I don't think you can ever beat the hilarity of this post :pQuote:
Originally Posted by 00Ampersand
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I don't think you can ever beat the hilarity of this post :pQuote:
Originally Posted by 00Ampersand
As anti_american as crackbabies post was, there is an element of truth to how people sometimes feel. :eek:
If you go around wanting people to take notice of how much power you have all the time, then you have to accept the criticism that comes with it. Yes America is "successful" in many ways (as someone pointed out in an earlier thread) but at whose expense and don't people who are negatively affected by this "success" have the right to express their opinions on the whole matter or is that only for the priviledged people who live within or by the rules of the US.
Just thought I'd add Australians love to cut down tall poppies, it's like our national right (being of convict heritage an all). We believe the tall ones hog all the food, water and sunshine and make us look short. Once upon a time we use to go around slagging Poms now we have the Yanks.
Mwhahahaha:D
Does that mean that you Aussies like us Poms now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs PotatoHead
..Or, is that asking too much still..;)
lol
Geez, it has to be a sad state of affairs, when a nation (in this case the USA) is judged upon the actions of a few misdirected people in positions of power. It only demonstrates a lack of intelligence, when people 'tar all with the same brush'. And one gets the feeling that no amount of explaination will change that person's view of things.
I don't like what the US government are portraying Americans to be, but I don't dislike Americans all.
I don't like how certain factions are portraying their Islamic failth, but I'm not so dumb as to think that all Muslims are people who go around cutting peoples heads off.
Just as I don't think that all black people are 'gangsta rappers' who are only interested in drive-by-shootings'.
The sterotypical portrayal of people can be apllied to ALL walks of life.
I choose to 'see for myself', rather than pass judgement by consensus.
If people actually stopped, and thought about how THEY think about a particular subject matter, rather than rely on being 'told' what to think by the media and by other people's misguided opinions, then maybe we can get back to being the civilised race of beings that we so often claim to be.
Crackbaby...the SN says it all! :)
PS It's not easy to be rulers of the world, but us "trash" are doing a fine job! Hahahahaha! :D
Crackbaby...
Yeah, I was born in America, so I guess that makes me American
As much as I should have been offended by your post, I really wasn't, there was actually a lot of truth to it. I see the kind of things you mentioned and it pisses me off too: Overweight people EVERYWHERE, American "Culture" (or lack thereof), Ridiculous MASSIVE Gas Guzzling SUVs. Redneck Gun Wielding Idiots
I find myself finding things I hate about this place all the time. You really shouldn't assume we're all inbred idiots( although there are plenty of them)
The only reason I'm still here is because I'm just kinda stuck here. Once I finish college and start making films, I'm planning on moving to Denmark.
I always felt as if I was a European trapped in an American's body.
p.s. the included pic is one of the main reasons I have to get out of here!! hehe
SmokeyPotter, I find it even funnier that you can't wait to leave but you're sig is by one of the greatest Americans to ever live. :rolleyes:
You wanna leave? Say hello to Mary's big black boot kicking you in the ass...hopefully it will be enough force to launch you over the Atlantic. :)
I don't hate america. I just don't like what it's become since the days of Ben Franklin.
And chill out too... your Negative Vibes are not necessary. I thought this was a marijuana forum?
I knew someone would eventually respond with some kinda "If you don't it here, get the hell out!"
heh
live by your sig schmokey
america isnt
What do you mean? It's really not something that you can live by :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by notanovice
I just think it applies perfectly in America these days. For example citizens that actually support things like "The Patriot Act" ...come on, you've got to be kidding me. My rights are all I have... no one can take that away from me.
you are giving up liberty for temporary security by moving to denmark.
I understand you smokey :)...nice pic, btw :P
How exactly? :confused: If he wants to live there, then so be it. It's not like Denmark's a prison-country lol...denmark has just as much liberty as the US, if not more soQuote:
you are giving up liberty for temporary security by moving to denmark.
~007~
Oh I know America is far from perfect and we are very fucked up in a lot of ways, but don't confuse the government with the people. I am just tired of people stereotyping Americans. There is more diversity in the US than in most other countries around the world. :)
I have to disagree.Quote:
Originally Posted by sawleaf
Immigrants who arrive in the US absolutely HAVE to become good little americans, i.e. imitate how the white people live/eat/work/talk/etc... Eventually, everyone loses their heritage, the second generation often doesn't speak one word of their parents' mother tongue. I guess when you call it a melting pot, you mean it literally.
To me, this is the number 1 difference between Canada and the US. In Canada, people are welcome to keep their heritage. Heck, I know tons of people who moved to Canada from Italy in the 1960s and still get by using only a few words of french and english, speaking mostly italian. If you go to a big city, Montreal/Toronto/Vancouver, you are exposed to so many different cultures and languages. THAT is diversity.
That being said, I don't like it at all when people say all americans are this or that, because generalizations are never true. Most of my problems with the US are with the government, not the people, since it's the government that misleads people into believing what they're told to believe. Leave the people alone!
America has a lot of problems, one of it's biggest is an extreme lack of humility and an excess of greed. Unfortunately Americans seem to be constantly indoctrinated about how great America is from a very early age. They are so busy being told how free they are they fail to notice how they are in many ways one of the least free countries in Western society. I'm not aiming to offend any Americans here, I just find many aspects of America incredibly irritating, such as their arrogance and failure to do things like cut CO2 production.
I want to move to Denmark because it's a beautiful country that could foster to my artistic talents. There are some thing's in America that I absolutley deplore. Like I said before: the Massive SUV "Get the hell outta my way, cause I have a huge truck" Mentality. Narrowmindedness that I see everywhere, everyday. The Greedy "Eat-All-You can, because you can" Attitude. Notice that none of these things have anything to do with me Hating America in any way. I just hate a lot of things that happen here. I am sure that if I move to Europe I'll be able to live a life of liberty just as well as in the USA. I just want to get away from all these social factors that shake me at my moral footings. I'm not saying Europe is some kind of Utopia. Just that I feel that I'd be able to live the life that I wanted to there.
Do any of you have a problem with this?
Sounds like a good plan to me. You should go to the Netherlands, where a certain something is legal.
hehe, it's only a train ride away my friend :D
Yeah, that's exactly right, if you don't like it, leave. Nobody's asking you to stay. It has nothing to do with my big truck... No bad vibes, just stating the obvious. Why wait until college is over? I'm sure Denmark has a college you can go to.
Leaving isn't the solution to everything. To be honest as far as I'm concerned America can do what it wants with itself I just don't want it screwing everything else up.
America might have it's problem's but it is still the best country runnin. At least we're armed. come get some!!
you've obviously come to a major city on the east or west coast of america!!!
I'm an Octopus, and I am more armed than you!
The thing I find is that a lot of people are not openminded. This is about seeing things from other people's perspectives and we all seem to be guilty of being a bit closeminded here it seems. Every country I have traveled to has been great! It is because we are so different that makes our countries so special. Who is to say what is right and what is wrong with a countries culture and government? It pretty much all comes down to your opinion and what you are looking for. America is a great country, but not any better than any other country. It has it's pros and cons just like any other country does. What one likes here may be what another person hates.
Well said sawleaf, I don't mind America for most things, I just don't like the Americans who are less like you and don't realise that America is just one country out of hundreds, it is better in some ways, worse in others, and if it is indeed the most powerful country in the world, it should take some responsibility for the world.
As Peter Parker said, "With great power comes great responsibility"
yeah.... but peter parker is a comic-book character.
That might be one of the smartest things I've heard an American say... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by sawleaf
just kidding :D
I couldn't agree with you more, Sawleaf
Yeah I know but it still makes sense.Quote:
Originally Posted by kr1Nx01
sawleaf is one of the smarter americans. :)
Yeah, the Brits and Australians know best...:rolleyes: Let's see some credentials before you all go nominating the smartest American. You're forgetting Sawleaf fell for Lola!
Just kidding, Sawleaf, you know I am, just had to get that in there one last time. SAWLEAF FOR PRESIDENT!!!! :p
Hell no MJM, I fell for someone else that she was pretending to be. You'd have to be crazy to actually want to be the president. Who would actually want that much stress and responsibility?
More people need to travel overseas. People have good and bad lives everywhere. Traveling just opens you eyes and mind. :)
Glad for u Saw,,,just thank ur lucky stars now ur probably one of the thousands that found out....
It was Uncle Ben, who said "with great power comes great responsibility", not Peter Parker!
They had to 'kill-off' Uncle Ben, because he wanted to persue his dream of making rice.
One man's holiday, is another man's way of life.
Is the States the only place offering liberty is it?Quote:
Originally Posted by notanovice
I have met very nice Americans and I am sorry for not clarifying that I mean the government. I was joking with the whole Yanks and Poms thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by sawleaf
sorry again
I was only joking, too, Saw. PRINCESSBLUEYEZ FOR PRESIDENT!!! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Mrs PotatoHead
Everybody here is always sorry, don't be sorry. It's your opinion and ,yes, our American president is a "wanker" as the British would say.
Lol. I've got some more words that the British use for him:Quote:
Originally Posted by maryjanemama
Tosser, twat, bastard, git, moron, idiot, cunt, idiot, prat, imbecile etc...
Sorry. I think Peter Parker did say it at one point, even if Uncle Ben said it first.Quote:
Originally Posted by RESiNATE
yeah he did, I watched the film the other night lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Kombucha