Talk about stereotyping and lowering yourself Dan, you label me as a hater even though you seemingly purposefully ignore my clear recognition in my posts that I do not hate Americans or anyone else for that matter, if you were to go back and read every post you responded to me in this thread you will see that you were the one berating and belittling me not visa versa...."Mr. Douchebag"
I'm not sure you understand what the word "stereotyping" means. It doesn't mean to form an opinion about a person based on specific things they say or do. It's confusing when you say you don't hate Americans when most of your posts are full of negative stereotypes about Americans.
And you are right in saying that there will always be idiots in every country but are you choosing to ignore that the rest of the worlds understanding of a first world country like America who is the best at everything is that they would overall be more educated, aware and in tune with the rest of the world considering they are always delving into everyone's business and trying to tell them democracy and capitalism is the only way, the right way, Christ's way.
Democracy is the only way, the right way. Everyone in the world should have the right to determine who represents them in government. You act like people living under an oppressive dictator are just choosing some alternative lifestyle. It's not a choice. The people of Libya asked for our help in getting rid of their psychopathic leadership that was murdering their own people and we gave it to them. There is no American oppression there. We were invited in.
Your comment of *we are somewhat isolated over here* is most probably accurate from the point of view that Americans are fed a daily systematic diet of delusion they call their daily lives
This is the type of bullshit statement I've been talking about. Who the fuck are you to say shit like this just because people have a different idea of what is important?
3rd world countries expect you guys to know better and act accordingly, not to just run in and take what you want because you have bigger guns.
So you're blaming America for human nature? Interesting.
This is not the vast majority of the citizens of America's fault nor their personal actions but rather a secluded bunch of mavericks who abuse their power and position for their own gain.
We are for the most part aware of this. What appears to be ignorance on our part is apathy that stems from the fact there really isn't much we can do to change this.
Your other comment of *why the fuck should we care where they are?* can be interpreted in one of two ways, the location of places is not all that much of a big deal and in the scheme of thing it ain't pivotal to anyone's life necessarily BUT it could also be interpreted in a way in which I see many many westerners view the rest of the world...IF IT AIN'T HAPPENING TO ME THEN I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM, RATHER THEM THAN ME ATTITUDE which is precisely the problem I have with western society.
Then I think you're misunderstanding us. It's more like "why should I waste energy caring about something I have no power what so ever to change?". I think people here would care if they thought there was something they could do about it.
Obama was elected precisely because Americans were tired of a lot of things you are complaining about. His campaign was based on ending wars, stopping torture, and getting rid of the secret off shore prisons where people are locked up without trial. Look what that did? Business as usual.
There were thousands, maybe millions of us protesting the Iraq war. I was in San Francisco when it started and we shut down the city very successfully for quite a while. Our non-violent protests just got us police beatings.
So you're asking us to care about things we have no power to control. Americans for the most part are not in control of what the government does. We can vote for politicians that will make more subtle changes, but the driving forces behind US foreign policy are out of our control.
When was the last time America or any country in Europe was bombed to shit since WWII? It is easy to digress as a westerner isn't it. This is why governments are allowed to get away with what they do but it has become so complacent a problem that now westerners are even allowing themselves to be cornered into agreeing to stripping of liberties for the sake a false war on terror or any other implement that suits the few rather then the many.
I think you'll find there is bi-partisan popular support in America to end military involvement in the war on terror and just start arresting or killing individual terrorists rather than invade countries. But that doesn't mean shit to corporate lobbyists or politicians.
if you had you would realise that I am not a hater of American citizens but rather a hater of western complacency and overall ignorance of the truth behind what our governments in collusion with corporate powers to do us all, 1st world or the 3rd world.
Quit making broad and false generalizations about cultures you obviously have very little understanding for and then people won't get the impression that your bigoted against Americans.
By the way Dan, if you had ever interacted with a rural person in a 3rd world environment who is largely untouched by western ways you would realise that they have very little understanding of jealousy or bitterness which only goes to show that these emotions and feelings are created by western ways.
From my experience that is correct. But I'm not talking about all people from rural third world countries. I'm talking about you specifically.
PS. As much as you may hate to hear this you better enjoy that No.1 position whilst it lasts, every dog has it's day....you only have to look back in history for proof of that.
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