Why do Americans think they know better?

Its a foolish thing to think as a person that you would know better.It blinds the ability to learn new viewpoints,America has this problem in abundancy,blinded perspectives by the media,the average person no longer thinks for themselves while constantly being barraged by the sales pitch and political conjecture on the tv and the actual lack of true journalism in our news reporters these days,.How can the American know better?By not thinking he or she knows at all and to not believe what is hearsay.

Maybe we just naturally practice layers and layers of foolishness, because we can. Many countries in the 1st world, don't have a Constitution.

They have no idea what certain inalienable rights, even are. We are brought up to believe it, to see it in action, to learn the truth of the short-comings and truth of it's power. So, in that way, we are better.....off.

Corso312 said:

The problem is that Americans are stupid and easily misled...if you question something you are not a patriot! "move to Canada then!" and other dumb statements like that...The corruption and greed in the country is killing it..it was once the greatest country in the world.

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Our stupidity is our greatest strength. We can afford to bluff and deceive. Got you fooled. We are 3 times more powerful in economic
production, and self correcting, advanced political magic, than the other 3 contenders combined. We have the military, the robots and the money, and we are mean as snakes, don't forget. And we don't police. We referee. Or would you prefer Benghazi subject to rapine, sacked and burned to the ground on TV? Would you prefer that Udae and Kusai Hussien be alive? Chemical Allie?

No one like the sausage factory, but you still help us work it.

Why? Australia, Poland, England, Canada, always sends troops with the US. We know what we are doing. And I'm sure you are not doing anything.

I don't really understand most of that...was Iraq and the the Iraqi people better off under Sadaam? ? YES they were...those countries may send troops but nowhere near as many as the States do...we spend an insane amount of money and for what? what does that massive inflated defense budget provide?

hotrodharley said:

How about we are as good as anybody else but certainly no better? And many Americans do think "we" are better or chosen by "God" to walk among the Blessed. Think not? Everytime somebody sees a clip of something in the news showing turmoil or scandal abroad and says "Look at those dumb f'ers, that wouldn't go here in America" or "Americans would never be as dumb as those f'ers!" (au contraire as I know some so stupid they would starve to death in a strawberry patch.)

I'll cut to the chase on this - ever hear anybody say "Dumb Mexicans"? Oh hell yes you have if you live in America. This country is as racist as the next. Racists believe they are better than the race they think they despise. Not all Americans are racists or nationalists. Some are just overzealous "patriots".

I am a former US Marine and damned proud of it. If I was a young man again I would join them again. I loved to fight and so did they. They taught me that peace is supreme.

BTW the rich have us all by the balls. Charlie Foxtrot.

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I would starve to death in a strawberry patch. They are the food item I detest most unconditionally. to me, they are Satan's Hemorrhoids. cn

Blacktophat said:

good point. blind patriotism is different.

but i think IF patriotism, as a frame of mind, could be dispelled completely from our brains. we would be much happier and progressive as a species.

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However patriotism, pride in one's tribe, is a basic, ingrained human quality. To remove it is to introduce a utopian element, "let's change this bit of reality to accommodate a lovely theory", that characterizes every progressive political philosophy I've thus far encountered. If life were a board game, that move would be "no fair". cn

Corso312 said:

I don't really understand most of that...was Iraq and the the Iraqi people better off under Sadaam? ? YES they were...those countries may send troops but nowhere near as many as the States do...we spend an insane amount of money and for what? what does that massive inflated defense budget provide?

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The good of the many and the prerogative of the strong. We take the attempt of assassination of our President, very seriously. We have Treaties against that and we decapitated and otherwise hanged the guilty parties. Everyone but the foolish agreed with us.

We need the block against Iran, who we have been at War with for a while. We need to break up the Axis of Evil. We don't expect you to get it.

We are so hard nosed, it is to our direct benefit, to simply confuse and manipulate you and others who think like this.

You create and maintain our dis-information campaign for free. Paper Tiger, weak and decadent, The Great Shai'ten, failing power, rotting in decline.

HA HA!
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You have no idea how much we Revel and Rejoice in that. It's an old trick, as old as our good ole USA. And much older than that.

“Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”

― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

The problem is that too many people have been fed too much bullshit in any country. The world isn't run by governments anymore. It's run by the Big Bankers. The Rothchilds and the Rockefellers. They control everything. The media. The governments who borrow money from them. Every country is plagued by this in its own way. I, as an American, used to believe in patriotism. I used to be proud to be an American. Now I'm only proud to be a human being alive on this planet. Which is falling to shit behind false ideology. Too many people have been turned to sheep. Too many people are willing to believe what they are told without further investigation. Too many times are we lied to and conditioned to believe these lies. Is it okay for the TSA to be fondling people at the airports? No. But people have been conditioned to it in this post 9-11 era, and so they accept it as a way of life. Governments around the world are working towards a utopian oligarchy in which we all are doomed to be ruled by a One Government World. Those with the big money control what those with the little or no money see, hear, eat, and believe. It's all propaganda fueled by hatred. There are FEMA camps being set up in the USA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1QXYpb4jUM), the US is ordering millions of rounds of ammunition, extensive riot gear, bullet proof guard stations, and the like (http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/archives/5923). There are Spetznaz officers being stationed in US bases around the country. Why? Because we are on the brink of total annihilation. The failing economies around the globe are being pushed further into debt. Food surpluses are being bought up by outside countries. Once one economy fails, rioting will begin across the globe. There will be little to no food to be had. People will be forced into these FEMA camps to find refuge. Think this is all just a bunch of paranoid conspiracy theory? I urge you all to do some research and open your minds. This shit is real and if we don't speak up as human beings (forget nationalites and the like), we will be doomed to live in a utopian oligarchy, where our lives will be miserable. I know there will be people who will flame me for this. I don't care. I'm concerned for my fellow brethren as a whole. Not based on national pride. But based on human pride.

Nope, we are just getting ready for the wild ride. We are strapped in. Are you?

Quick, name the most important item to bring to a FEMA camp? Not your opinions, your Wits.

Nothing is OK. It is all opinion. Go have some clean safe drinking water. 4-5 feet away is it? Not 4-5 kilometers? Much of the world has not very far to fall. But, still you cheer for the comeupance, just a bit, hmmm?

lol..wtf are you talking about...what happened to "weapons of mass destruction" ??? there were none.. none since the last time WE sold them to Iraq..In 25 years the wars for fresh water will make these oil wars look like a pillow fight.

No countries should have nukes...how is Iran any different from egypt ot India or Pakistan or n.korea? or the U.S. ?

They're not. Nuclear weapons are weapons of mass genocide. That shit will wipe out populations instantly and leave our planet a glowing ball of death. Nukes are bad news. Not to mention the radioactive fallout and other mess that comes with it. Bad stuff.

Corso312 said:

lol..wtf are you talking about...what happened to "weapons of mass destruction" ??? there were none.. none since the last time WE sold them to Iraq..In 25 years the wars for fresh water will make these oil wars look like a pillow fight.

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Those weapons were buried in the Bakka Valley. The WMD was a concocted ploy, a ruse to cover the UN. Operational deception in war time. All the Western Services agreed. (that's what they would tell us) For God's sake's, Man. You are a babe in the woods, to believe the cover story. I told you already what it was about. And that is why it take the bold to run the show. No one has to explain it to you, perhaps, not even an American. And they don't need to explain it to me. It's plausible deniablilty. You just believe the press. Ha Ha.

If you believe the US is supposed to be or do something or other....if you think anyone cares...? tribalist, anti-globalists, jehadist, Jesus cults militia kooks and any enemy of this State are being manipulated as our dis-information for free, campaign. Thanks for playing. You won't won't believe me anyway.

That's why it's no big state secret. It a big national laugh for those of us that study the broad scope of history and how to win. We need the nattering, hand wringing crybabies of doom. We will just build more robot DNA hunters of doom.

You are fooled, as we wish, by the surface layer, the Press Release of what the weak and fearful can easily digest. Very good.

As for water wars, yes, but they will not be allowed to get out of control, That's what the neutron bomb is for.

Small tactical nukes are not WMDs...if we say so.

MellowFarmer said:

I was just musing over a rather sober thought I've been getting more and more frequently these past years about the Jews who knew to get the fuck out of Germany in time and how if something similar were in fact to happen here that I should have the foresight myself and the ability to get all my loved ones out also.

People dismiss that we are becoming a Police State or excuse me that we are a Police State and the laws that prove it like a political dissident being labeled a terrorist and all the fun that comes along with that. What makes folks think they would know in time to do anything if they don't even bother to do anything but dismiss the idea as silly and paranoid?

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You tempt me with an easy in to bash the all mighty America. I wont cave though...I wont...cave....

MellowFarmer said:

I was just musing over a rather sober thought I've been getting more and more frequently these past years about the Jews who knew to get the fuck out of Germany in time and how if something similar were in fact to happen here that I should have the foresight myself and the ability to get all my loved ones out also.

People dismiss that we are becoming a Police State or excuse me that we are a Police State and the laws that prove it like a political dissident being labeled a terrorist and all the fun that comes along with that. What makes folks think they would know in time to do anything if they don't even bother to do anything but dismiss the idea as silly and paranoid?

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You really do live in a Kingdom of Fear..........

Heisenberg said:

Why do you think you know better? I am not implying that you don't, I am saying the reasons you would list would be very similar to the reasons anyone else would list. You can gain insight into your question by asking it of yourself. Everyone thinks they have good reason to say they know better than others. What makes yours correct?

I think you could make a good argument that we are opertating as a plutocracy, perhaps even gravitating to a police state, But which law is it that makes political dissent a terrorist act?

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I don't think I know better than Anyone except those who blindly accept what they are told without question.

olylifter420 said:

Why do people think Americans know better? Is there a motive to asking such a question, jealousy or spite? Is it our freedoms and diversities we have that make oursiders think we Americans think we are better or know better?

I think it is naive to think others especially Americans "know better".

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So Oily you think that you as an American know better than others who are not American because of America's diversity and freedoms?

Is that your final answer?

Corso312 said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIffq85zMI4&feature=player_detailpage

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Wow Corso, perfect - how can I watch that online do you know? Looks like a great show!

high|hgih said:

Think its wise to leave? I'm sure at some point when I have some extra pocket change I could say fuck it and leave.. Why not? Ive been living the same boring life for like 5 years now... Id be totally okay with up and leaving everything

Government wise what do you guys think would be the best place to move? I'm thinking new zealand they pay you to live there apparently

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My plan is Costa Rica, good economy but with a low standard of living. You can live comfortably off $900/mo I think because of this is why it is a big place for Americans to retire to. I've also heard the gov is much much better. I figure if not I head
south then east or west and then north- New Zealand does sound nice for sure!

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Do as we say or we will bring democracy to your nation!