??? about Patriotism in the U.S.A

[Ben Gash]

I think the American side of the problem comes from the lack of knowledge many Americans exhibit regarding their own history (see this thread for numerous examples) never mind anyone else's, coupled with the lack of geopolitical knowledge that often goes with it.
On our side, if you'd been forced to endure Braveheart, The Patriot and U-571, you'd be pretty POd

[golden arhat]

For the inside scoop on what things are like down GA's way go to
www.chavscum.co.uk

west side lmao
or is that northwest side ?
or as vicki pollard puts it
west country


lol good old chavs

[golden arhat]

Hey, you Brits are trying to steal our redneck culture!

I've posted this before but the new guys like Fred may like it.
http://www.drbukk.com/gmhom/park.html

Of course here's a photo from back in the day when Watchman and I were a great superhero duo. That's the Watchman's Mullet Mobile. My sidekick cycle is right behind it.
http://www.drbukk.com/gmhom/images/batmobile.jpg

yup great country
(oops sorry yank bashing again)

u know rogue for all your evil
your not that bad (I dun contradikted ma self)

[rogue]

I think the American side of the problem comes from the lack of knowledge many Americans exhibit regarding their own history (see this thread for numerous examples) never mind anyone else's, coupled with the lack of geopolitical knowledge that often goes with it.
On our side, if you'd been forced to endure Braveheart, The Patriot and U-571, you'd be pretty POd

Pish, pish. All the worlds problems come from England not controlling France.

[golden arhat]

Pish, pish. All the worlds problems come from England not controlling France.

see now their i agree with you

FRENCH PEOPLE SUCK !!

what i dont get is why americans dont like em
we english have got an excuse and that is centuries of warring and football,

[Ben Gash]

If you think French people are bad you should see French Canadians. Anyway, the French REALLY hate Americans. See the real problem is that after the second world war we liberated them before they had a chance to surrender to us and form a collaborative government

[Black Jack II]

If you think French people are bad you should see French Canadians. Anyway, the French REALLY hate Americans. See the real problem is that after the second world war we liberated them before they had a chance to surrender to us and form a collaborative government

Hehehe....lol

[David Jamieson]

If you think French people are bad you should see French Canadians. Anyway, the French REALLY hate Americans. See the real problem is that after the second world war we liberated them before they had a chance to surrender to us and form a collaborative government

don't you live in swindon?

trust me, you would hate the english from swindon, they can barely utter a word that makes any sense and they are also a pack of poncy gits.



I live in Ontario and have many friends who are quebecois, my parents are american and english and they both live in canada. My grandparents were all brits except my dads mom whos an american. I have cousins and uncles et al in canada, the uk, the USA, Norway, and even south africa. Trying to narrow it all down to a black and white this is this and that is that is an exercise in monumental stupidity.

I don't understand how war conflicts with martial values. I mean come on, you don't learn MA just to be one more wanker with a gi on do you? If you do, then you're no martial artist you're a poser and a martial atrist will one day crush you and your little doggy to.

[Merryprankster]

Hmmm.

I seem to remember having a class in international relations that tried to define American values.

It was pretty interesting.

Basically, you just sort of came away with the "bundling swirl of contradictions" thing.

Which is fine, because that tends to mitigate stupidity over the long haul.

I'm trying to remember some of the things...

Solution oriented
Belief that no problem is unsolvable
Predisposition to action
Messianic (read: mission to save the world, not "come to Jesus.")

There may have been more, but I seem to recall these were the ones we could all agree on.

The last two, of course are what tend to **** people off - especially the last one....The last one is less obnoxious to others in our isolationist phases though. Then the Messianic thing tends to manifest as "beacon/example to the world," as opposed to mucking about in other people's affairs.

[golden arhat]

don't you live in swindon?

trust me, you would hate the english from swindon, they can barely utter a word that makes any sense and they are also a pack of poncy gits.

since when did you speak britainese DJ ?

[golden arhat]

If you think French people are bad you should see French Canadians. Anyway, the French REALLY hate Americans. See the real problem is that after the second world war we liberated them before they had a chance to surrender to us and form a collaborative government

that is the single best joke i have heard this month

[rogue]

yup great country
(oops sorry yank bashing again)

u know rogue for all your evil
your not that bad (I dun contradikted ma self)

Aw crap, all that work I put into being an asshole down the tubes.

Just remember the words of the Great Al Bundy, "It's wrong to be French".

Do people still remember Married with Children or am I making another outdated reference?

[laugarkuen]

Pish, pish. All the worlds problems come from England not controlling France.

Yes, if we had only controlled the French better in the 18th Century America may still have been just another British colony

[BruceSteveRoy]

Aw crap, all that work I put into being an asshole down the tubes.

Just remember the words of the Great Al Bundy, "It's wrong to be French".

Do people still remember Married with Children or am I making another outdated reference?

http://home.nikocity.de/nomaam/Albundy/al065b.jpg

[Siu Lum Fighter]

originally posted by Ben Gash
I think the American side of the problem comes from the lack of knowledge many Americans exhibit regarding their own history (see this thread for numerous examples) never mind anyone else's, coupled with the lack of geopolitical knowledge that often goes with it.

Ain't that the truth. One thing that never ceases to amaze me about all of these French bashers is that they don't seem to realize, or know, that America wouldn't even be a country if it wasn't for France. Not only that, but they gave us the Statue of Liberty as a gift!! Why isn't it considered un-patriotic for Americans to bash the French?