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Serious question about Brit Bashing on Free Republic...

Posted on 11/05/2004 2:53:54 PM PST by 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.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; United Kingdom; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: 2004electionbias; antiamericanism; britishpress; bushbashing; bushhassers; dailymirror; england; eurotrash; guardian; guardianuk; insults; mediabias; redstarguardian; tabloidjournalism; themirror; uk; zogbyism
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To: Straight Vermonter
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****

321 posted on 11/05/2004 5:00:35 PM PST by Colorado Doug
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322 posted on 11/05/2004 5:00:38 PM PST by KneelBeforeZod (Deus Lo Volt!)
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To: DameAutour


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


323 posted on 11/05/2004 5:00:39 PM PST by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (I'm fresh out of tags. I'll pick some up tomorrow.)
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To: PajamaTruthMafia
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.
324 posted on 11/05/2004 5:00:59 PM PST by Tulsa Brian ("Be good and you will be lonesome.." Mark Twain)
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To: BritishBulldog
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?

326 posted on 11/05/2004 5:01:39 PM PST by Cooltouch
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To: BritishBulldog
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.

327 posted on 11/05/2004 5:02:56 PM PST by Extremist
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
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.

328 posted on 11/05/2004 5:08:06 PM PST by Oztrich Boy (They have a saying in Chicago Mr Bond once happenstance, twice coincidence, three times enemy action)
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To: BritishBulldog
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.

329 posted on 11/05/2004 5:09:40 PM PST by Tribune7
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To: BritishBulldog
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.

330 posted on 11/05/2004 5:10:50 PM PST by nutmeg (THANK YOU RED STATES!!! -- Bush/Cheney 2004)
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To: MadIvan; evilC; Happygal

ping


331 posted on 11/05/2004 5:11:27 PM PST by nutmeg (THANK YOU RED STATES!!! -- Bush/Cheney 2004)
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To: mhking
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.

332 posted on 11/05/2004 5:12:55 PM PST by Tribune7
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To: ladyinred

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


333 posted on 11/05/2004 5:13:42 PM PST by Eepsy (Who spent all last Saturday making proper home-made pork pies)
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To: BritishBulldog

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:)


334 posted on 11/05/2004 5:15:04 PM PST by BobS
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To: BritishBulldog

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.


335 posted on 11/05/2004 5:16:07 PM PST by LowOiL (Christian and proud of it !)
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To: Dead Dog
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

336 posted on 11/05/2004 5:17:37 PM PST by Oztrich Boy (They have a saying in Chicago Mr Bond once happenstance, twice coincidence, three times enemy action)
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To: Lutonian; broadsword

"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.


337 posted on 11/05/2004 5:19:56 PM PST by Max Combined (There is in human nature generally more of the fool than of the wise.)
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To: broadsword

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?


338 posted on 11/05/2004 5:20:07 PM PST by mirkinmuffley (Gentlemen, you can't fight in here this is the war room!)
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To: BritishBulldog
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......

339 posted on 11/05/2004 5:20:43 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (Michigan's last flock of penguins left for the west coast in 1823 never to be heard from again.)
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To: BritishBulldog

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.


340 posted on 11/05/2004 5:21:41 PM PST by TexKat (Just because you did not see it or read it, that does not mean it did or did not happen.)
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