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Originally posted by steve95988
NO need to say sorry, u would rather be here because u get to drink your beer and go to strip clubs and talk on your i-phone, lol worthless crap that just distracts the masses, and sounds like you are one of the sheep
Originally posted by justwokeup
It comes for different reasons. Some of it is actually directed at the whole western world and the US is just a convenient target. I cant speak for those people as they are beyond my understanding.
From those who actually support democracy and freedom I think it comes out of frustration. Frustration that a country that they grew up instinctively supporting and approving of is turning into something else. Something to be worried about.
The watershed for a lot of observers was 9/11 2001. Not because of the atrocity itself. That inspired sympathy and solidarity. But because of the speed with which america jettisoned its own principles in a flurry of fear and paranoia. Which still continues. 'terrorists under the bed', Tv channels full of simpletons and demagogues.
Nobody wants a 'fascist imperium america inc'. Or bankrupt failed state america. We want the real america to come back before its too late. The world needs it.
Its not hate its the frustration of watching a family member go off the rails while the wolves gather outside.
Originally posted by justwokeup
Nobody wants a 'fascist imperium america inc'. Or bankrupt failed state america. We want the real america to come back before its too late. The world needs it.
Its not hate its the frustration of watching a family member go off the rails while the wolves gather outside.
Originally posted by imnessie
People from Eastern Europe don't mind Americans. But we don't like it when Americans ask us whether we have TV sets over here.
On a more serious note, we are not critical of Americans as individuals, we are critical of American society (and the whole Western world as a whole for that matter) because for us the family is very important whether in the USA the family seems to be losing popularity. We are far more traditional and conservative than Americans, that's why. What we don't like about America is your government, the feminazi agenda and the white guilt. Why should the white race as a whole feel guilty when we, East Europeans weren't the ones that had Black slaves? We don't have black people over here so why should we feel white guilt?
These things are being imposed on us, although conflicting with our culture. However, it's not fault of the ordinary American citizen, it's fault of the American government that wants to have influence all over the world. Most people here hate the American ambassador, because he behaves like some kind of celebrity. He's all over the TV screen (he even had a part in a local TV soap) and he messes in our government's domestic policy. Many people here think he's our real Prime Minister.edit on 12-12-2010 by imnessie because: small edits