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needless to say if you are canadian
GOD I HATE YOU SO MUCH |
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people are so jealous of the usa..ahh
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Ah but the people in Canada ARE expected to know US politicans. I understand that not everyone has an interest in politics or world affairs but just because you aren't hearing about something on the news (especially American network news) doesn't mean it isn't important to you. Over here in the UK as an American living abroad I knew Osama's name years before most Americans because the US Embassy under Clinton (not a political point just dating it) was issuing warnings for citizens abroad. Just because you (general you) didn't know his name doesn't mean he wasn't important to you. However, again, it just comes down to wanting to be fairly smart. I don't use all that much of what I learned in science class in high school but I am glad I know it and now and then the basics of it come in handy. |
oh and not to mention that if people actually knew about the rest of the world and our place in it and how our gov't interacts with it then there would be some better informed voters out there and that effects everyone.
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Well written post. I'm not american and I don't care what they do or think, it's up to them. Everyone is going to have opinions but just because someone disagrees with yours, that doesn't make them anti-american.
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Nice post.....
I wont say any more (yet) because I havnt been awake long and have only had one coffee. :) |
I like all Americans. Apart from Bush, I hope he dies a horrible death :thumbsup
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However, what Stuart said is very true, the majority of us "regular" people dont hate Americans in general, far from it. We hate your president, his administration and other aspects of your society (you fuckers gave the world Country music :( ), but thats about it. |
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Learning the names of politicians - who aren't even your own representatives - does not help you in that matter. Your science and logic classes may help you become more intelligent for when you are reading about what they are doing, the form of government used in that country, or how the ideals of that government might interact with your own, but the knowledge of what their name is is not going to make you or anyone else smarter, and the lack of that knowledge does not make them less smart. IMO, it's essentially trivial to anyone not involved with those individuals directly. |
The wack jobs and loudmouths of gfy don't represent the US.
They think they do, but their ambitions are empty. |
Very interesting post! I guess every side is entitled to their opinion as long as we are not generalized as haters.
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This is coming from a Candian's POV...
I don't hate Americans but I do hate: The American president. The American "I'm better than you" mentality. The American "I'm jealous of you" mentality. The American "bigger is better" mentality. Just because I drive a car does not mean I cannot afford an SUV, lol! The American "if you're not with us, you're against us" mentality. Thank Bush for that. The violence in America. But then again, I've always had a morbid fear of a group of black guys :1orglaugh The hypocrisy of the US! The US should abide by the UN all of the time or none of the time - not only when it benefits them. The US should abide by the Geneva Conventions all of the time or none of the time - not only when it benefits them (see http://www.hrw.org/press/2002/01/us011102.htm). The small group of Americans that squish me when I'm flying or watching a movie. If you're fat then buy 2 tickets so you can sit by yourself and your other self instead of pushing half of your fat on my side of the seat :1orglaugh The fear of guns in the States. In Canada, we have NO FEAR of guns. In the States, I always wear comfortable shoes in case I got to run :upsidedow Joking aside... most Canadians don't hate Americans in general. Heck, I live a few minutes north of the US and ALMOST live like an American. The difference here is that *most* Canadians are not fat and are humble. PS: Americans should learn to blend in when they travel. Don't act like assholes when you come up north - just because things are different in the States doesn't mean it's better or worse :Oh crap Just because our portions are smaller, our gas is cheaper, our TV and radio channel selection sucks, our girls are hotter, our clothes are smaller, our food is milder, our money is coloured, our real estate is expensive, our roads are maintained, our public transportation system works, our homeless people have creative signs, our health system is practically free, our towns are clean, our taxes are high, our lotteries are small, our traffic jams have 80 cars, our highways have only 4 lanes going BOTH ways, and the fact that we have no idea what collargreens or grits is let alone how to spell it DOES NOT MEAN WE SUCK :thumbsup |
we aren't anti american, just anti capitalism and bush
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