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Your first paragraph is the one which is objectionable.Quote:
Originally posted by Busyman@9 January 2004 - 03:31
Again WE .....ARE .......NOT........USED.......TO........TERRORISM.
Again PLEASE READ.
1. Think. How many of these horrid acts have happened here? I am not talking small isolated incidents.
2. Some do come to mind.
Timothy Mcvey reduced half a federal building to rubble.
The 1st WTC attack
The 2nd and worst WTC attack and Pentagon
I think his name was Kamala; he gunned down some CIA agents
the thwarted gasing of the NY tunnel (related to the 1st WTC attack)
and the most recent Sniper in my native Washington DC area (somewhat unrelated)
3. Remember we are buffered from Europe, Asia, and Africa.
4. Most terrorism for Americans was heard about as overseas news (which it was) so how would we be used to it.
You seem to want rant almost like 1234 (lynx is that really you..hmmmmm)
I meant what I said but I guess you are talking to someone else about this very subject while posting a response to mine.
I am seeing the anti-Americanism on this board that many others have described.
WE ARE NOT USED TO TERRORISM ?????
I think you mean you are not used to it happening on your soil. Your government is certainly well versed in terrorist activities, but most of you have for years turned a blind eye to what our government does, although I suspect this is pure idleness.
1. Why should we care that few of these atrocities have occured on US soil in the past? The fact that many of them have been indirectly sponsored by your government has 'de facto' ensured that situation.
2. As I understand it, Timothy Mcvey was protesting about the actions of your government. Although I don't agree with his methods, and probably not what he was complaining about, at least someone has the balls to say something.
The Washington sniper - heck, you've had so many of this sort of incident over the years, how can you pin this one on terrorism and ignore all the rest. Oh, of course, one of them was a Muslim. Good job you didn't throw any racist comments in too.
The rest was 9/11 related, how many times do you want it counted?
3. Buffered from Europe, Asie and Africa? More like can't be bothered to find out what really happens in the rest of the world. Again, it is your own idleness which causes your ignorance.
4. It is only overseas news because you haven't understood how your own government was involved. It must be great to be shielded from reality by your news programmes.
I've no idea who 1234 is, but I'm sure if you want to PM a mod they'll tell you it isn't me.
Why would I need to talk to someone else about this subject? I'm perfectly able to think for myself. How about you?
Oh-oh, are we being anti-American? Well if so, tough shit, I'm not going to apologise for it. If you don't like it, put your house in order before complaining that people don't like you.
If I weren't such a trusting and naive soul, I might take that response to mean you dont have an adequate reply :)Quote:
Originally posted by J'Pol
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If I weren't such a trusting and naive soul, I might take that response to mean you dont have an adequate reply :)[/b][/quote]Quote:
Originally posted by leftism+10 January 2004 - 04:24--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (leftism @ 10 January 2004 - 04:24)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin-J'Pol
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Looks to me like the terrorists are achieving their objectives, mahem and discord.
they created mayhem on 9\11 and they only need to read this forum to see the discord <_<
the only good thing so far, if you can call it a good thing, and that is they're bombing their own people/muslims. i think their heads are so far up their arses the don't know what they're doing <_<
this isn't having a pop just would like to say on the line about bombing their own people/muslims...erm muslims are not terrorist just happens that some are,as are catholics,protestants, any other religion and any other non religious person that commits acts of terrorism.Quote:
Originally posted by billyfridge@10 January 2004 - 03:44
Looks to me like the terrorists are achieving their objectives, mahem and discord.
they created mayhem on 9\11 and they only need to read this forum to see the discord <_<
the only good thing so far, if you can call it a good thing, and that is they're bombing their own people/muslims. i think their heads are so far up their arses the don't know what they're doing <_<
this is not a holy war despite what some might like to say.
i appreciate you are just giving the example about 9/11 but you must have seen how some people blow a slight thing like that out of proportion :D
Jeez Lynx, where to start?
Are you suggesting that we should "get used" to terrorism on American soil?Quote:
I think you mean you are not used to it happening on your soil. Your government is certainly well versed in terrorist activities, but most of you have for years turned a blind eye to what our government does, although I suspect this is pure idleness.
Thanks a lot, but no.
Your sweeping assertion re: what " most of us" do and our level of concern is sheer speculation and not worthy of response.
Go ahead, don't care.Quote:
1. Why should we care that few of these atrocities have occured on US soil in the past? The fact that many of them have been indirectly sponsored by your government has 'de facto' ensured that situation.
Too bad that what affects the US, and our subsequent response, ultimately will affect the rest of the world also.
You might care then.
"At least he had the balls to say something"?Quote:
2. As I understand it, Timothy Mcvey was protesting about the actions of your government. Although I don't agree with his methods, and probably not what he was complaining about, at least someone has the balls to say something.
Given his great good fortune to be born American, Mr. McVey had the freedom to say anything he wanted.
Too bad he was too stupid to realize that his voice was stronger than diesel fuel and fertilizer, but I guess he reached you, didn't he?
Again the assumption that Americans are lumpen, ignorant fools, too distracted by the joys of Starbucks to appreciate the harsh realities and subtle political machinations of the world in which you live.Quote:
3. Buffered from Europe, Asie and Africa? More like can't be bothered to find out what really happens in the rest of the world. Again, it is your own idleness which causes your ignorance.
4. It is only overseas news because you haven't understood how your own government was involved. It must be great to be shielded from reality by your news programmes.
This is based on long term and wide ranging experience on your part?
Or is it just easier to imagine that the country that so affects your life is full of dolts inferior to yourself?
I suspect the latter.
Many Americans are, which is why the world views America the way it does.Quote:
Again the assumption that Americans are lumpen, ignorant fools, too distracted by the joys of Starbucks to appreciate the harsh realities and subtle political machinations of the world in which you live.
I see.Quote:
Originally posted by Monkster@9 January 2004 - 22:04
Many Americans are, which is why the world views America the way it does.Quote:
Again the assumption that Americans are lumpen, ignorant fools, too distracted by the joys of Starbucks to appreciate the harsh realities and subtle political machinations of the world in which you live.
And the rest of the world is populated entirely by politically savvy, well read activists?
Bullshit.
I never said that. What I said was that many Americans don't think about anyone but themselves, and they think that America can do whatever it want toward other nations.
The world perceives Amercans as ignorant fools because of there attitude toward other nations.