[OT] I hate being American

[Keith Williams]

In article <gFWAd.828060$8_6.127921@attbi_s04>, nowhere@nowhere.com
says...

Keith Williams wrote:



Never been to Gettysburg, but the one that stunned me was The Wall.

Which wall. The Wailing Wall? The Berlin Wall or the Wall in Washinton D.C.?

Sorry. DC.


--
Keith

 

[John Larkin]

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 06:17:39 +0000 (UTC), "Reg Edwards"
<g4fgq.regp@ZZZbtinternet.com> wrote:

By far the next most likely source of weapons of mass destruction to fall on
London will be from the USA. We have been a USA occupied country for 63
years.

Really? Last few times I was in England, I didn't see any troops in
the streets, US or German. Remind me, when did the US invade the UK?

The only terrorist attacks on the UK have been from the IRA - financed for
many years by the USA.

Right. The US is entirely responsible for the problems in Ireland, and
always has been.

And how can you be so cruel as to say such nasty things to a poor, crippled,
defenceless old man like me?

You forgot "illogical."

John

 

[Francis Burton]

In article <1104420898.eb8c37161c2b8c47f4a498360246e13e@bubbanews>,
Gactimus <gactimus@xrs.net> wrote:

The United States dispatched disaster teams and prepared a $15 million aid
package to the Asian countries, and the 25-nation European Union promised
to deliver a mere $4 million.

Compared to how much spent on recent warring?

Francis

 

[Nico Coesel]

Gactimus <gactimus@xrs.net> wrote:

The United States dispatched disaster teams and prepared a $15 million aid
package to the Asian countries, and the 25-nation European Union promised
to deliver a mere $4 million.

Plus what every country donates from their own means. The Dutch
government already send over $US 32 million (that is $2 US per person
living in the Netherlands).

--
Reply to nico@nctdevpuntnl (punt=.)
Bedrijven en winkels vindt U op www.adresboekje.nl

 

[robert j. kolker]

Frank Bemelman wrote:

Still, the $15 million from the entire US is welcome too. All bits help.

You are talking about government aid. Have you overlooked private
contributions from Americans. They will far exceed what the government
lays out.

Bob Kolker

 

[George Hein]

George Dishman wrote:

The IRA activity is some time in the past now, but
his statement is accurate, a large part of their
funding was from the US.

Funds were from some people in the US, not sanctioned by the US
officially (except by Kennedy clan and fellow irish).

A lot of worldwide terrorism is financed by US persons (citizens and
illegals), this does not make me or my country responsible.

 

[Keith Williams]

In article <h4g8t01ur0gn5ui2kij92cf12m0diu15gm@4ax.com>,
thegreatone@example.com says...

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 18:04:01 GMT, nico@puntnl.niks (Nico Coesel)
wrote:

[snip]

Do you have any idea where most of the money is spend on? I know: On
projects being build by American companies. The 'generosity' is
nothing more than a hidden way to support the local economy. But don't
worry, all countries do this. Ever thought about the reason why first
world countries are cancelling depts of third world countries so
easely?

Extending your "reasoning", wouldn't it be best if we just stopped all
aid except where it is militarily beneficial to the USA ?

For instance, we can't stop the "insurgents" in Iraq because we keep
thinking that you can fight thugs by following the Geneva Convention.
Therefore, I would propose we simply get out of Iraq, and then provide
Israel with nuke-capable missiles... they seem to be able to bend the
"rules" as suits their safety.

I don't think they need our missiles. A wink would do.

"Yeeee Haaaaa!"

Is that your Major Kong, or Howard Dean impression?

--
Keith

 

[Keith Williams]

In article <CUWAd.257823$5K2.34915@attbi_s03>, nowhere@nowhere.com
says...

Keith Williams wrote:

Sorry. DC.

I concur. The solemnity of the scene was so palpable you could cut it
with a knife. You can bet noone near the wall whistled or sang and the
voices were berely above a whisper.

It's been more than ten years since I was last there, but thinking
about it still sends shivers.

--
Keith

 

[robert j. kolker]

Reg Edwards wrote:

It's so easy to take the piss out of you naturally aggressive, enormously
overarmed with your weapons of mass destruction, and space-wars Yanks.

But the rest of the World can only take hope that the ordinary USA citizens
and voters will eventually see the cold light of reason and take control of
the war-like machinations, the continuous bombing of innocent populations
amounting to genocide, (indirectly of course) by the oil and energy
corporations, their bankers and their shareholders

Once we find a way of killing the people without destroying the assets,
America will become the New Rome. Resistance is futile. The Romans did
not give a rat's ass about the rights of the people they conquered, why
should we?

Bob Kolker

 

[George Dishman]

"Mark Fergerson" <nunya@biz.ness> wrote in message
news:2kZAd.24799$Cl3.6946@fed1read03...

Reg Edwards wrote:

The only terrorist attacks on the UK have been from the IRA - financed
for
many years by the USA.

You mean "Irish-Americans". Not a penny of my taxes ever went to support
the IRA.

The organisation that collects those donations
is registered as a charity in the US so it gets
tax concessions, in a sense a subsidy from your
government that comes out of the taxes you pay.

George

 

[Jeffrey Turner]

Everett Hickey wrote:

"Maleki" <maleki_m_@hotmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 17:33:32 -0800, Uncle Al wrote:


May you stand between a Marine and his goal.

And what would that be? Shooting a cat?

A score of your Cartoon Watcher MC tough boys would use your
very own little ass to take cover, would _one_ Hezbollah
fighter be pronounced present in their entire fucking ZONE.

Your tough talk audience have shrunk to only Arabs. Even
THEY're getting over it, it seems.


There are far more effective (militarily) methods that could be applied in
Iraq. For instance, shooting anyone who's out after curfew, and have curfew
24 hours a day.

Or you could set up ovens and gas chambers.

--Jeff

--
It is only those who have neither
fired a shot nor heard the shrieks
and groans of the wounded who cry
aloud for blood, more vengeance, more
desolation. War is hell.
--William Tecumseh Sherman

In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.
--Jose Narosky

The urge to save humanity is almost
always a false front for the urge to
rule.
--H.L. Mencken

 

[Irish Delight]

"David Kastrup" <dak@gnu.org> schreef in bericht
news:x5652ksxs6.fsf@lola.goethe.zz...

Singleterry <singleterry@cnn.com> writes:

I hate being American. Yes, it's true. I love our country, but hate
it at the same time. It isn't because of George Bush, no, it's
because of us. Us, the overweight, pompous, arrogant population of
America that takes a crap on every country and expects them to clean
it up.

Why couldn't I have been born in England, or Sweden, or Germany, or
Italy or something?

It's your own choice whether you are overweight, pompous and arrogant,
take a crap on every or your own country and expect others to clean it
up.

And that holds whether you are born in the U.S., England, Sweden,
Germany, Italy, or anywhere else.

--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum

Heir heir!!

 

[Franz Heymann]

"Everett Hickey" <everett@ev1.net> wrote in message
news:10t8dnjav3nvub7@corp.supernews.com...

[snip]

For one thing, our military spending is considerably
higher, because unlike many smaller countries we actually have to
worry
about being defensible...

It is a great pity that Iraq did not worry more about being defensible
before you barged in there.

[snip]

Franz

 

[robert j. kolker]

Jeffrey Turner wrote:

Or you could set up ovens and gas chambers.

Pulling our people out and nuking the place would do the trick.

As the fireballs bloom and the flesh vaporizes my statement to the Imams
and Mullahs is : Terrorize this!

Bob Kolker

 

[Fred Bloggs]

robert j. kolker wrote:

Reg Edwards wrote:


It's so easy to take the piss out of you naturally aggressive, enormously
overarmed with your weapons of mass destruction, and space-wars Yanks.

But the rest of the World can only take hope that the ordinary USA
citizens
and voters will eventually see the cold light of reason and take
control of
the war-like machinations, the continuous bombing of innocent populations
amounting to genocide, (indirectly of course) by the oil and energy
corporations, their bankers and their shareholders


Once we find a way of killing the people without destroying the assets,
America will become the New Rome. Resistance is futile. The Romans did
not give a rat's ass about the rights of the people they conquered, why
should we?

Bob Kolker

The Romans never could subdue Iraq either. Someone needs to get a clue.
The last bunch of retards who likened themselves to Rome wore a swastika.

 

[vonroach]

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:59:50 GMT, Fred Bloggs <nospam@nospam.com>
wrote:

You're not talking about the REAL America.

Freddy speaks for the neo-commies of Europe.

 

[Fred Bloggs]

vonroach wrote:

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:59:50 GMT, Fred Bloggs <nospam@nospam.com
wrote:


You're not talking about the REAL America.


Freddy speaks for the neo-commies of Europe.

You mean like Putin who supports and endorses Bush.

 

[keith]

On Fri, 31 Dec 2004 02:21:54 +0000, Fred Bloggs wrote:

vonroach wrote:
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:59:50 GMT, Fred Bloggs <nospam@nospam.com
wrote:


You're not talking about the REAL America.


Freddy speaks for the neo-commies of Europe.

You mean like Putin who supports and endorses Bush.

Oh, yeah, freddie. They're two peas in a pod. Putin sure liked Bush in
the Yush afair. ...Frappin' moron.

--
Keith

 

[Dingus]

"Bob Stephens" <stephensyomamadigital@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:1aq6qfutufejk$.k93xe4cw2fjc$.dlg@40tude.net...

On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 19:08:41 GMT, Singleterry wrote:

I hate being American. Yes, it's true. I love our country, but hate it
at the
same time. It isn't because of George Bush, no, it's because of us. Us,
the
overweight, pompous, arrogant population of America that takes a crap on
every country and expects them to clean it up.

Why couldn't I have been born in England, or Sweden, or Germany, or
Italy or
something?

You weren't actually born at all in the commonly accepted sense. You were
excreted. FOAD POS - Twice!

Lucky bugger!! - best country in the World in my humble opinion!!!!
(nice people too, by the way).

 

[John S. Dyson]

In article <cr3613$rm4$1@news.freedom2surf.net>,
"George Dishman" <george@briar.demon.co.uk> writes:

"Jim Thompson" <thegreatone@example.com> wrote in message

Personally, I'd like to see churches taxed... particularly yours ;-)

You erroneously assume I suffer from religion.
The people of Asia will be helped only by
other humans, there are no deities to wave a
magic wand and make it all better.

Note that the 'religious institutions' tend to be very efficient

at delivering aid. Even organizations (in the US) like the United
Way have alot of built-in overhead. Even if I wasn't a member of
a given church, I would feel very comfortable in donating to specific
religious organizations.

John