Re: no fears, SwollenThighs, we hate you too
> Typical bloody american response.. "we" hate you too.. ahh yes,
> "all of us great americans together"... people like you are a
> big problem for the few normal americans who exist, because you
> continually insist on bracketing everyone together: in other words, you
> demonstrate how it is idiot american f***s who ar responsible for all the
> generalisations about americans that normal americans complain about
SalmonThighs.... your comments make me sad. I assume you are British. Even as an American for all of my 32 years, I can't really say your sentiments are completely out of line, even if you expressed them a bit harshly. I know what you're driving at, and it is a very real issue with my country.
I do believe it is *more* of an issue in the South, where the Bible Belt lies and where people tend to be just (generally) a bit more religious, less educated, and more patriotic (even if this generalisation holds true less and less in the big cities like Atlanta, Dallas, New Orleans, etc.)
You can truly rest assured not all Americans are like how you described. I know I am not. I view my country pretty much as an oversized, overfed 14 year old adolescent who has the body of a 25 year old bodybuilder, with England being the sage 40-something father. Too many people in this country just shout U-S-A! U-S-A! in support of ANYTHING the U.S. does, in a form of blind worship of their country.
I don't really know what the solution is, but I do find it disheartening that you've seen enough of what you described, that you can come out and slap such an absolute condemnations of Americans as a whole. I guess all I can do is remind you that less than 50% of all Americans who voted in 2000 actually preferred George Bush, and that many of us do understand the concerns of Western Europe insofar as American behaviour and unilateralism are concerned.
I love my country, and I think the U.S. (together with Britain) represent Goodness in the world. We're just a bit immature. We've only been around 225 years, and have a lot to learn about humility, experience, and tact.
Rest assured our aim is true, and that our wishes are quite similar to Britain's with respect to the world order. Just be patient with us as we don't have the experience and wisdom that you gents across the pond have. We'll get there.
-- J.T.