RE: signs of intelligence...
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Posted by Skullfire (hulacete@ubbi.com) on May 19, 2002 7:25 AM
Yes, exactly. I'm not one of them, cause Americans are people from one single country, United States of America, and not from a continent called the same way, where I was born.
RE: robinson comment
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 21, 2002 5:18 AM
We foreigners are better, cause insted of eat animals and be crewl, we eat our own s hit instead. And mate with our sisters. We also lazy and poor cause we no like work, and we love to copy every single thing that is American, but we hate u so much cause you soooo much better than every country in the world. so phwiiittt!
God Save America
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 22, 2002 6:04 AM
America sux. Seeing as they try to monopolise the world and impose their greedy sanctions on every other nation I would say that they are the most hated race on the planet. Most of you yankees dont know that because you feel so safe in your bubble world that your politicians wont even tell you stupid f*cks the truth about anything. And what I have noticed is that if Americans arent fighting with the rest of the world they are fighting with each other, whether its about money, partners (Jerry Springer) or your f*cking HOOD!!. I wouldnt be so proud of living in a place with so many smart asses who defend their nation with talk of technology and power, when your poverty statistics are shocking. Dont even send your kids to school, they might get shot. Some supreme nation.
But hey, ignorance is bliss.
RE: God Save America
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 22, 2002 8:29 AM
That post was among the least intelligent posts I have ever read, it sounded like a twelve year old that has only reas about the U.S. or seen stuff on TV. The "hood", what the hell is a "hood"? Jerry Springer? I think he had a popular show that no one took seriously years ago. Our action with the planet maintains our way of living, and since it was the other regions of planet Earth that spit us out, thus creating our nation, we don't owe any other place s hit, why we even help other countries is beyond me, why we dont simply take over all of North and South America is beyond me, we could do it in a week. I suppose it's cause we have a good heart, and don't feel its right to invade another country, but we sure as hell are going to do whatever we have to, to make sure that we stay Free. That last posters statement was so dumb, it would be like saying "Brazil is bad cause all they have is bananas and crime", your the ignorant one.
RE: God Save America
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 23, 2002 5:50 AM
bad comeback, try answering with an educated response. Is there a reason that the U.S.A., a country that is made up of the outcasts of the rest of the planet should have any reason to give respect, or generosity toward those that tried to destroy us once? Answer that smart guy, or save your whining for someone who cares. We certainly don't.
RE: God Save America
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 23, 2002 11:13 AM
No, cutting yourself off from the rest of the world is sort of like living in a bubble. Not caring what countries that once chewed you up, think, is just and fair.
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 23, 2002 2:36 PM
Our countries existence began when Europeans all but enslaved us, thats why we fled. And let me state this again, we don't care what others think, we are too busy working, playing, and enjoying freedom in every color of the rainbow. My back yard, New York City, the Big Apple, the Melting Pot, called such, because it's home to people of every race on the entire planet. Every country no matter how great or small treated some of their citizens like sh*t at some point, they fled and came to the land of the free, and here we are. Nothing in this world spanks of sophistication than jamming with every type of people from the entire earth, in the same place 24/7.
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Posted by Skullfire (hulacete@ubbi.com) on May 23, 2002 8:05 PM
Excuse me dude, my country is called "crisol de razas". Find those words in your spanish dictionary.
And if you believe that US don't have racism, I think you need to get out a little and just watch the news. Besides, if you don't care about in which people is based your freedom, and I mean the ones who are being exploited in other countries or even in yours for you to have that freedom, you're a f*cking idiot or a f*cking bastard.
CHOOSE ONE! You have your hands full of blood and don't see it.
Skullfire's a hypocrite
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 25, 2002 10:18 AM
Check your facts and history you oh so "blanco" a$shole, Skullfire. Argentina issued nearly 10,000 entry visas to NAZI in 1945. The most ruthless genocidal regime of the 20th century. (You probably didn't know that did you, twerp.)
You want to talk about blood on people's hands? Pal, you jack asses subsidized a whole culture of hate--and your country's economy reflects those decisions. Don't you learn anything in school besides Apalaca breeding and basket weaving?
You're the hypocrite here
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Posted by Skullfire (hulacete@ubbi.com) on May 25, 2002 12:11 PM
That was Per?n, you jerk, and I hate him. His political party destroyed my country, and they're still doing it, using all the money that goes for welfare in his friends, selling our lands to foreigners, wiping out the industries.
I suggest stop watching CNN and get some books about latin history, cause there aren't too much "alpacas" here; you must be refering to Per? or even Bolivia.
Looks like your school teach you to see only your belly button and nothing else.
My country's economy are a reflect of a culture of hate? Man, you're f*cked up and don't know crap abouth South America. Again, stop with CNN and 60 minutes, there's nothing you can teach me about my country.
The difference between you and me is that you justify your country's worst actions, and I don't. By the way, US has too much racism that shouldn't let you open your mouth about the nazis, but "You probably didn't know that did you, twerp".
Whining Skullfire
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 26, 2002 10:25 AM
Didn't know, don't care, Nazi youth leader.
'Oh, it was Peron. It's him. He did it.' Please skullfire, pull off of your mother's teat a moment and try to use that friole between your ears a sec.
What have you or your piece of sh!t country ever doen for the world. Nothing, but harbor fascist and inspire Evita showtunes. Big deal.
You've never been to the Land of the Free yet you love to judge Americans everytime this kind of topic hits the boards.
You are a fool and an ignoramus. Sure Americans may not be bright but we set the trends and define the culture that everyone else--third world and old world--follow. It's a fact. So don't whine on me, Argentina. Accept your lot in life--what little value it is anyhow, crybaby.
Selfish jerk
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Posted by Skullfire (hulacete@ubbi.com) on May 26, 2002 2:57 PM
Read again the beginning and the end of my post, shemp. Cause if even without supporting the nazis (I too hate them) I'm one of them, then choose between all the crimes your country has committed and be one of the criminals; that's of course, if you don't think you're angels.
Harbor fascists and tunes of Evita? Man, you do need to take some books and learn something besides what shows History Channel! Your country had f*cked up the world more than it helped, but you probably think that it was all humanitarian actions. Tell me, why didn't US blast the damn Taliban after it was too late? Because they were no longer useful and have become enemies; Taliban weren't in the Afghan government for a few days but for a few years, thing that you should know if you watched all CNN specials.
Land of the free? Ha! Intolerance, you should say! Again, your country is full of sh*t, like everyone else, but the problem is that you can't admit it. I do, I'm not proud of what was done wrong in Argentina, I'm not proud the crimes taken place everyday here, nothing justifies it. You, on the other hand, say something like "we set culture over the world" without even thinking if that's right or wrong. You only assume "I'm on the top, I'm the goodest"; well dude, some motherf*ckers have sustained sh*tty values being #1 in some place (like our pal Adolf) and that doesn't make them the best, only a sign of how f*cked up mankind is. What I do hate is when US people in this site starts to get cacky about your origins, or critizice other cultures when this is about movies. I'm sure that I know more of your country than you do of mine, cause as you said it "we set the culture" blah, blah, blah: you show how US is to all the world and we learn it, but you don't know nothing about what's outside your borders (I remember a survey in your country that showed only 12% accuracy about knowledge of locations of other countries and their cities), and then talk of everyone anyway: the proof is that your only knowledge of my Argentina is something of a musical (not true, by the way) and the nazi stuff (your country had an incident last year with two kids killing people in the name of Hitler, remember?), both happened fifty years ago. Well, to your knowledge, in that same time, with the government who started the decadence of my country, we produced so much cereals that we fed europeans, hungry after the war.
If you really wanna help, then start to admit your guilt, cause not a single innocent death is justified by the best of your actions. After that, I'm sure the good way will look clear, without the bastards (cause there are a few in your country and government, right?) twisting the right values that US sustained in the past; I mean the ones written in your constitution (in which one is based ours, fact you didn't knew) by good people (with the usual defects as human, but not the worst ever), your founding fathers, which by the way, are not in the US government now.
jealous skullfire.
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 26, 2002 9:46 PM
Man, you can rant. Are you posting from an asylum?
I never said we were angels, nor the brightest. Regardless, one constant fact remains, America is the world's finest nation, period.
But I am smart enough to know this: Skullfire is so damn jealous of the USA that he falls all over himself to point out our "wrongs," all the while making up excuses for his own third world country to justify their own atrocities.
Criminy, dumbassfire, if you spent half as much energy as you have here in making socio-political contributions in your OWN country, Argentina might not be considered spanish for "America's toilet bowl".
Dummy, stick to what you're known for on this site: bad dumb jokes. You are dismissed. Goodbye!
RE: jealous skullfire.
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 27, 2002 6:16 AM
Yes, the comments in this thread have indeed proved the "Americans are dumb" theory. This is what happens when you give an American free room to say something clever. He doesn't, he just insults people. (My country is better than yours because yours had Peron!). Duuuuh! This is the best you can do?
Let's just say............... NIXON!
RE: jealous skullfire.
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Posted by Skullfire (hulacete@ubbi.com) on May 27, 2002 11:50 AM
That's my point: we all have it. The issue here is that US people won't admit it; instead, they say "America is the world finest nation". Despite the theft of the name from a continent pre-existent, they can't realize that they're only the nation with the world greatest power, not the finest. Hitler had power, Mussolini had power, Stalin had power, even Per?n had a few. Argentina's atrocities? My god, this guy thinks US is Jesus Christ, the only one without crimes!
Two more things, my dissmised-brain friend: if Argentina is the word for that (by the way, here you recognize America is a continent, bravo!) then it shows that Anne Robinson was right, cause you don't know spanish; second, bad dumb jokes? Didn't Seinfeld succeeded with that?
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 28, 2002 7:32 AM
I know! Skullfre changes his mind every 10 seconds. I have lived in San Fransisco for the last 24 years, before that I lived in Mexico, and I'm originally from South Africa. I have never seen nor been part of any racism of any kind whatsoever. I know it exists here, but I've never seen it. I've driven cross country probably 50 times since I've been here, and all I am greeted with and expirience is brotherhood and smiles, I guess you have to live somewhere in order to understand it.
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 28, 2002 7:44 AM
Robinson is right and by the way, she is considered hot outside of America. We hate America, if we liked you at all, or belived in your values then we would all have joined in your quest to root out all terrorist groups, we didn't, we turned you down, because we want them to destroy you, we all hate you, isn't that obvious?
The comment before yours wasn't mine!
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Posted by Skullfire (hulacete@ubbi.com) on May 28, 2002 10:46 AM
I don't see the relationship between not beliveing the news and what I was saying in my last post; besides, if you read it again, you'll see that I told that guy to stop watching CNN.
And to the south african dude, well, you had luck if you didn't see any racism, cause it exists, even on the "news". Change your route next time...
RE: The comment before yours wasn't mine!
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Posted by Skullfire (hulacete@ubbi.com) on May 28, 2002 1:58 PM
Yes, because CNN shows views of foreign countries that aren't real. I suppose at least they told the truth about the local news (unless they're trying to fool everyone about everything); besides, there must be another TV networks with credibility...or papers, or radio.
RE: The comment before yours wasn't mine!
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 28, 2002 2:12 PM
Stupifire is correct, all New companies are actually aliens and they are in the middle of a giant puppet regime to take over the Earth with the help of the Bermudians and Antarcticans to fool everyone. They never tell the truth, and to keep the reporters who are not getting paid squat to tell their lies, they keep them hyptonotized with a special "Hypto-Beam" created by the hard working citizens of Argentina. Once they have the entire planet fooled by their false reports, they shall initiate a global takeover using bad smelling sandals and .......
RE: Is Stupidfire retarded?
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 29, 2002 6:34 AM
From the way he keeps contradicting himself I'd say Skullflower is either retarded or too young for this discussion. And to that South African living in San Fran, you've only been there 20 something years, so Skullfire who has never been there must know better. what a joke.
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Posted by Skullfire (hulacete@ubbi.com) on June 5, 2002 2:33 PM
I'm not anti-American, cause first, America is a continent not a country; second, I'm against f*cking idiots, but if the majority of them are in the US, is just a coincidence.
YOU'RE THE RETARD!!!
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Posted by Skullfire (hulacete@ubbi.com) on June 6, 2002 11:39 AM
America is a continent, you moron! "Americas" is the plural to refer to it's parts, a subdivision between North, Central and South, to make things easier to understand for suckers like you! Get a geography book and find the borders of America, and you'll see that it goes from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, idiot! You can't even argue about the division of the Panam? channel cause is unnatural, made by man, and besides, the name "America" was originally used in honor to Americo Vespucio, an european explorer from sixteen century, who was looking for, by the way, an exit from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean, which was opened in 1904! Don't you ever thought that the name "United States of AMERICA" was taken from a previously existing continent? JERK, GO BACK TO HIGHSCHOOL!!!
RE: YOU'RE THE RETARD!!!
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 7, 2002 2:47 AM
I know Geography well you stupid foreigner, I went to a great highschool and it's a fact that when refering to America as a continent it is known as "The Americas". Who say's Americans are dumb, you're the only dumb one round here dumbfire.
RE: YOU'RE THE RETARD!!!
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 29, 2002 7:18 AM
Problem is, we Americans, here referring to citizens of the United States of America, are damned if we do and damned if we don't. if we help other countries our of their messes we're "trying to impose our culture and being imperialst." if we DON'T help, we're "isolationist and uncaring." Fact is, the U.S. does have a lot of problems: yes we have crime, yes, we have racism and yes, we have stupid people. But so does everywhere else on the planet. It's easy for people from elsewhere to take shots at the U.S....we're an easy target. Big, rich, sucessful, free. If you want to hate us, go ahead, we're used to it. Just remember how much you dislike us when you type on your computer using microsoft software and intell processors, drink your Coke (while watching "Jerry Springer"? give me a break) and go for a jog in your Nike shoes. We may not be perfect, but he who is without sin...
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on July 8, 2002 6:48 PM
Haven't you Americans learned your lessons from September 11? Mind your own business! You don't own this planet.
Here in Europe we all laugh about your Mickey Mouse country. You know, it really took a lot of stupid people to elect America's super dumbo, George Wimpy Bush, for president.
Even Homer Simpson would have been a better president.
RE: She was on Conan once...
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on August 20, 2002 2:31 PM
if americans are so stupid,,i'd be really embarassed to be a citizen of another country, since we seem to be able to keep them all at bay.
The IQ of the most powerful country.
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 16, 2002 4:13 AM
Yup, the average American have (of which President Bush is a type specimen) an IQ equal to that of a block of petrified wood (Personal experience). Simple folk driven by simple emotions such as anger. Sure I would be quite pissed if some Osama Bin Bastard blew up my economic symbol and a thousand or so of my countrymen, but hey, as the president of the most powerful country I would definitely approach this 'problem' with a little bit more grace, intelligence and subtility to prevent history from repeating itself. The Americans, generally speaking are very emotional people, thus very dumb and mentally clumsy. Perhaps it is because they still have to find a foothold on their infamously weak foundation called two-hundred years of shameful history (indians etc...) and that they are actually just a bunch of runaway Europeans (Can't really blame them for at the time Europe was a mess, but they should not forget where they really came from and whose land America really is!!!).
And, oooooh, the Americans are soooo internationally orientated aren't they? (See the sarcasm beaming off those last set of words). Ask an American where England is and he will say "Somewhere in the state of Connecticut!".
That's all.
RE: jealous skullfire.
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on December 5, 2002 5:09 AM
>>I never said we were angels, nor the brightest. Regardless, one constant fact remains, America is the world's finest nation, period.
Hmmm... aside from raw unadulterated f*cking ignorance, on what do you base this little gem?
RE: She was on Conan once...
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on January 18, 2003 8:30 PM
YOU KNOW I AM NOT AMERICAN...BUT I AM EUROPIAN...BUT IM IN CANADA...
AND LETS JUST SAY THAT WE ALL KNOW THAT MOST PARTS OF EUROPE IS POOR AND SUCKS RIGHT NOW, SO I'D RATHER CHOOSE NORTH AMERICA, THAN SOME STUPID EUROPEAN COUNTRY.
BY THE WAY, YOU CAN'T HIT WOMAN HERE, AND EVEN THOUGH WE KINDA STUPID...WE STILL MAKE IT IN LEFE...
I WILL NEVER RETURN TO EUROPE...
GO CANADA!
RE: Americans Dumb?
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 10, 2003 11:05 AM
PROOF THAT AMERICANS ARE STUPID:
Which Nation spent millions of dollars to send two men to the moon, then sent 10 more people, before they realised it was just a barren rock?
In which country do chainsaw manufactures find it necessary to put disclaimers like "do not attempt to stop the saw whilst it is activated with your hands." AND, get taken to court by a man who tried to stop a chainsaw with his hand because it didn't say not to in the manual (which, for those American's amongst you, it did). What makes this story really ironic was that when the brand of chainsaw manufacturers first release there chainsaws in America, it was noticed that it was significantly larger than the original, because of things like the aforementioned warnings, in fact there was even an story on it on American TV news. They thought it was very funny that the manufactures thought that they were so stupid they needed these warnings. Strangely, there was little in the news about the court case that followed.
How about the American that phoned up his computer manufacturer to say that his cup-holder had broken? "Cup-holder? What cup holder??" "Well, you push a button on the front and it comes out. And when I put a cup of coffee in it, it broke." Once again, for the yanks; It was actually his CD drive. Duh.
Who has to write "London, England" along the bottom of all their films when they show a shot of Big Ben, or "Paris, France" when shown a picture of the Eiffel Tower?
Which country makes you fill in a questionnaire asking questions like "were you in or around the area of Nazi Germany between 1939 and 1945?" Or "are you entering the United States with the intent of committing criminal or terrorist activities?" Before granting a Visa?
In what country would a person invent a new sport, then think to himself "I know, I'll give this sport the same name as another sport, even though it is far less appropriate for this sport than the other sport, which already has the name."
On the subject of sport, the "World series" which only Americans are allowed to enter.
Who thought "I know, lets invent a weapon that is so powerful, there is no way to defend against it, that's powerful enough to destroy whole cities in one go." Oh, and "that will make the area unfit for habitation for years after it has been used, and, in fact will end up giving people in this country cancer, and other unpleasant diseases."???? Eh?
All Dollar notes are the same, except for the number, meaning that it's impossible for blind people to tell them apart. Also, what is a "Dime" worth? It doesn't say on the coin. Are you somehow just supposed to know? Is it obvious? It isn't to me...
And also, some of the questions asked at American courts:
"Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?"
"The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he?"
"Were you alone, or by yourself?"
"Were you present when your picture was taken?"
"Was it you or your younger brother who was killed in the war?"
"Did he kill you?"
"How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?"
"You were there until the time you left, is that true?"
"How many times have you committed suicide?"
Q: "So the date of conception (of the baby), was Aug.8?"
A: "Yes."
Q: "And what were you doing at that time?"
Q: "She had three children, right?"
A: "Yes."
Q: "How many were boys?"
A: "None."
Q: "Were there any girls?"
Q: "You say the stairs went down to the basement?"
A "Yes."
Q: "And these stairs, did they go up also?"
Q: "Mr. Slatery, you went on a rather elaborate honeymoon, didn't you?"
A: "I went to Europe, sir."
Q: "And you took your new wife?"
Q: "How was your first marriage terminated?"
A: "By death."
Q: "And by who's death was it terminated?"
Q: "Can you describe the individual?"
A: "He was about medium height and had a beard."
Q: "Was this a male, or a female?"
Q: "Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?"
A: "No, this is how I dress when I go to work.".
Q: "Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?"
A: "All my autopsies are performed on dead people."
Q: "All your responses must be oral, OK? What school did you go to?"
A: "Oral."
Q: "Are you qualified to give a urine sample?"
A: "I have been since early childhood."
Q: "Do you recall the time that you examined the body?"
A: "The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m."
Q: "And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?"
A: "No, you dummy, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy."
RE: Americans Dumb?
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 10, 2003 11:18 AM
Tales of stupid Americans are legion. Europeans take great delight in mocking American ignorance in geographical matters. The fact that so many older American tourists in Europe dress like they're playing in a golf tournament for the color blind does nothing to change that impression. I've actually heard a co-worker ask a client in Belgium, "How long does it take to drive there?"
I've never understood this. So many Americans seem to almost wallow in their ignorance. If you regularly watch shows like 60 Minutes or 20/20, you've probably seen videotaped footage of college kids being asked challenging geography questions:
John Stossell: Can you point out Japan on this globe?
Booze-addled sorority girl: Is that it? (giggle)
John Stossell: That's Nigeria.
Why the hell are Americans so stupid?
A caveat: A great many Americans are culturally and geographically literate. Typically, they're people in business, people online (AOL and WebTV users excepted), most (but not all) teachers... these Americans are culturally and geographically literate. With that out of the way, here are some personal theories. (Ain't the Web a great place to vent?)
1. Hollywood.
No, it's not a nefarious Hollywood plot. The vast majority of popular movies and television shows are either set in the US or some bizarre fantasy world. American viewers rarely see other cultures or other countries. Meanwhile, the rest of the world gobbles up this Hollywood crap. The result? People in the rest of the world think they know more about the US than the average American knows about, say, Switzerland. For the most part they're right, although they do form rather weird misconceptions about the US.
2. Lazy parents.
I come from a family of voracious readers, and if you've read this far you probably did too. I've always loved to read. I've also always loved maps, and my parents encouraged this. Kids can easily discover the pleasures of learning about the rest of the world, but too many parents don't give a crap. Their kids are in day care all day, and when they come home Mom is content to plop their butts in front of the television, placated on a diet of Nintendo and bad Korean animation. (Not to pick on Mom, because she works hard. Mom and Dad are usually divorced at this point, if they were ever married in the first place, and Dad is out trolling the bars.)
3. Nonsense in our schools.
Schools have become warehouses for children, with hassled, underpaid teachers having to spend more time dealing with bureaucratic bullsh**, stupid educational theories (i.e., the Open Classroom concept and "self-esteem"), and disciplinary action than actual teaching. It doesn't help that so many parents don't give a hoot once their kid's in school - the school's simply now a free combination day care/restaurant/medical dispensary/discipline center for them to drop their kids off. Public education is a big suckhole that devours more of our tax dollars each year, so where the hell does our tax money go? It sure doesn't go to the teachers.
4. Self-Gratification
So many American kids get no direction in life other than self-gratification. "If it feels good, do it!" seems to be their motto, and since their parents live that way why should they be any different? I've never understood parents allowing their high school-age children to go on "spring break". Spring break is an excuse for children to get drunk without any supervision. It's natural for kids to want to do that. What's NOT natural is that so many parents think it's OK.
5. Perhaps Americans aren't that stupid.
The co-worker I mentioned above is highly skilled at what he does, working on sophisticated electronics. He does it well. He just doesn't know much about geography. Since the US is an enormous country compared to individual European countries, Americans haven't had to be as "international" as the residents of the many small European countries. While this is changing with the expansion of global trade, most Americans still only deal with other Americans in the course of their everyday lives, as opposed to Europeans who regularly deal with neighboring countries that have different cultures.
I do find it interesting that Europeans have such strong opinions on this, considering that there are many more pressing issues to be concerned about. Perhaps the steady European refrain of "Americans are stupid" is a reflection of their own deep-rooted insecurity. You know -- an inferiority complex.
So what are the answers, Mr. Smart Guy?
I don't know. I do know that I'm raising my kid to appreciate and enjoy geography, science and history. It's not difficult to do.
RE: God Save America
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on March 20, 2003 3:02 PM
WHAT THE F*UCK ARE YOU ALL TALKING ABOUT? I AM AN AMERICAN AND I SEE THAT WE ARE ALL F*UCKING STUPID!
WE DESERVED 9/11. WE HAD IT COMING. THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A WAKE UP CALL BUT NO. WE FOLLOW BUSH THE F*UCKING HITLER OF THE 21ST CENTURY.
DON'T SAY "BUSH IS A GREAT GUY" DON'T SAY "HE IS PROTECTING OUR FREEDOM, AND DEMOCRACY."
OK FINE IF WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE, WHY DOES HE QUOTE HITLER?!?!?!
THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MIN.
HOW IS BUSH RICH? OIL?
WHAT COUNTRY HAS THE MOST OIL IN THE WORLD? IRAQ?
WHAT COUNTRY ARE WE ATTACKING? IRAQ?
WHY ARE WE ATTACKING THEM? THEY ARE NOT FOLOWING UN RULES?
WHAT ARE WE DOING WHEN WE ATTACK IRAQ? BREAKING UN RULES?
WHAT IS ANOTHER REASON WE ARE ATTACKING IRAQ? HE MAY SOMEDAY GET HIS HAND ON CHEMICAL/BIO WEAPONS (WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION)
WHAT KIND OF WEAPONS DO WE HAVE? WOMD? W
WHAT KIND OF WEAPONS DO IRAN AND N.K. HAVE? WOMD?
WHAT COUNTRY HAS THREATENED US WITH ITS WOMD? IRAN AND N.K.?
WHY ARE WE ATTACKING IRAQ? OIL?
I AM AMERICAN... WE ARE ALL F*UCKING STUPID... BUSH IS THE F*UCKING AXIS OF EVIL... AND WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE IF HE GETS ELECTED 2004
RE: Americans Dumb?
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 5, 2003 7:37 AM
There has been some quite heated discussion on this site regarding the intelligence or lack thereof of the people of the USA.
Anne Robinson, is entitled to her opinion, and to her right to voice it. As previously commented she has made similar remarks about other groups. I would not choose to agree with her assertion, but I respect her right to assert it, if only because it starts a debate.
It is true that that many in the USA have little or no personal experience of the outside world, many have not left their own state. So they only way most learn anything of the wider world is through the mass media. Of course the mass media simply reflects the interests and concerns of the population, so it reports little of the outside world.
On the 11th of September many people in the USA asked "why us?" or simply "why?". Unfortunately there was neither the capacity or desire to answer. The public mood in the USA turned from one of disbelief to one of anger and a desire for retribution, the desire to understand was lost. The USA has now set about crushing those she chooses to see as enemies. How surprised were they (the USA) when terrorist attacks continued even after invading Iraq.
The USA can no longer hide behind the excuse of being a new nation ? over 300 years after formation some maturity is to be expected. It may be though, that the long term effects of the destruction of the world trade centre and Pentagon lead to a deeper understanding by the populace of the USA of the rest of the world. This is rather an optimistic view I admit, but the rest of the world should do their bit in helping to educate the USA and engaging their citizens in the rest of the world rather than rejecting them as ignorant. This will of course take time, but it is in all our interests to do this.
Humanity knows no borders in the long term. The USA as a nation state has a fixed beginning and it will just as surely have an end. If the twentieth century can be said to have belonged to the USA then the twenty first will belong to China. So that today at its very zenith the USA can look forward to a period of steady decline followed by dissolution into smaller groupings of states.
It is wrong to condemn the whole population of a country as stupid, just as it is wrong to state that the USA is the finest nation in the world. The truth is far more complex than such simplistic statements can convey. This then is the trouble with the mass media as it stands, enlarging the significance of one line statements and simplifying issues to bipolar arguments.
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on October 28, 2003 6:09 PM
you smug little non-americans can think we are dumb all you want. You foreigners seem angry at us for something. I don't know what it is, is it that we are richer? happier? more powerful? Well, if it makes you feel less crappy that you can't be here to enjoy it with us, insult america all you want. It doesn't hurt us a bit, and it just reminds us that you are jealous, which makes US happier.