Insular Americanism

[vanir]

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Well based on your statements, I'd say very few of the Americans you consider to be objective to even be remotely objective.

 

Does America have its faults, yes it does, but it is hardly the monster that a lot of people both within the United States and outside the country constantly try to portray it as.

 

Hmm. Interesting. Do you often find yourself asking and answering a question as part of a leading statement? Does it make you feel comfortable doing this? You said a lot of people constantly try to portray the United States as a monster, both within and outside the country. Which people exactly? At the local bank or convenience store? At school or in the workplace? In your home? Immigrants? People outside the country indeed, but which countries in particular are they from? Are some of these emigres? Are they illegal immigrants? How does this make you feel? Do you sometimes wish to hurt people? Do you wish to hurt foreigners, would you like to make them pay for the pain they have caused you? Black people? Asian people? Slavic? French? Do you feel Mexicans are stealing American jobs? How do you feel about Native Title? What is your opinion of the Patriot Act?

 

 

President Bush isn't the monster that people try to paint him as either.

Ah, a character referee. And how many years have you personally known Mr Bush? Would you describe your relationship with Mr Bush as close or more an acquaintence?

[GarfieldJL]

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Hmm. Interesting. Do you often find yourself asking and answering a question as part of a leading statement? Does it make you feel comfortable doing this?

 

Only when it's a rhetorical question.

 

You said a lot of people constantly try to portray the United States as a monster, both within and outside the country. Which people exactly? At the local bank or convenience store? At school or in the workplace? In your home? Immigrants? People outside the country indeed, but which countries in particular are they from? Are some of these emigres?

 

Actually, it's primarily from the mainstream media and the loony left, I'm even going to throw the majority of political science professors (as well as liberal arts professors in general) into the mix.

 

Are they illegal immigrants?

 

If they are illegal immigrants, I think it's perfectly reasonable to kick them out of the country, I have no problem with immigration as long as it is legal immigration.

 

How does this make you feel?

 

Annoyed.

 

Do you sometimes wish to hurt people?

 

I actually don't like hurting people, I even have problems playing a darkside charecter on KotOR I or II.

 

Do you wish to hurt foreigners, would you like to make them pay for the pain they have caused you? Black people? Asian people? Slavic? French?

 

Say wha? The only foreigners I'd want to be hurt are the ones responsible for attacking this country and/or trying to create a second holocaust. I don't blame Muslims in general, I know a few Muslims whom are descent people. Seriously, you just demonstrated the stereotype propaganda that the media tries to indoctrinate people with, where they claim Republicans are racist. Seriously, most Republicans don't care what color someone's skin is.

 

Do you feel Mexicans are stealing American jobs?

 

Because they enter the country illegally, yes. It also enables unethical employers to exploit them because they are afraid of being reported to INS. If they entered the country legally, and got a descent wage (the same wage that it would be required for Americans), then I wouldn't care one way or the other.

 

How do you feel about Native Title?

 

Say wha?

 

What is your opinion of the Patriot Act?

 

If we weren't at war, I'd be opposed to it. Since we are at war I do believe it is necessary as long as it wasn't abused.

 

Ah, a character referee. And how many years have you personally known Mr Bush? Would you describe your relationship with Mr Bush as close or more an acquaintence?

 

I'm not personally associated with President Bush, however it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the media has an objectivity problem when it comes to the President. They try to paint him as a complete and total idiot, then they try to paint him as some evil genius out to take over the world, then they paint him as an idiot that is as dumb as a box of rocks yet is also an evil genius out to take over the world.

 

If you study history (and I've been taking a Constitutional History class), you'd find the President that President Bush most closely resembles would arguably be President Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln suspended habeus corpus, something our current President (at least when they are United States Citizens) has not done.