Death
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You'd be suicidal if you actually got broken up by EVERY death. Cut the crap, I can't take you seriously with such hyperbole.
I can have strong emotions without being "broken-up" by the childish, sentimental crap which is brainwashed into most Americans by Hollyweird propaganda.
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It would seem your "strong emotions" are primarily a hatred for the United States.
"Originally Posted by numan
And yet the Satanic War Machine of the United States government rackets around the world murdering millions of innocent civilians, torturing them, starving them, denying them shelter and medical help --- and yet, all this elicits no similar outrage in most people."
One would hope you understand the same can be said of every country on Earth that has a military and position of power.
Well, I guess it can be said that you are making progress if you can admit that the controllers of the US Satanic War Machine are behaving like monsters.
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Why would I need to make progress toward something you deign worthy when I am being critical of it?
I've never understood this. It is like 'battles' with cancer, a trick with language.
Isn't it weird how no right-wing American can discuss anything much without chucking around the world 'hatred'? They seem terribly sick from out here.
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THE UNITED STATES OF HYSTERIA
One of the many pleasant aspects of the place where I now live is the refreshing absence of tetchy, overblown "patriotism". There are few, if any, acre-sized Canadian flags blowing in the wind, no "Canada: Love it or leave it" slogans, no bumper stickers saying, "God, guts and guns made Canada what it is." In Canada or England, if you criticize the country, people are likely just to agree with you! If they think you are incorrect in your criticism, Canadians are likely to change the subject, as you would to distract the attention of a slightly retarded child; Englishmen will just smile, and think, "What can you expect of a foreigner?" But Americans all too often seem to have a trace of hysteria in their character, and, when criticized, become tetchy, belligerent and hostile.
Of course, jingoistic tetchiness exists in many countries, but I find the American variety particularly silly and tiresome, perhaps because it is the variety I have had to deal with all my life. It is very pleasant, in my sunset years, to be living in a place where it is absent.
I have been told that I should praise America, rather than criticize it! That is not going to happen: there were things worthy of praise in Nazi Germany, but praise of those aspects of the German polity would have been misplaced whilst the Nazis were in power.
Then I have been told, in tones of revelation, that Canada has its problems, too! That logical fallacy is so common that it has a name: to quoque, "you, too!" That Canada also has problems is irrelevant when one is discussing America's problems.
Then I have been told that since I no longer live in the US, that I have no right to criticize it! If I am to take this as an example of American respect for freedom of opinion and expression, then I ought to re-double my criticism! Moreover, I am not a Saint Francis, who, reportedly, went around kissing lepers as an exercise in loving all of God's creatures. I feel no compulsion to love and respect fools, nor do I feel that it would improve my character to spend any more time around them than I need to. I will only make myself uncomfortable for those whom I respect.
It is implied that it is "mean" to point out evils to people who know about them, but can do little or nothing about them. But my remarks are not meant for such people; they are aimed at people who have facts staring them in the face, but refuse to look at them!
By the way, if there are great evils in your country which you cannot fight and change, it indicates that you do not have much freedom or power as citizens, nor does it support the notion that your Constitution is worthy of much respect.
In the modern world, the power of the United States, and its irrationality, make it every bit as dangerous as Nazi Germany was in its time --- more dangerous, if one considers the future effects of our actions on the ecological balances which we are destroying. To ignore the evils of American society is to betray Nature, Life, and Humanity.
If I were one to toot my own horn, I might point out that my insistence on criticizing what is wrong with America could be seen as an indication that I am more patriotic than most Americans, not less. Since I dislike self-praise, I will not do so.
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THE UNITED STATES OF HYSTERIA
One of the many pleasant aspects of the place where I now live is the refreshing absence of tetchy, overblown "patriotism". There are few, if any, acre-sized Canadian flags blowing in the wind, no "Canada: Love it or leave it" slogans, no bumper stickers saying, "God, guts and guns made Canada what it is." In Canada or England, if you criticize the country, people are likely just to agree with you! If they think you are incorrect in your criticism, Canadians are likely to change the subject, as you would to distract the attention of a slightly retarded child; Englishmen will just smile, and think, "What can you expect of a foreigner?" But Americans all too often seem to have a trace of hysteria in their character, and, when criticized, become tetchy, belligerent and hostile.
Of course, jingoistic tetchiness exists in many countries, but I find the American variety particularly silly and tiresome, perhaps because it is the variety I have had to deal with all my life. It is very pleasant, in my sunset years, to be living in a place where it is absent.
I have been told that I should praise America, rather than criticize it! That is not going to happen: there were things worthy of praise in Nazi Germany, but praise of those aspects of the German polity would have been misplaced whilst the Nazis were in power.
Then I have been told, in tones of revelation, that Canada has its problems, too! That logical fallacy is so common that it has a name: to quoque, "you, too!" That Canada also has problems is irrelevant when one is discussing America's problems.
Then I have been told that since I no longer live in the US, that I have no right to criticize it! If I am to take this as an example of American respect for freedom of opinion and expression, then I ought to re-double my criticism! Moreover, I am not a Saint Francis, who, reportedly, went around kissing lepers as an exercise in loving all of God's creatures. I feel no compulsion to love and respect fools, nor do I feel that it would improve my character to spend any more time around them than I need to. I will only make myself uncomfortable for those whom I respect.
It is implied that it is "mean" to point out evils to people who know about them, but can do little or nothing about them. But my remarks are not meant for such people; they are aimed at people who have facts staring them in the face, but refuse to look at them!
By the way, if there are great evils in your country which you cannot fight and change, it indicates that you do not have much freedom or power as citizens, nor does it support the notion that your Constitution is worthy of much respect.
In the modern world, the power of the United States, and its irrationality, make it every bit as dangerous as Nazi Germany was in its time --- more dangerous, if one considers the future effects of our actions on the ecological balances which we are destroying. To ignore the evils of American society is to betray Nature, Life, and Humanity.
If I were one to toot my own horn, I might point out that my insistence on criticizing what is wrong with America could be seen as an indication that I am more patriotic than most Americans, not less. Since I dislike self-praise, I will not do so.
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THE UNITED STATES OF HYSTERIA
One of the many pleasant aspects of the place where I now live is the refreshing absence of tetchy, overblown "patriotism". There are few, if any, acre-sized Canadian flags blowing in the wind, no "Canada: Love it or leave it" slogans, no bumper stickers saying, "God, guts and guns made Canada what it is." In Canada or England, if you criticize the country, people are likely just to agree with you! If they think you are incorrect in your criticism, Canadians are likely to change the subject, as you would to distract the attention of a slightly retarded child; Englishmen will just smile, and think, "What can you expect of a foreigner?" But Americans all too often seem to have a trace of hysteria in their character, and, when criticized, become tetchy, belligerent and hostile.
Of course, jingoistic tetchiness exists in many countries, but I find the American variety particularly silly and tiresome, perhaps because it is the variety I have had to deal with all my life. It is very pleasant, in my sunset years, to be living in a place where it is absent.
I have been told that I should praise America, rather than criticize it! That is not going to happen: there were things worthy of praise in Nazi Germany, but praise of those aspects of the German polity would have been misplaced whilst the Nazis were in power.
Then I have been told, in tones of revelation, that Canada has its problems, too! That logical fallacy is so common that it has a name: to quoque, "you, too!" That Canada also has problems is irrelevant when one is discussing America's problems.
Then I have been told that since I no longer live in the US, that I have no right to criticize it! If I am to take this as an example of American respect for freedom of opinion and expression, then I ought to re-double my criticism! Moreover, I am not a Saint Francis, who, reportedly, went around kissing lepers as an exercise in loving all of God's creatures. I feel no compulsion to love and respect fools, nor do I feel that it would improve my character to spend any more time around them than I need to. I will only make myself uncomfortable for those whom I respect.
It is implied that it is "mean" to point out evils to people who know about them, but can do little or nothing about them. But my remarks are not meant for such people; they are aimed at people who have facts staring them in the face, but refuse to look at them!
By the way, if there are great evils in your country which you cannot fight and change, it indicates that you do not have much freedom or power as citizens, nor does it support the notion that your Constitution is worthy of much respect.
In the modern world, the power of the United States, and its irrationality, make it every bit as dangerous as Nazi Germany was in its time --- more dangerous, if one considers the future effects of our actions on the ecological balances which we are destroying. To ignore the evils of American society is to betray Nature, Life, and Humanity.
If I were one to toot my own horn, I might point out that my insistence on criticizing what is wrong with America could be seen as an indication that I am more patriotic than most Americans, not less. Since I dislike self-praise, I will not do so.
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We conquered the world (and I mean that literally) a bit over 7 decades ago, within living memory. We smashed dozens of NA nations, crushed a rebellion of a scale few other nations can claim to have dealt with and survived and subsumed the French AND Spanish Empires without even trying (especially France, we only wanted a city lol) in the 150 years before that in the name of Manifest Destiny. Criticism of our conduct in those conquests is fair but America is objectively the fastest growing, richest and most powerful empire to ever exist up to this point in history. Unless stuchly anti-Imperialist, an American has a justified sense of superiority so acting indigent comes off as sour grapes more than a legitimate criticism.
Questioning American pride is like wondering why the Romans were so full of themselves during the Pax Romana or questioning the Chinese pompous reaction to 1st contact with Europe as they ruled over the largest and oldest continuous empire in history up to that point and sat on more gold and silver than all of Europe (and it's colonies) combined. By all means give the warning that all that goes up ends up coming down but there is little logic to criticizing someone for thinking they're on top as they're sitting on the throne.
As I said, fair warning. Lamenting the superiority complex of people WHILE THEY'RE ON TOP however is illogical and is nothing more than sour grapes.
LOL!!! I doubt the users of the bumper sticker "HATE IS NOT A FAMILY VALUE" are right wing. They were/are far left loons!!!
Please translate into English - I'm baffled. Is hate a family value in God-fearing America?LOL!!! I doubt the users of the bumper sticker "HATE IS NOT A FAMILY VALUE" are right wing. They were/are far left loons!!!
Nope! But the left wing loons think (or at least are saying) that conservatives do, which is a big fat lie.
No, they're saying it's NOT so bigots that use 'family values' are hypocrites. Why do you always have to lie about obvious truths?
Lying implies knowing something is true but saying something different expecting it to be accepted. Perhaps the "Knowing" part is not available or purposefully ignored. The production of a Lie is difficult to maintain but easy to accept by those who want to believe it.
I wouldn't know, but I do know that right-wingers here use the word 'hate' more than any human beings I have ever heard of elsewhere.
That certainly would be true in describing the opposite wing; they have no tolerance for moderates or sane conservatives.
That certainly would be true in describing the opposite wing; they have no tolerance for moderates or sane conservatives.
I hadn't noticed, but it may be so. One of the huge disadvantages of replacing serious politics with spitting and cursing about life-style choices is that it increases emotionalism tremendously, I'd guess.
