Posted on 11/05/2004 5:53:39 AM PST by navyguy
I am an American currently working in England. I have been here for the last month and thought you might like to know what I've been seeing here...
Let me first say that the Brits are great people! They are cordial, giving, inviting and very decent people. I myself have old family roots here. There ARE some very vocal Socialists here, but I have no issue with the British people.
First, the pre-election media coverage of the election was totally skewed against President Bush. There wasn't even an attempt to hide it. As the election drew closer the coverage grew increasingly hostile. Further, the tone transformed from criticism of Bush to berating not just the president but anyone who supported him. In nearly every story I saw Republicans were characterized as complete religious zealots. In fact, like the US, leftists here believe that ALL conservative are Christian fanatics. I actually had to correct several Brits here that this was NOT the case. They seemed shocked. The tone rapidly descended into simple insults, with average americans routinely being called 'idiots', 'morons', 'stupid', etc... This tone continued, night after night for at least 10-12 days. If a european tells you they aren't anti-AMERICAN I can tell you they are lying. They simply do not like us, anything we do or anything we represent. I never saw a single postive word about Americans or America as a whole. I was told that were were 'too hung up on the US Constitution." This, above all, really disturbed me.
I never saw a single story about ANYTHING positive happening in Iraq. Ever.
I now know that europeans, for all of their 'sophistication' and 'worldliness', harbor serious misconceptions about America. For example, I saw New Mexico described as "a relatively small, mostly poor state." In fact, I saw a 1 hour documentary done by a Brit travelling through the states that essentially described America as a boiling cauldron of poverty, racism and violence. I could not believe what I was seeing. I saw southerners (I live in North carolina) described as "backwards", "fundamentalists" and "stupid". Farmers in the mid-west were described as "simple folk". There were many other examples as well. I now understand that europeans are half as sophisticated and worldly as they think they are. Most of them do NOT understand America. I finally got some of my coworkers here to admit as much.
There is a TOTAL anti-gun bias here. I saw it in the media over and over again. They are now trying to ban knives, BB guns and replicas of guns as well.
The Nanny State reigns supreme here. I predict that in 25 years the UK will be totally Socialist. If you want to see what the US would be like after 50 years of total Liberal domination come here for awhile. You won't like what you see.
After the election the anti-american torrent CONTINUED. Unreal.
The Guardian is viewed as MAINSTREAM MEDIA here.
It will be awhile before I return here. I love England and its people and its great and honorable history, but it is only a shadow of its former self.
Thank God for the Daily Telegraph.
Just thought you'd like to know. Cheers!
Funny I told my mate that about the Americans. Americans believe anything, thats why your internet is full of urban myths that people swear is true.
Tony
Their "finest hour" seems to have passed some time ago. it's a shame really.
We don’t hate you, but I have to admit after a day of freeping where Americans are telling me that my country stinks, that we had our asses kicked, that you saved us from the Germans, that we are all nancy boys, that we are all bucked teeth, and so on and so forth.
I have to admit that then maybe Americans are not my most favorite people.
Cheers Tony
Nonsense. The British fought off Napolean, the Kaiser and Hitler. King George was a jerk to the colonies, but he was pretty weak at home- Parliament routinely walked all over him. To say the British "embraced tyranny" flies in the face of history.
I am very familiar with Democratic Underground. Losers all. What surprises me here is the BLATANTLY anti-american bent in the mainstream media here. I can't think of a single major news outlet in the US that could get away with anti-euro sentiment they way these news outlets get away with anti-american sentiment. I mean it is IN YOUR FACE. ALL THE TIME.
I guess I'm just disappointed that the Brits have allowed themselves to come to this.
And the previous British poster was right... American concpets of freedom do have their roots in England. So what has happened to England?
Must be a requirement to be employed by the MSM whever one goes.
"They are jealous of our power."
Waaaaaaahaaahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!
Now that's funny!
American expatriates are the worst haters of the USA. Even my communist German girlfriend at the Sorbonne thought that the American students living in Paris were nutty.
Of course we did, that’s why no British troops are in Afghanistan, and no British troops are in Iraq, and no British troops moved North at the request of the American Military to support the assault Falluja.
And three British soldiers were not killed yesterday as part of this operation.
Cheers Tony
HA HA HA HA HA
TEE HEE TEE HEE
Thanks for posting this joke I needed a laugh, glad to see some freepers have a sense of humour.
Tony
I think such a system can only work in a place like England where the people are such lovers of tradition. A Westminster parliamentary system could very well slide into an elected dictatorship. However, the culture of British politics and the huge weight of tradition behind it, makes such a slide almost impossible.
Total Bollox.
I read the papers every day and there are lots of positive stories about America as well as negative.
Cheers Tony
Me thinks thou dost protest too much..tee hee.
Its time for us Americans to circle the wagons.
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