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An American scapegoat in London
UK Guardian ^
| Oct. 16, 2004
| Carol Gould
Posted on 10/15/2004 10:33:51 PM PDT by jwalburg
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To: jwalburg
This attitude amongst some of the Brits is not that surprising. The ruling elite in London have had a completely different world view to the Americans. One worldview seeks to exploit at any opportunity, the other wishes to be of service. Geography, history and power dynamics of a part of the world have a great influence on the behaviour of the people in that part of the world. A resentful, myopic hypocrite cannot deal with an optimistic, grateful person.
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posted on
10/16/2004 2:36:22 AM PDT
by
Bandaneira
(The Third Temple/House for All Nations/World Peace Centre...Coming Soon..)
To: jwalburg
London,
The train was very crowded, so the soldier walked the length of the train, looking for an empty seat. The only unoccupied seat was directly adjacent to a well dressed middle-aged French lady and was being used by her little dog.
The war weary soldier asked, "Please ma'am, may I sit in that seat?"
The French woman looked down her nose at the soldier, sniffed and said, "You Americans..You are such a rude class of people. Can't you see my little Fifi is using that seat?"
The soldier walked away, determined to find a place to rest, but after another trip down to the end of the train, found himself again facing the woman with the dog.
Again he asked, "Please lady, may I sit there? I'm very tired."
The French woman wrinkled her nose and snorted, "You Americans! Not only are you rude, you are also arrogant."
The soldier didn't say anything else; he leaned over, picked up the little dog, tossed it out the window of the train and sat down in the empty seat. The woman shrieked and railed, and demanded that someone defend her and chastise the soldier.
An English gentleman sitting across the aisle spoke up, "You know sir, you Americans do seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You eat holding the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your cars on the wrong side of the road. And now, sir, you've thrown the wrong b---- out the window."
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posted on
10/16/2004 3:13:11 AM PDT
by
jaykay
(Are we there yet?)
To: Slings and Arrows
43
posted on
10/16/2004 3:30:20 AM PDT
by
SirLurkedalot
(I'll turn in my guns when Jesus comes to collect them. In the meantime....)
To: jwalburg
Maybe it is "the politics of envy" carried to its natural conclusion. Too much labor, too much socialism, it fails, you have to blame someone. And of course they are unlikely to look in the mirror.
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posted on
10/16/2004 3:46:18 AM PDT
by
Check6
To: CitizenUSA
My wife and I were in London when Bush came. It was disgusting to see the masses of people in joyful denunciation of America. I had thought of going down to Trafalgar Sq. in person, but didn't. I could kick myself for not now. I heard several Americans held up an American flag and were quickly hussled off by the police. Why? Could have got themselves beat up?
To: Boiler Plate
If we had never joined the war the Germans would have just plain wore the British out. The Russians, as well. We supplied Russia with truly immense quantities of war material and food. Marshall Zhukov, the CIC of the Soviet forces fighting the Germans, said after the war that without American Spam, the Soviet army would have starved that first winter.
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posted on
10/16/2004 5:23:20 AM PDT
by
jimtorr
To: Tommyjo
If America had not joined the war they would have eventually been starved into, if not surrender, at least acquiesence. Germany controlled the seas.
To: vrwcagent0498
You remind me of myself. I have some very good friends who are Dutch citizens but have been living in the US for 30 years. They are very liberal, having lived on the east coast and reading the NYT daily, but thankfully do not vote. Recently they were carping about our immigration laws and how awful our current administration is. I asked them point blank, "if it is so awful here why don't you just leave?" I was quite angry and they knew it.
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posted on
10/16/2004 6:49:33 AM PDT
by
Ditter
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
10/16/2004 7:11:55 AM PDT
by
Bandaneira
(The Third Temple/House for All Nations/World Peace Centre...Coming Soon..)
To: jaykay
50
posted on
10/16/2004 9:03:15 AM PDT
by
Mr. C
To: Pastnowfuturealpha
"Sounds like something along the lines of propaganda - Unless the schools all over the world have been getting the same kind of teachers we have here in the U.S. I mean if it can happen on our own soil - where the young are turned against their own nation - why is it so hard to believe citizens from other nations would have the same feelings.
The dots need to be connected -
that's my thought -"
Mine too.
Keep smiling
Philip
BTW, Education Throughout the world is being infested with Leftist (the end game)
To: jwalburg
"I rejoice every time I hear of another American soldier dying! You people are destroying the world". I'd have replied: "Your kind said the same thing to Winston Churchill in 1936, and look where it got you." ;)
To: Tommyjo
The Nazis would have beaten the Soviets if they hadn't had to fight on the western front.
3 guesses who would have been next on the hit list.
To: cmotormac44
To: WOSG
Yes. The anti-Americanism was here long before Kerry, and you can bet that Kerry's "charms" are not going to make it any better.
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posted on
10/16/2004 10:19:43 AM PDT
by
jwalburg
(Those buried included children still clutching toys)
To: WOSG
What is pathetic is that much of this anti-Americanism is learned from our own universities, taken over in large part by leftists. Their children come here, learn to hate our country, go back and spread the poison.
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posted on
10/16/2004 10:21:40 AM PDT
by
jwalburg
(Those buried included children still clutching toys)
To: jaykay
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posted on
10/16/2004 10:35:35 AM PDT
by
45semi
(Man has only those rights he can defend...)
To: Pastnowfuturealpha
Well, I think many nations send their young people here for a good education and they get indoctrinated by leftist professors in just that way. When I was in college, huge numbers of Iranian students were enrolled. Along with learning how to run nuclear facilities, they were taught well in their English and government classes that American Imperialism was the most dangerous force on earth. I'm sure that kids from all over the world soaked up those views and spread them around when they returned.
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posted on
10/16/2004 10:39:15 AM PDT
by
jwalburg
(Those buried included children still clutching toys)
To: dan1123
Wow. I hope you're right. What university are you attending there? I was at CSUS and UC Davis. No sign of rebellion then.
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posted on
10/16/2004 11:02:56 AM PDT
by
jwalburg
(Those buried included children still clutching toys)
To: Ditter
Why are liberals the world over so negative anyways? They're always complaining and carping about something.
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posted on
10/16/2004 1:04:18 PM PDT
by
vrwcagent0498
(Mark Levin and Ann Coulter are my patron saints.)
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