For the benefit of those who aren't:


You wake up everyday hoping you can cover your bills, keep up your credit rating, and feed your children.

You pray to god that your company isn't downsizing this week, as they have everyweek for the last 2 years.

You wonder how long we can compete with the Chinese in labor margins and wonder how many people jobs you cost when you send your machined parts overseas.

You bitch about the rising price of insurance and health care

You wonder if the group of kids down the road is armed and if they are intending on pulling a Columbine, and if your child is on the list.

You cry when your loved one is ill, and wonder why no one was aware of asbestos in your parents days

You yell in anger when you see American people whom you never met die due to terrorists

You fondly remember when the word terrorist was firmly planted in the World section of the newspaper and it all seemed so far away.

You wonder if the guy running the dairy mart really means it when he says have a nice day, he just doesn't seem the same anymore.

You wonder if getting your degree matters anymore, hell what jobs are there anyways.

You cringe when you have to send the 16-17 year old kids elsewhere when they look for summer work.

You wonder if the vegetables you are eating are slowly killing you.

You wonder who is going to run against Bush this year, and if it's even worth it.

You wonder why everyone bashes you overseas, don't they know we have it just as bad as you right now.

You wish you could get a new car, but just can't afford it right now.

You don't feel invincible anymore, you wonder if someone will ever nuke us

You hope that your son or daughter, who is in the military, is going to come home safe, after all you haven't heard from him/her in 2 months.


And last but not least, despite of all this ......

YOU ARE STILL DAMN PROUD TO BE AMERICAN,


We will fight through this, we always do.

Wowzers 'Shining Wizard'. That was like awesome; like very and profoundly Deep.

All I can say is: Here, here!
(the song by Toby Keith (?) "Proud to be an American' comes to mind.)



regards
seekerof

[Edited on 9-7-2003 by Seekerof]

Well I personally don't have any kids, but I understand how a father must feel in that situation.


Thanks, just venting

melodramatic intellectual incest "oh we poor americans"

cant you keep that for yourself ?

[Edited on 9-7-2003 by Mokuhadzushi]

Originally posted by Mokuhadzushi
melodramatic intellectual incest "oh we poor americans"

Watch It,Shining.



[Edited on 8-12-2003 by JediMaster]

Originally posted by Mokuhadzushi
melodramatic intellectual incest "oh we poor americans"

cant you keep that for yourself ?

[Edited on 9-7-2003 by Mokuhadzushi]

how bout a nice piping hot cup of STFU.

no, i mean .. if you really feel unhappy then do something about it instead of posting crappy patriotic poetry of the lowest quality. By the way, as an american you have currently nothing to be proud of.

[Edited on 9-7-2003 by Mokuhadzushi]

I suppose that you are doing so much better, people like you are the reason we go to war buddy.


Close your mouth and open your mind

I live in Spain

i would appreciate if you extended a bit on why people like me are the reason America killed tens of thousands of arabs ?!?

Originally posted by Mokuhadzushi
melodramatic intellectual incest "oh we poor americans"

cant you keep that for yourself ?

[Edited on 9-7-2003 by Mokuhadzushi]

Lets see, we can post articles and topics here at ATS bashing American's, belittling our political, educational, intelligence, etc., but when it comes to a topic concerning and effecting current 'feelings' of American's and what they are going through today and have been for awhile, thats ummm......"melodramatic intellectual incest"?

As to "doing something about it".......your solution is Mokuhadzushi? Again your opinion is a given....but your sense of patriotism is needless to say ill-defined and "of the lowest quality", and quite crap-less!

regards
seekerof

Originally posted by Mokuhadzushi
I live in Spain

i would appreciate if you extended a bit on why people like me are the reason America killed tens of thousands of arabs ?!?

Is that a little anger I'm feeling from what is left from the Spanish-American war...which by chance, also ended the currently popular colonialism of the Spanish 'Empire' at that time?

regards
seekerof

I suppose that the daily bombings killing the children of Israel are our fault


Iraq invaids Kuwait, gasses Kerds, war with Iran

Again our fault right?

plane hijackings, let me guess, our fault

Russian bombing, our fault right?

I don't even need to continue, you are an ignorant doofus, post in someone else's topic.


I am glad you are not in power, or Spain wouldn't be getting the BILLIONS of dollars we give you to support asses such as yourself.


Seriously, start your own topic

Originally posted by Mokuhadzushi
I live in Spain

i would appreciate if you extended a bit on why people like me are the reason America killed tens of thousands of arabs ?!?

Care to further elaborate on this? I would most certainly entertain your thoughts and a possible answer to your thoughts.

regards
seekerof

Originally posted by Seekerof


Is that a little anger I'm feeling from what is left from the Spanish-American war...which by chance, also ended the currently popular colonialism of the Spanish 'Empire' at that time?

What do you mean ? where is colonialism popular ? certainly not among the spanish people, which are peace loving people.

Originally posted by Shining Wizard

I am glad you are not in power, or Spain wouldn't be getting the BILLIONS of dollars we give you to support asses such as yourself.

We spit on your stolen blood-money, seriously

[Edited on 9-7-2003 by Mokuhadzushi]

Originally posted by Mokuhadzushi

Originally posted by Seekerof


Is that a little anger I'm feeling from what is left from the Spanish-American war...which by chance, also ended the currently popular colonialism of the Spanish 'Empire' at that time?

What do you mean ? where is colonialism popular ? certainly not among the spanish people, which are peace loving people.

Bwahahaha,
please, a few of the 9-11 hijackers grew up there among the islamic population.
any population has ties to violence.

Oh my goodness, somebody needs a serious history lesson. Spain was known as an evil, killing, ignorant force of gold hungry blowhards for about, oh, i don't know a century.

The reason you are peace loving is because you don't have a choice, Monte Carlo's police force would give your army problems.
And why does everyone assume that every American wants to fight? Silly and ignorant thinking

Originally posted by Shining Wizard
The reason you are peace loving is because you don't have a choice,

You must be under 18, right ?

Originally posted by Mokuhadzushi

Originally posted by Seekerof


Is that a little anger I'm feeling from what is left from the Spanish-American war...which by chance, also ended the currently popular colonialism of the Spanish 'Empire' at that time?

What do you mean ? where is colonialism popular ? certainly not among the spanish people, which are peace loving people.

Dude, everything I said, is held in English today and called: 'past tense'. What I said has no bearing on 'current Spain' today.....read it again.

Actually....the comment I made was uncalled for....my apologizes. Per chance yours concerning "oh, we poor americans" was also and in need of.....re-thinking?

regards
seekerof

does cortez ring a bell?