Quote Originally Posted by Button Basher
An American with his own mind. Your a breath of fresh air! Have a joint!
Well, actually I think people from all countries are walking around somewhat brainwashed. (Really! Huxley, Orwell or any number of literary figures going back to Plato have been beating this down our throats ad nausium for 2500 years)The problems with America are not just because Americans live there...Thats bullshit! Americans are not much differnt than people anywhere. The problem is we have all the big bombs so it becomes more important for the powers to be to shut down our facilities. And they do it more aggressively. Control the redneck vote and you control the world.
Meanwhile it has become fashionable for people in Europe to bash American people. In my travels through Thaliand I speak with them often. But for the most part all these people know is what they see on their local media...Just like AMerican people. If your country gets pushed around by Americas foreign policy apuratus, then it probably has an anti-american bias in its media. Im not saying that Americas government doesn't deserve those insults from media organizations....but people who learn everything from the media or from there friends who learn everything from the media or their parents are just marching to the beat of a different drum. Im not saying you are that way my friend, but I suggest you hang out with some Americans. And if you go line dancing don't expect any intellegent talk...