reply to post by Merriman Weir
Add to that at least 95% of the posters who attack or display hatred towards Australia and Australians are American. I rarely ever get attacked by
Europeans, Asians, Africans or the rest of the world for that matter - it is 95% primarily Americans.
Too much anti U.S sentiment and "anti" period , page 5
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reply posted on 12-10-2009 @ 06:16 AM by Merriman Weir
Originally posted by Kryties
reply to post by Merriman Weir
Add to that at least 95% of the posters who attack or display hatred towards Australia and Australians are American. I rarely ever get attacked by Europeans, Asians, Africans or the rest of the world for that matter - it is 95% primarily Americans.
There seems to be a massive disconnect or blind spot in all this. It just seems like some Americans can't or won't see this.
EDITED to add the word some. I won't generalise if I can help it!
[edit on 12-10-2009 by Merriman Weir]
ing hook line and sinker, and are woefully unaware of what their lovely government has been doing around the world in
secrecy. They don't understand why the world doesn't like them because they are in fact, for the most part, totally ignorant of the
reality. reply posted on 12-10-2009 @ 05:10 PM by john124
reply to post by alyosha1981
It's true, it's like unless you agree 100% with their anti-American, anti-Israeli sentiments, then you "must" be CIA/MOSSAD. It's the kind of responses which would deservedly get somebody locked up for insanity! It's not like there's really a middle ground anymore, where you can disagree and agree on certain aspects.
It's illogical for people to be either for or against countries whilst disregarding important facts, yet the few seem to have forced the majority to become that way in order to integrate with the "ATS community". People here seem to be think fitting in is more appropriate than engaging their brains. People shouldn't fit into a few separate boxes or categories, yet people try and force others in those categories for what appears to be selfish reasons to fit the world around their beliefs. You could almost call it a religion, as it works very much the same way.
[edit on 12-10-2009 by john124]
It's true, it's like unless you agree 100% with their anti-American, anti-Israeli sentiments, then you "must" be CIA/MOSSAD. It's the kind of responses which would deservedly get somebody locked up for insanity! It's not like there's really a middle ground anymore, where you can disagree and agree on certain aspects.
It's illogical for people to be either for or against countries whilst disregarding important facts, yet the few seem to have forced the majority to become that way in order to integrate with the "ATS community". People here seem to be think fitting in is more appropriate than engaging their brains. People shouldn't fit into a few separate boxes or categories, yet people try and force others in those categories for what appears to be selfish reasons to fit the world around their beliefs. You could almost call it a religion, as it works very much the same way.
[edit on 12-10-2009 by john124]
reply posted on 12-10-2009 @ 07:34 PM by Parallex
reply to post by Dark Ghost
Interesting point you make there. Yes, I do have a superiority 'tick' in my personality. I am intellectually superior to an awful lot of people. Their loss, not mine. However, I am intellectually inferior to another huge quantity of people. My loss, not theirs.
I do have enough intelligence to be able (most of the time) to contribute on forums such as these in a constructive manner. In comparison, I do see an unrepresentative quantity of American dimwits posting idiot-box comments on forums such as these. Americans have the best level of internet access in the world. You poor fellows also have one of the worst educational frameworks in the world (in contrast with national wealth). This means you have an unfortunately high ratio of uneducated cretins surfing and contributing to the net at any given time in comparison with your educated persons.
This isn't an 'attack' on Americans as such - more a social commentary. It's the wasted opportunity that the U.S. is displaying that cuts the deepest. Your country has soo much potential that remains unfulfilled.
The Para.
Interesting point you make there. Yes, I do have a superiority 'tick' in my personality. I am intellectually superior to an awful lot of people. Their loss, not mine. However, I am intellectually inferior to another huge quantity of people. My loss, not theirs.
I do have enough intelligence to be able (most of the time) to contribute on forums such as these in a constructive manner. In comparison, I do see an unrepresentative quantity of American dimwits posting idiot-box comments on forums such as these. Americans have the best level of internet access in the world. You poor fellows also have one of the worst educational frameworks in the world (in contrast with national wealth). This means you have an unfortunately high ratio of uneducated cretins surfing and contributing to the net at any given time in comparison with your educated persons.
This isn't an 'attack' on Americans as such - more a social commentary. It's the wasted opportunity that the U.S. is displaying that cuts the deepest. Your country has soo much potential that remains unfulfilled.
The Para.
reply posted on 13-10-2009 @ 09:17 AM by wayno
reply to post by Parallex
The part of that true statement that is worst is that it is an intentional outcome. The whole "dumming down" thing is exactly what the elite want. It serves their objective of control.
It's the wasted opportunity that the U.S. is displaying that cuts the deepest.
The part of that true statement that is worst is that it is an intentional outcome. The whole "dumming down" thing is exactly what the elite want. It serves their objective of control.
reply posted on 14-10-2009 @ 10:00 AM by wayno
reply to post by tristar
Personally I believe there is a huge disconnect these days between any country's government/bureaucracy and its citizens.
Most people feel governments represent lobbyists/the corporations they work for; not citizens. Governments; especially the US one, do things that the average person on the street would not support, if they had a clue, that is, what exactly their government is up to. So much is done in secret or with heavy disinfo.
So no, criticizing a government/regime is not necessarily the same as criticizing its citizens; although perhaps we should be holding voters more accountable for whom they vote in.
Personally I believe there is a huge disconnect these days between any country's government/bureaucracy and its citizens.
Most people feel governments represent lobbyists/the corporations they work for; not citizens. Governments; especially the US one, do things that the average person on the street would not support, if they had a clue, that is, what exactly their government is up to. So much is done in secret or with heavy disinfo.
So no, criticizing a government/regime is not necessarily the same as criticizing its citizens; although perhaps we should be holding voters more accountable for whom they vote in.
