Yes, cooljuno411, America is noted for its proud history of supporting Africa by buying its coffee... or its people. Starbucks totally makes up for the slave trade.
The West is rich because Europeans & Americans raped other nations of their wealth and their children. I'm shocked that they don't thank us every chance they get.
excuse me, no, the U.S. is rich because of self determination. That shit you speak up is just a pathetic way your government uses by trying to make you feel bad about yourself to implant tolerance in a sick and twisted manor. All the people who have had a slave in the U.S. have died out, new generation, don't put things that happened 100 of years ago on my burdens, or attempt to say that is why my family is well off.
I don't feel bad about myself but I do understand a little history and (unlike you) realise that our ancestors did some pretty awful things that we have benefited from.
Ireland was never a slave-trading nation and few slaves ever set foot on our shores. Daniel O'Connell, an Irish hero similar in status to your founding fathers, was a vociferous opponent of slavery. Saint Patrick was arguably the first man in recorded history to denounce slavery. Despite our lack of direct contact with the slave trade, we acknowledge that we have benefited indirectly through the wealth of other nations in Europe and North America.
It is naive to think that the riches of our generation has come out of a vacuum and for you to suggest such a thing is offensive to the generations who lived and died as slaves to build our free world. Without those people the American economy would not have grown as quickly as it did and you would not have become a superpower, similar to the way China makes its money today because it underpays and overworks its people.
Your rant against the Irish government is, as usual, a non-sequitur. You have never been to Ireland and you clearly have no idea how the world works. Given your comments above, you don't even seem to understand America very well either.
As for my comment to Mike, I was responding to an insult that came out of the blue, was wholly unrelated to the topic and was mean-spirited. My comment to you above was based on fact and was directed at Europe as much as it was at the USA.
You seem to have a problem conceding that your Amero/Eurocentric view is not infallible. That's unfortunate.
Honey, he's 17 and a spoiled son who's mother buys him alcohol. Every once in awhile he shows he can think - but most of the time he shows he's a 17-year-old spoiled son of a mother who buys him alcohol.
-raries are not scary places, april, Feel free to use the dictionary to see if "liberal" really does mean what you think it does. You might be surprised.
Take a look at where your clothing is manufactured sometime, and read up on employment conditions there. You might also want to read up on your Dicken's, especially Oliver Twist. He was writing about the conditions of the working force of the industrial revolution of his time. Little in human nature has changed since his writings. we have simply exported the problem overseas where we can no longer see it.
"Well, listen to you, talking "down" to me. Who the fuck do you think you are, you punk! You cannot refute that terrorist article if you wanted to you dumb Mother fucker, so you just make wise assed remarks. You just got on the list, asshole, the shit list. Now all of your emails to me go into the trash folder like Waugs and Opediphiles and I don't get to see them because they are deleted each night. Too bad you can't talk to another person on an even scale because you are an asshole who thinks his shit don't stink. Have a nice life, smart ass."
He deleted it right away and lied, saying he'd written something nice, but unfortunately for him I had chosen all comments on the topic to be emailed to me... ;-)
You think I sound like Obama? Wow. That is such a compliment. See, everyone, april does act like a decent human being once in a while.
Just because I think America is a great country doesn't mean I have to be blind to the past. You would rather ignore flaws and muddle through than have the courage to acknowledge them and become stronger. Luckily there are a lot of REAL Americans who, unlike you, value self-reflection and refuse to be frightened of change.
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No, sounding like obama isn't a compliment. As a liberal (and one from another country), I wouldn't expect you to understand that though. If you lived here, your perspective would be much different, trust me. You would then see first-hand what a traitorous two-faced man he is.
Gosh, a lot must have changed since I moved from DC to Dublin 3 months ago... oh not everything though, as I see the Republicans still have people as gullible as you to buy their lies. It is sad that your only line of argument is my political affiliation and my nationality. Sad but typical of your ilk.
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Yeah, like I'm going to believe you ever lived in the U.S. If you had, believe me, you'd understand how corrupt Obama is. It's obvious to us over here. You'll notice a large majority of the people who have a positive image of him are foreigners (waugs, for example).
Wow, another stunning example of conservatives cherry-picking what they believe in order to serve their arguments. Your notion that foreigners are somehow ill-informed or unqualified to judge a candidate's merits is ridiculous and again shows the irrational suspicions that underlie so much of your reactionary conservatism. Your constant underestimation of the outside world is what makes people like you so very weak. Obama is clever because he, like so many progressive young American patriots, recognises the advantages and opportunities that strong dialogue and co-operation can bring.
But then again, I'm just a lowly leftist European. I've only lived and worked in 4 countries (including 2 American cities) - have you even dwelt in that number of states? My family live in Maine and they tell a very different story to yours. I listen to NPR and watch PBS and, again, the story is not as you tell it. I guess I'd need to restrict my "news" to what Bill O'Reilly spouts to become as enlightened as you claim to be. I'll have to let waugs in on the secret too.
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Ok, WOW, you've revealed a lot of information here that explains very clearly why you're so confused regarding barack. First of all, yes, it's reasonable to assume that you aren't as well informed as a typical American, simply by virtue of the fact that you don't live here. I'd also assume you don't know everything about Russian politicians or Chinese politicians or any other country's for that matter. It only makes sense. So, you get your information second hand through the totally leftist PBS and NPR. Those two broadcasters are about as liberal as it gets, so you shouldn't even have mentioned them. It's funny that you get your news from PBS and NPR, which, I was under the impression don't exist in Ireland, where, instead, the media is generally run by the BBC, BCI, and RTE. Am I wrong on that?
lol - you just had a little Google session there. The media isn't "run" by them - we're consistently ranked as being in the top 5 countries in the world for media freedom... quite a bit higher than the US, I might add.
NPR is regularly criticised as being both leftist and conservative and I can see both sides. PBS is relatively balanced, I find - they state facts rather than opinions. I also get my news from PRI, APM, CBS, CNN, CBC, Al Jazeera, amongst other stations, as well as print media (WaPo, NYT) and blogs.
They are all available in some form online - so you are mistaken yet again.
I watched many of the GOP and Dem primary debates, as well as the 2 recent debates and I discussed them with my American friends (black, white, gay, straight, liberal, GOP [yeah, I have Republican friends, but unlike you they are informed and erudite and don't make asinine assumptions based on my nationality]).
So I'm fairly tuned in to what's going on in America - evidently more so than you.
Your question about Russia/China demonstrates your fundamental lack of understanding of the world outside your little bubble. The entire Earth is holding its breath waiting to see who will be the next POTUS. So we are better informed about your politics than any other country's. Makes sense. But I wouldn't expect you to know that with your blinders on. Just because you don't look outside your borders doesn't mean we are the same. Thankfully Obama and his supporters are forward-thinking.
Having (presumably) never lived outside of the US you don't realise that Europeans pay close attention to what is going on in other countries, in much the same way people in NYC have an idea what is going on in NJ, CA or even HI.
I'm still laughing that you mentioned the BCI. Wow, that is so embarrassing for you! You were trying to put on some air of authority by doing a quick search. Reminds me of Palin cramming for her debate - good effort but poor execution. Sad.
But hey you're just going to choose the bits you want to believe. No matter what I say you think I'm a budding communist whose brain is wired to a government propaganda machine and I have no understanding or experience of America, right? Right.
Sheep, you big socialist liberal! You sound just like us silly Eurotrash, agreeing with facts and all of that atheist garbage. Naughty you, thinking independently and being funny! ;-)
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I've never even IMPLIED that you are "eurotrash." And, yes, I did do a quick google search on the media in Ireland, I didn't pretend to be any kind of expert or to appear well informed, LOL, but thanks for the credit. Oh, and I'm not criticizing you based on your nationality, as you imply, I'm just saying you aren't as well informed as the people who are over here just based on the obvious fact that you can only get your information from media. You're not living it like we are.
Interesting how the oil companies have suddenly begun to remedy that - now that they risk "their guy" losing the election. Looks like it might be a little too late.
Oh I reckon I'm the one who got you riled up, Jonnie:
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Jonmarc said, "Well, listen to you, talking "down" to me. Who the fuck do you think you are, you punk! You cannot refute that terrorist article if you wanted to you dumb Mother fucker, so you just make wise assed remarks. You just got on the list, asshole, the shit list. Now all of your emails to me go into the trash folder like Waugs and Opediphiles and I don't get to see them because they are deleted each night. Too bad you can't talk to another person on an even scale because you are an asshole who thinks his shit don't stink. Have a nice life, smart ass."
It's a troll, don't forget. His only purpose is to incite and aggravate and get attention. That's how he wins, he counts the responses, the more indignant the better.
Mathematical probability would make that seem so. But there are other countries that have had larger percentages of uncaring people. But most of them are gone now. (lol)
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Either way, they buy your continents coffee.... so say thanks to the people who keep your economy running...
Yes, cooljuno411, America is noted for its proud history of supporting Africa by buying its coffee... or its people. Starbucks totally makes up for the slave trade.
The West is rich because Europeans & Americans raped other nations of their wealth and their children. I'm shocked that they don't thank us every chance they get.
excuse me, no, the U.S. is rich because of self determination. That shit you speak up is just a pathetic way your government uses by trying to make you feel bad about yourself to implant tolerance in a sick and twisted manor. All the people who have had a slave in the U.S. have died out, new generation, don't put things that happened 100 of years ago on my burdens, or attempt to say that is why my family is well off.
And you are being rather hypocritical by placing misfortunes of the past on the presents generation, you were talking different when you made your second reply on this page, to Mike, on this page [http://www.ask500people.com/questions/in-the-us-22m-are-in-prison-650k-are-released-a-year-one-in-100-are-locked-up-more-than-any-other-country-#comment_132401].
I don't feel bad about myself but I do understand a little history and (unlike you) realise that our ancestors did some pretty awful things that we have benefited from.
Ireland was never a slave-trading nation and few slaves ever set foot on our shores. Daniel O'Connell, an Irish hero similar in status to your founding fathers, was a vociferous opponent of slavery. Saint Patrick was arguably the first man in recorded history to denounce slavery. Despite our lack of direct contact with the slave trade, we acknowledge that we have benefited indirectly through the wealth of other nations in Europe and North America.
It is naive to think that the riches of our generation has come out of a vacuum and for you to suggest such a thing is offensive to the generations who lived and died as slaves to build our free world. Without those people the American economy would not have grown as quickly as it did and you would not have become a superpower, similar to the way China makes its money today because it underpays and overworks its people.
Your rant against the Irish government is, as usual, a non-sequitur. You have never been to Ireland and you clearly have no idea how the world works. Given your comments above, you don't even seem to understand America very well either.
As for my comment to Mike, I was responding to an insult that came out of the blue, was wholly unrelated to the topic and was mean-spirited. My comment to you above was based on fact and was directed at Europe as much as it was at the USA.
You seem to have a problem conceding that your Amero/Eurocentric view is not infallible. That's unfortunate.
Honey, he's 17 and a spoiled son who's mother buys him alcohol. Every once in awhile he shows he can think - but most of the time he shows he's a 17-year-old spoiled son of a mother who buys him alcohol.
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-raries are not scary places, april, Feel free to use the dictionary to see if "liberal" really does mean what you think it does. You might be surprised.
April 22 yr old awake.
Take a look at where your clothing is manufactured sometime, and read up on employment conditions there. You might also want to read up on your Dicken's, especially Oliver Twist. He was writing about the conditions of the working force of the industrial revolution of his time. Little in human nature has changed since his writings. we have simply exported the problem overseas where we can no longer see it.
Hear, hear!
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Don't lower yourself to argue with this jerk.
A reminder of how Jonmarc argues:
JONMARC'S WORDS OF WISDOM:
"Well, listen to you, talking "down" to me. Who the fuck do you think you are, you punk! You cannot refute that terrorist article if you wanted to you dumb Mother fucker, so you just make wise assed remarks. You just got on the list, asshole, the shit list. Now all of your emails to me go into the trash folder like Waugs and Opediphiles and I don't get to see them because they are deleted each night. Too bad you can't talk to another person on an even scale because you are an asshole who thinks his shit don't stink. Have a nice life, smart ass."
Classy, eh?
Which question was that on?
http://www.ask500people.com/questions/palin-accuses-obama-of-hanging-around-terrorists---will-that-hurt-or-help-the-mccain-campaign
He deleted it right away and lied, saying he'd written something nice, but unfortunately for him I had chosen all comments on the topic to be emailed to me... ;-)
=O
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You sound just like obama with that america-hate-talk.
You think I sound like Obama? Wow. That is such a compliment. See, everyone, april does act like a decent human being once in a while.
Just because I think America is a great country doesn't mean I have to be blind to the past. You would rather ignore flaws and muddle through than have the courage to acknowledge them and become stronger. Luckily there are a lot of REAL Americans who, unlike you, value self-reflection and refuse to be frightened of change.
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No, sounding like obama isn't a compliment. As a liberal (and one from another country), I wouldn't expect you to understand that though. If you lived here, your perspective would be much different, trust me. You would then see first-hand what a traitorous two-faced man he is.
Gosh, a lot must have changed since I moved from DC to Dublin 3 months ago... oh not everything though, as I see the Republicans still have people as gullible as you to buy their lies. It is sad that your only line of argument is my political affiliation and my nationality. Sad but typical of your ilk.
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Yeah, like I'm going to believe you ever lived in the U.S. If you had, believe me, you'd understand how corrupt Obama is. It's obvious to us over here. You'll notice a large majority of the people who have a positive image of him are foreigners (waugs, for example).
Wow, another stunning example of conservatives cherry-picking what they believe in order to serve their arguments. Your notion that foreigners are somehow ill-informed or unqualified to judge a candidate's merits is ridiculous and again shows the irrational suspicions that underlie so much of your reactionary conservatism. Your constant underestimation of the outside world is what makes people like you so very weak. Obama is clever because he, like so many progressive young American patriots, recognises the advantages and opportunities that strong dialogue and co-operation can bring.
But then again, I'm just a lowly leftist European. I've only lived and worked in 4 countries (including 2 American cities) - have you even dwelt in that number of states? My family live in Maine and they tell a very different story to yours. I listen to NPR and watch PBS and, again, the story is not as you tell it. I guess I'd need to restrict my "news" to what Bill O'Reilly spouts to become as enlightened as you claim to be. I'll have to let waugs in on the secret too.
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Ok, WOW, you've revealed a lot of information here that explains very clearly why you're so confused regarding barack. First of all, yes, it's reasonable to assume that you aren't as well informed as a typical American, simply by virtue of the fact that you don't live here. I'd also assume you don't know everything about Russian politicians or Chinese politicians or any other country's for that matter. It only makes sense. So, you get your information second hand through the totally leftist PBS and NPR. Those two broadcasters are about as liberal as it gets, so you shouldn't even have mentioned them. It's funny that you get your news from PBS and NPR, which, I was under the impression don't exist in Ireland, where, instead, the media is generally run by the BBC, BCI, and RTE. Am I wrong on that?
lol - you just had a little Google session there. The media isn't "run" by them - we're consistently ranked as being in the top 5 countries in the world for media freedom... quite a bit higher than the US, I might add.
NPR is regularly criticised as being both leftist and conservative and I can see both sides. PBS is relatively balanced, I find - they state facts rather than opinions. I also get my news from PRI, APM, CBS, CNN, CBC, Al Jazeera, amongst other stations, as well as print media (WaPo, NYT) and blogs.
They are all available in some form online - so you are mistaken yet again.
I watched many of the GOP and Dem primary debates, as well as the 2 recent debates and I discussed them with my American friends (black, white, gay, straight, liberal, GOP [yeah, I have Republican friends, but unlike you they are informed and erudite and don't make asinine assumptions based on my nationality]).
So I'm fairly tuned in to what's going on in America - evidently more so than you.
Your question about Russia/China demonstrates your fundamental lack of understanding of the world outside your little bubble. The entire Earth is holding its breath waiting to see who will be the next POTUS. So we are better informed about your politics than any other country's. Makes sense. But I wouldn't expect you to know that with your blinders on. Just because you don't look outside your borders doesn't mean we are the same. Thankfully Obama and his supporters are forward-thinking.
Having (presumably) never lived outside of the US you don't realise that Europeans pay close attention to what is going on in other countries, in much the same way people in NYC have an idea what is going on in NJ, CA or even HI.
I'm still laughing that you mentioned the BCI. Wow, that is so embarrassing for you! You were trying to put on some air of authority by doing a quick search. Reminds me of Palin cramming for her debate - good effort but poor execution. Sad.
But hey you're just going to choose the bits you want to believe. No matter what I say you think I'm a budding communist whose brain is wired to a government propaganda machine and I have no understanding or experience of America, right? Right.
I do TOO know what is going on in NJ! I drive through it almost every day - and the gas is cheaper there!!! (lol)
Sheep, you big socialist liberal! You sound just like us silly Eurotrash, agreeing with facts and all of that atheist garbage. Naughty you, thinking independently and being funny! ;-)
*TheSheep hangs her head in feigned shame!*
Feigned or not, sheep should never feel shame. They are wonderful creatures.
*nuzzle*!
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I've never even IMPLIED that you are "eurotrash." And, yes, I did do a quick google search on the media in Ireland, I didn't pretend to be any kind of expert or to appear well informed, LOL, but thanks for the credit. Oh, and I'm not criticizing you based on your nationality, as you imply, I'm just saying you aren't as well informed as the people who are over here just based on the obvious fact that you can only get your information from media. You're not living it like we are.
Interesting how the oil companies have suddenly begun to remedy that - now that they risk "their guy" losing the election. Looks like it might be a little too late.
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What a mouth! TMI! This guy could be the next world president he is so smart!
Hey Gayfer, I am a white, straight, Republican male - how else can I piss you off today?
Oh I reckon I'm the one who got you riled up, Jonnie:
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Jonmarc said, "Well, listen to you, talking "down" to me. Who the fuck do you think you are, you punk! You cannot refute that terrorist article if you wanted to you dumb Mother fucker, so you just make wise assed remarks. You just got on the list, asshole, the shit list. Now all of your emails to me go into the trash folder like Waugs and Opediphiles and I don't get to see them because they are deleted each night. Too bad you can't talk to another person on an even scale because you are an asshole who thinks his shit don't stink. Have a nice life, smart ass."
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You are a debating champ.
It's a troll, don't forget. His only purpose is to incite and aggravate and get attention. That's how he wins, he counts the responses, the more indignant the better.
Hi Morocco !
Are you Richard Branson ? If you are keep it quiet.
Some are, some aren't. Just like every other country.
Exactly. It's like saying: is food cold? are t-shirts blue? are questions on this website very, very odd?
lmao!
Another poorly written question. What do you mean exactly?
Woof...even most Americans think we are arrogant. *sigh*
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Can't be number 1 and be a pussy!
No they are not arrogant.
They are the country with the most internet users, which also makes them the country with the most arrogant ass***es online.
With a population of 300M - we have more arseholes than a lot countries have citizens! (lol)
Mathematical probability would make that seem so. But there are other countries that have had larger percentages of uncaring people. But most of them are gone now. (lol)
lol