Ok.
right well let me explain a couple of things from a my point of view.
I hate a them and us debate I see no them and us with Americans or any other country.
don't take this the wrong way and don't fall out with me I do try to keep out of these kinda topics but in for a penny in for a pound as they say.
Why is it impossible to understand what it feels like to be an American??? is this because you feel under threat of terrorism?????
So how many years have we Great Britain lived under the threat or the IRA years and who funded them the irish/americans in NY. noriad and what happened 911 they stopped the funding and what the IRA went hey wait a minute think we will drop arms nothing what so ever to do with our Goverment abailites. Maybe we have had to live with the threat of terrorism here in the UK for far to long and it has become a way of life to us or maybe it's the pick ourself up and dust ourself down attitude that we have.
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We are blessed with opportunity, freedom, and free will like no other society on earth"
e'hh well I have to dispute this what do you have that no other country has.???? what makes America special????
"For the Average American (and Average Americans have little interest in politics), it is hard to understand why, when they are working hard, trying to put thier kids throiugh school, living a life of minding their own business, people abroad seem to hate our guts."
Surely the Average American is not the only people who feel like this why do you think folks hate your guts?????
" - regardless of our internal views and disagreements, Americans will circle their wagons, and strike back hard when threatened from the outside. We generally value our society, the freedoms and liberties it includes, and we will fight for all its worth and all it means to us. Regardless of our liberal/conservative leanings, we are an innately (word?) fiercely patriotic people."
Well if you want to talk about threatned from the outside Great Britain has been invaded over thousands of years and prevailed. We have had the romans,vikings,French& Spanish armadas (the Germans who tried.) It was our spirit and not willing to be ruled by outsiders.
So if any body knows about circling wagons just take a look at our history. That's it though this is what makes us different I think it's what gives us a different out look to you our History a history to be proud off I would say.
"- . Regardless of our liberal/conservative leanings, we are an innately (word?) fiercely patriotic people."
LOL. I'm Scottish we invented the word Patriotic oh and
FREEDOM William Wallace. Now I know you will have watched Brave Heart.
Now I don't hate Americans have no reason to although I do think some Americans and other countries are jealous of Great Britain because of our hertiage.
Allan has served along side many Americans and got on great with them.
Right now that's said.
This is what I believe. Nothing has ever been solved by a war all war brings is heartache to the innocnce.
I think it is not a good thing Hamas was brought to power perhaps if Bush/Blair didn't poke their nose in so much it would not drive the ordinary people to vote these types of people into power. Then we would not have to read posts like this.
I think oil makes people greedy perhaps Bush should invest in wind farms more.lol.
Ok that's me been a bit off topic don't know if I've made a lot of sense but I do love you guys. Have a nice day.
