Serious question about Brit Bashing on Free Republic...

[BritishBulldog]

Just lately (noticeably since the US election result) there seems to be an awful lot of anti-British sentiment on here (there always was a little but I put that down to a handful of xenophobic kiddies)

What I would like to know is do most Freepers now share the low opinion that some (many) on here seem to have of our nation or is it just a small (but very vocal) minority of morons?

I've enjoyed this forum (for the relatively short time that I've contributed) and have always liked Americans in general, but I now find myself reconsidering my thoughts on both.

If we Brits are not liked or wanted around here, I think I'll probably discontinue my involvement.

[Colorado Doug]

Hey, it could be worse you could get all of the hassles I get by being from Vermont.

From Vermont huh? ***writing note to self****

[KneelBeforeZod]

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

Oops...didn't mean to write "Ramadan is one of the PC religions" but "PC religious celebrations."

[Tulsa Brian]

Amen brother. Also, I can't tell you how many stories their press routinely print of their military disparaging the ability of our military. Hell, you'll never read similar destructive crap in an American paper trashing an ally so.

[Cooltouch]

Lessee, what was that quote from the Daily Mirror yesterday? "How could 59[some-odd million] people be so DUMB?" Something like that? I thought so.

So. Just who is casting aspersions here, hmmmmm?

[Extremist]

What I would like to know is do most Freepers now share the low opinion that some (many) on here seem to have of our nation or is it just a small (but very vocal) minority of morons?

What I would like to know is do most Brits now share the low opinion that some (many) at the GAURDIAN seem to have of our nation or is it just a small (but very vocal) minority of morons?

My opinion is...We've saved your limey a$$es so many times you should kiss our feet, ungrateful twits.

[Oztrich Boy]

Check the upper lefr "Bush returned in triumph". Your objection?

Just because the Mirror emulates Michael Moore doesn't make it "The British View" any more than Michael Moore is the US one.

[Tribune7]

If we Brits are not liked or wanted around here, I think I'll probably discontinue my involvement.

The problem is the insults by the few are what you remember. Stick around, we need you.

[nutmeg]

No anti-British sentiment from me! Britain is one of our staunchest allies and I, for one, am grateful to the British troops and their families and to Tony Blair and Jack Straw, et al, for their support in the war on terrorism.

My husband and I have visited the UK numerous times... England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland are lovely countries, as are the the vast majority of the people we met there.

I'm sure most of the "anti-British sentiment" (?) you've noticed on FR over the past couple of days was probably in response to those Bush-bashing articles and headlines in the Guardian and Mirror.

[nutmeg]

ping

[Tribune7]

awful difficult to see the news media in the UK as anything but anti-American,

But Mike, it's awful difficult to see the news media in the US as anything but anti-American too.

[Eepsy]

Thank heavens! I thought I was the only person on this thread who loved English food for a moment there.

[BobS]

Hey! I've been all around England and Scotland and love your land and folks. Don't add me to the bunch who have never been there:)

[LowOiL]

I personally like the good British, but after arguing for ages with some very very liberal hateful Brits on this site...

http://www.emuasylum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=bbfdd70a9d3b7b73ff935a109ec2c6dc&t=26825

I have come to the conclusion that many Brits are just snotty
snits. I think after reading that forum you might agree. The
exact opposite of you what you claim to see on FR is exactly
what you will see on that site.

Hope that helps you understand. At least from my perspective, I personally take people on their own accord. Hopefully you will feel at home here at FR, but remember that see all here (and comment on it unbiasly). We don't practice mind control here, so if someone has a grudge againt a country, they often will tell it, like you just have.

[Oztrich Boy]

Were just a bunch of ignorant, bible thumpin', hick "commoners". No need to acknowledge us "Red Staters".

You're also arrogant, stupid, overweight, and badly dressed

[Max Combined]

"No, I know that there are no discernible racial characteristics."

Nonsense. Put 100 sub-Saharan Africans, 100 Han Chinese, and 100 Caucasians in a stadium, have them mill around together for a while and I will sort them back into their racial groups with 100% accuracy by using their easily discernible racial characteristics.

Physical characteristics are influenced by genes and environment and so are other characteristics, such as personality. South American Indians are much more stoic than are Italians. To what extent that is due to genes rather than culture remains to be seen, but genes are responsible to some extent.

Don't be a politically correct fool.

[mirkinmuffley]

Our great generals were German?

Lee? Grant? Forrest? Jackson? Patton? MacArthur? Washington? Pershing? Johnston? Yeah those are all Germans! What the hell are you talking about?

Not sure what Sherman is?

[Hot Tabasco]

Perhaps if you kept the Belligerent-Bush-America-Bashing-Brits at home, we wouldn't have to do the mopping up and thus appear to be the meanies......

Go to Koaa.com and look up your fellow countryman "Sim" and you will know what I mean.....the boy's lucky he doesn't live near me, nor any other anti-American jerk for that matter......

[TexKat]

My gratitude goes out to all the Brits that have supported and stood with us. May God bless you, those Brits that are on the battlefields assisting in the fight against our enemies and those that have fallen and their love ones.