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Originally posted by Ariess
You must admit that the thread you're talking about, in fact, has a lot of genuine hate towards America and it's people. Can you not understand why some Americans would be over-defensive even if you were just expressing hate to the American government? Regardless, when you attack the American government you attack the American people. When you claim that our government is corrupt and evil and our "empire" is crumbling like you know something, you are calling us dumb, ignorant, naive, glutenous, and what ever other stereotypes apply. Now, I understand where these stereotypes come from. I'm disgusted with our pop-culture, irate about the food made available to us, and genuinely disturbed at the blatant shenanigans of our current political establishment and establishments of past, but honestly, all of us "western" nations are in the same boat. So stop hating on us oh, my brothers, grab your own oars, and row. Once you start making some good strokes then you can talk.
Originally posted by Ariess
You must admit that the thread you're talking about, in fact, has a lot of genuine hate towards America and it's people. Can you not understand why some Americans would be over-defensive even if you were just expressing hate to the American government? Regardless, when you attack the American government you attack the American people. When you claim that our government is corrupt and evil and our "empire" is crumbling like you know something, you are calling us dumb, ignorant, naive, glutenous, and what ever other stereotypes apply. Now, I understand where these stereotypes come from. I'm disgusted with our pop-culture, irate about the food made available to us, and genuinely disturbed at the blatant shenanigans of our current political establishment and establishments of past, but honestly, all of us "western" nations are in the same boat. So stop hating on us oh, my brothers, grab your own oars, and row. Once you start making some good strokes then you can talk.
Anti government does not mean anti country!
Originally posted by beezzer
reply to post by Jay-morris
Like I wrote in "that" thread, being anti government but not anti country is disingenuous.
The government is a reflection of the people.
I don't like it.
I'm working to change it.
But that is (in my humble) the most pragmatic approach to take.
Originally posted by mytheroy
reply to post by Jay-morris
I'm American, and I'll quote what I've been saying for the past 10 years, "I love my county, but hate the people ruining it".
Originally posted by Jay-morris
Are people that brainwahed by their government?
Originally posted by xavi1000
Originally posted by Jay-morris
Are people that brainwahed by their government?
Yes they are ....voting for Romney ,Newt is