americans and most definitely the American Government: Americans act like psychopaths, to whom the suffering of other humans is not worth a penny, let them suffer, they say, it's no skin off of our backs. Americans treat each soldier fallen in Afghanistan as a national hero, yet the men were there to kill Afghans; no tears are shed for the lives of Afghans. They are cooookooraches, the Americans give that air to the world, the Americans make the world believe they think of Afghan lives as dirt, specs of boogers. So why do Americans get surprised for their "government" being hated? Secondly, they are ineffective, the well-fed, well-organized, well-protected, well-armed and well-armoured American troops. (For each American soldier that gets killed, five hundred Afghans have died. Afghan fighters are vulnerable to bullets; American troops have such an effective body armour that only their necks are vulnerable to injury. Almost all American casualties happen when an American army truck drives over a landmine, or American troops have to enter a building or cave in only one possible, small spot. In the landmines, there are millions of shrapnesl pieces flying, they have a good chance of hitting at least one neck. In case of going into a building, there are hundreds of Afghan warriors and patriots firing at one man, so some bullets find the neck. Americans, however, even if they fire just a few shots, will kill a man, each time.) The joke is that the Americans still haven't caught their man, a man, one man, despite having spent more money on this than the entire world's economy generates in a year, outside of America. And thirdly, they are stupid, for having to ask "why does the world hate us?" At least we got to the point where Americans are asking this question. They are asking it as if it was an incredibly stupid thing to ask, as if it was an incomprehensible thought. The more they ask, the more they will learn the opinion of others of their country, and the more they will learn how badly their country's international affairs have been managed. Americans will finally learn, I very much hope, that it is not nice to be international bullies to the nth degree. Americans will finally learn, I hope, to listen to newscasts of other countries, and not rely for their individual knowledge of the world entirely on the American news media. You see, Americans established at least one torture colony, and nobody blinked an eye about that. Not one American, anyway. But America, which was the most popular and most beloved country in the entire world for a good 40-50 years after the second world war, compeltely and utterly destroyed the goodwill of the world toward it, it turned itself to be the most hated nation in the world at present. Why? I am asking this now. Why did the Americans let this happen? How could they? Where was their humanity, their conscience in the last ten-twenty years? I take it you've never been in the military.....believe me the body armour is not that great. You may as well be wearing a sheet of paper wrapped around you when being shot at by an AK-47. I agree that we are in places that we shouldn't be but it is not like we are drawing names of countries out of a hat and invading them, before we get there these people are being raped, beaten, killed. Is it our duty to act as world police? That is debateable. Should the strong help the weak? or should we just enjoy what we have here and tell others "too bad should have been born in America"? I'm very proud to be American and unless you've had the chance to spend time in America around real American's then you really should not be judging us based on what you see on T.V. or ESPECIALLY our politicians. I definitely agree about the flak vests. There's no protection on the sides and once hit by ONE round the plates efficiency is much less. And don't get me started on the hummers and other vehicle's laughable rubber doors and thin metal floorboard. No, we aren't picking countries out of a hat, BUT we do act without regard to the UN's opinion and thus grants us the title of "loose cannon". I can tell you that Obama's threat to Kim Jong-il was not the smartest thing to do and could have had devasting results considering Jong-il's personality. I think our perception could be a lot better if things were thought through more instead of acting on emotion only. The "plan" for invading Iraq is laughable at best and poorly designed. Our troops weren't ready to be there and reall still aren't....... The issue then becomes that our allies lose many lives as well bc we went all gung-ho and I believe there is some bitterness that results from that and contributes to the American sterotypes. |
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America won its freedom from the British at the cost of many good lives. And now some Americans go ga-ga over the monarchy and all that royal wedding nonsense. Then even some of our own politicians get knighted by the queen. I consider that treason. Screw the monarchy. Yes, many lives were lost........but let's not pretend that America doesn't have it's "sins" as well. As far as the attention towards the monarchy goes- You know what that reminds of? When Tim Tebow was hated bc the media followed him. The media's exposure and thus the interest here should not be blamed on the British. They are going to do their own thing regardless of what other countries feel. It's not their fault that people are going "gaga" over their business. It's the media's. |
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I never noticed any hatred at England. Some good natured teasing....but nothing spiteful.
I even saw billboards dedicated to thanking the British for helping us in the war. Britain is our greatest ally and should be treated as such. |
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A question for men
Edited by
armycat23
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Tue 03/15/11 12:08 AM
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No, it doesn't make you disgusting or anything else. Sadly, if it were a single father walking around with a baby the reaction would be different,imo.
If I were in your position I would call someone out if they made it really obvious. I'm not saying that I would tell them let's take it outside or something.lol Instead a simple "Yea, do you have you a problem? You're making a snide expression." or something that lets them know that you're not going to be scrutinized without a challenge. Watch how many cowardly excuses you get..... |
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Edited by
armycat23
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Mon 03/14/11 11:31 PM
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In my experience there are three kinds of men. 1. The ones who "say" they don't want to get married but within about three months they are talking about marriage or asking you to get married. 2. The ones who talk about wanting to find the right woman to settle down and get married, but are really just playing the field, or afraid of commitment. 3. They just want to get laid, and beyond that they are fair game. (Meaning they don't think beyond that.) Men, do any of you fall into one of these categories? Why are women always trying to fit men into certain categories, while at the same time always wanting to be "loved for who they are"? Agreed, but I'll humor this thread and do my own take for girls. 1. fits girls as well There's one girl I know that was always anti-marriage for a long time and last month she's all giddy about getting married to her boyfriend now whom she's dated for 3 months. 2. Ones who talk about "there's no good men left" while completely ignoring the good guys right next to her bc they didn't fit all their preferences. 3. This one is the same as well. All you need to do is go anywhere where alcohol is served.......lol or even Craig's List for that matter. 4. Those that are truely looking for a ltr. (You can add this to the guy's list as well) |
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Im bored and cant sleep
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The solution is simple. All you have to do is close your eyes and wait.
I'm glad I could help. |
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Oh I WANT it
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A million dollars. And thankfully a wealthy tycoon in Africa has left me that much for no reason at all. Now, all I gotta do is hand over all my bank info for this transaction............or not.
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First of all, Marijuana is not addicting. Second, so what. It doesn't hurt anyone. Drink alcohol and get beligerant. Smoke weed and get mellow and giggle alot. No alcohol for me. Physically addicting? No Mentally? Yes......just like alcohol Also, you wouldn't believe the stuff that happens when some guys get high.Some things they do is a danger to themselves and others. At a much lower rate than alcoholics, I have no doubt, but there are many that don't just sit around and do nothing. |
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Pot ? Really , big deal ... It will be legalized in the United States in the future anyway. As long as they respect you and your lung space , who cares. It's not like they are blowing it in your face and making you eat I agree that airspace should matter and if they abide by that then it shouldn't be a problem unless there are relating concerns. You sound like people who complain about a girlfriend/bopyfriend's habits when you knew what they were like before you got into a relationship. As far as it being legal for the masses.......I doubt that very much. Why do you think making moonshine and other alcohol is illegal as well? The goverment doesn't want anything that you can make yourself and be addictive. |
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Edited by
armycat23
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Tue 03/08/11 03:46 PM
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Going to a cook out on the beach in a couple hours instead of dealing with beads and drunks downtown. I think I'm making the better decision.
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for the men out there!!!!
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Probably the easiest way is that if/when he talks about long term plans for the future you're in the picture.
He doesn't shy away from subjects like marriage and kids When given a choice between hanging out with the guys and doing something with you he will choose being with you the vast majority of the time even if it's just staying home and watching a movie. |
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Hey, Peanut
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Ha! That was my nickname when I was a little kid.
I was walking home from school with my brother and friends and saw a friend's dad standing at the edge of his driveway eating peanuts. I walked up to him and asked "Can I have a peanut, Mr. Lane?". I was in Kindergarten(sp?) at the time and the name stuck for many years. |
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Why are you still Single?
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Probably bc I'm shy to take the first step on things. I've been in relationships before but only bc the girls were very assertive.
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