Posted on 10/18/2008 1:25:55 PM PDT by Roger W. Gardner
Ungrateful!
Here’s another american’s response....
If I really, really tried,I could care less,but I just can’t make the effort.They can all go to hell as far as i’m concerned.
When the rest of the world comes close to achieving 1/10th of what America has accomplished, I might force myself to listen to what they think.
Until such a time arrives (and I’m not holding my breath), the rest of the world can go pi$$ up a rope.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGJynE37Npg
I’m gonna do Gordon Sinclair one better and give Europe the finger instead.
Hey, Roger, I realize you’re new ‘round here so I’ll be nice...but we reeeeeeeeeeeely couldn’t care less what the “world” thinks of us...the “world” doesn’t pick up the tab ‘round here...quite the contrary...the “world” expects us to win their wars, “take out their trash”, feed & clothe their people and generally be the “cop on the beat.”
So what the “world” thinks of us is about as consequential as a fly on a horse’s ass...one flick of the tail and the fly is gone...
Have a good one...
N-U-T-S
I really think the EU hopes that the US will soon join them them in mediocracy: free health care, no longer a world leader in manufacturing, weak defense capabilities, and anything goes morality. And Obama will do just that.
Pure jealosy!
I’m noticing a lot of strange threads (like this) lately with ‘born on’ dates in early June.
On second thought, I dont give a sh!t what the rest of the world thinks of us.
They’ve felt this way a long time....just didn’t have the courage to speak up until now when they think we’re going to have a “girlie-man” in the White House.
I might be “new around here”, but I’m not an idiot.
Before you start lecturing me why don’t you finish the article. You seem to have missed the whole point. But that didn’t stop you from giving me the benefit of your condescending little pointers, did it?
The difference between European socialist “democracy” and the American brand is illustrated in the political ideologies of Obama and McCain. Europeans, starting with France, were of the opinion that citizens surrendered their innate natural rights for civil rights. They made a contract with the government to abide by the will of the majority in exchange for enhanced protection of their health and safety and the gurantee of basic civil rights.
Under the American system that evolved from England, men were endowed by God with inalienable rights which could not be altered by the majority. A purpose of government was to protect those individual rights from the whim and will of the majority - except were such individual exercise would substantially injure public health or safety. If privately owned property was needed for a legitimate public purpose, any “taking” was to evoke just compensation to the owner, who was to remain whole in his estate. Government was delegated only limited powers and the individual retained all that was not delegated. Government was to be a compact among citizens -each surrendering only a small and equal portion of liberty.
European’s have no understanding of the subtle, but profound difference. Nor do they understand our federal system and how it affects our operating limitations in international politics. Obama comes from a European ideological view. The traditional American view seems cowboyish to them.
People around the world who are pinning their hopes on Barack Obama better have a fall-back position. :)
did I call you an “idiot?”
noooooooooooooooooooooooo...
but since you are copping an attitude...”f off” ahole..
gezzzzzzzzzzzzz... it’s saturday, and I’m getting ‘tude from some clown that just signed up...
ROFLMAO
I don’t get it. The very people who eschew our “red neck”(and winning behaviour I might add) populace and horrible capitalistic economy, are the first to scream for help when it is needed.
I don’t expect love from these folks. But the ideal answer from Europe would be...We won’t ask those nasty, red neck capitalists for help again.
That’ll show us, lol.
we've been floating, leaderless, in a sense....
WE NEED MCCAIN AND SARAH PALIN.....DEAR GOD, WE NEED THEM!!!!
Countries dont have friends. This is not kindergarden
They have interests and allies.
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