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reply posted on 19-10-2004 @ 01:54 PM by vibetic
Originally posted by Kidfinger
Originally posted by webvida


I am from New Zealand, and the last time I checked I didn't see any aid coming from Amercia

PS: In an earlier thread I stated I was from New Zealand so please read all the posts before shooting your mouth off


Look, you obviously know nothing about the country YOU live in. in 1998 alon, .23% of all aid given out by america went to New Zeland. Hows that for shooting my mouth off? That was just 1998.
www.globallearningnj.org...

I dont care if you ment to insult me or not. Your insinuating that me and my fellow Americans are sheeple. THATS AN INSULT! Of course, I guess you would know sheep when you see one. After doing a little checking on you little Island of a country, it seems that wool is about the best thing going for it. Now go be a shepard and guard your flock.

[edit on 10/19/04 by Kidfinger]


That chart is about comparing the foreign aid of different countries and says US pays the smallest percentage of its GNP to foreign aid.

It _does not say_ NZ receives .23% of US aid , it _says_ NZ gives .23% of its GNP to foreign aid ! There are no percentages of countries on the receiving end on that page.




Dont forget that also, if you live ANYWHERE but UK or USA, your country has recieve aid in one form or another from the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!


Finland has got practically nothing, and Sweden hasn't probably got anything.


[edit on 20-10-2004 by vibetic]


reply posted on 22-10-2004 @ 06:22 AM by ANOK
Originally posted by Facefirst
Originally posted by ANOK


Nodoby's calling the US evil

The US is the way of the future?
In what way?
You all wonder why the US is so criticised, it's that higher than thou attitude ya'll have over the rest of the world.


No one seems to call it evil. They just imply it.

I should have been more specific with regards to the future. As I have mentioned a few times, I love that the US has so many different people from all over the world living in it. In my neighborhood here in LA, I have Arabs, South Americans, Europeans, etc, etc, etc. I like the fact that that my neighborhood is a snapshot of the world. ie. The world is getting smaller via technology and it feels good to have access to many different view points and life styles within walking distance of my place.

"Holier than thou attitude that "ya'll" have?"

Don't generalize. It is pretty insulting. I get sick and tired of people bashing the US for the sake of bashing the US. I always try to address wrongs that my Nation has done, but I will not tolerate people pushing buttons just to get a rise out of us.

Self-righteousness is one of my biggest pet-peeves and to hear people telling us how we are so wrong and how we should live is just as annoying as self-righteous Americans spouting off about how the US is the greatest.


What do you expect when a country is such an influence and is so prominent in other countries politics and news (e.g. a Canadian friend tells me they get more news about the US than they do Canada)?
You can't have the biggest slice of the cake and not expect to get bashed for it.
It's like the rich privilaged kid in high school, if they flaunt it all the time they're gonna get criticized harder than the kid that does what he's supposed to do and keeps their mouth shut.
But instead of taking it personnaly maybe you should take a good look at what your government is doing. It's not for your benefit! Unless of course you belong to the ruling class. Your government is not your country and your country is not your government. YOU are your country my friend, take it back. Then maybe, maybe the US will have a future.

BTW how do you think the French feel?
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