Author Topic: USA Bashing (Read 2606 times)

Heretic · « **on:** July 12, 2004, 04:12:20 AM »

I'm curious why there are so many threads dedicated to bashing the USA?

Would it appease everyone if the USA was an isolationist country?
We sure as hell wouldn't have to worry about Foreign Policy now would we? Just let all of the worlds countries take care of their own problems. We just mind our own business and let the rest of world hash out their own problems. No more foreign aid.
Sure would save us American taxpayers alot of hard earned wages.

Fishu · « **Reply #1 on:** July 12, 2004, 05:11:39 AM »

People elsewhere simply didn't find the Iraq war justified with the reasons it was started for.
Neither did they like the bush administration acting like a bunch of dolts towards other nations.
For example Bush literally called the french decision to not join the war as "silly" and so on forth, as if he would've had any say to wars which they participate.

That doesn't raise many supporters for his administration.

Overall I doubt the USA bashing is directed against the people or the nation itself, it's more the fault of Bush administration and their lies to start a war and all the BS hes said.

What comes to these forums, if you haven't noticed, many americans have been bashing french back and forth, along with other europeans.... even calling them anti-american!
So before you just wonder why theres USA bashing (in these forums), you should really consider all whats said by the americans themselves.
Some american posters here haven't been exactly the best at being polite...
French bashing alone was far worse than USA bashing - in the forums most of the aggressive bashing out of nowhere was against euros and french.

For example I could've said a thing of US politics and I've been marked as anti-american or had a reply where they bash euros due this and that.

I don't really have anything against the people, it's just the bush administration whish I dislike and some of the political yahoos who knows nothing but what Bush has told them and doesnt know what an 'anti-american' even means, but yet often uses the word.

Nilsen · « **Reply #2 on:** July 12, 2004, 05:50:05 AM »

It is not USA bashing. It is against the US goverment and its foreign politics. Some people here refuse to see that and make it into more than it is.

takeda · « **Reply #3 on:** July 12, 2004, 05:58:15 AM »

I'm going to bash all USIANS, starting by teh Skuzzyn4t0r:

SirLoin · « **Reply #4 on:** July 12, 2004, 06:29:41 AM »

I think when Bush said "You're either with us or you're with the terrorists" ticked off a lot of people/nations.

Nilsen · « **Reply #5 on:** July 12, 2004, 06:48:05 AM »

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Originally posted by SirLoin
I think when Bush said "You're either with us or you're with the terrorists" ticked off a lot of people/nations.

Good point.

Staga · « **Reply #6 on:** July 12, 2004, 07:08:22 AM »

I've met plenty of amurricans and had quite good time with them; last were a B-1 crew member and a crippled vet when multinational WWIIOL squad had a meeting in Sweden.
It's just that your prez and the jesters surrounding him are a fools and liers.

lazs2 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 12, 2004, 08:05:58 AM »

If the prez causes all this animosity to come out in the open instead of the normal fake butt smootching then I'm all for him.

If the euros on this board want kerry then that should be enough for any American to vote Bush next election.

lazs

CyranoAH · « **Reply #8 on:** July 12, 2004, 08:11:32 AM »

We'd actually prefer Colin Powell, but he ain't running.

Daniel

lazs2 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 12, 2004, 08:19:37 AM »

between Bush and kerry... who do you want? And what about powell appeals to you?

lazs

Dago · « **Reply #10 on:** July 12, 2004, 08:19:43 AM »

Ah, most of the bashers are just jealous the the USA is a great country, and theirs isn't.

dago

Nilsen · « **Reply #11 on:** July 12, 2004, 08:31:12 AM »

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Originally posted by Dago
Ah, most of the bashers are just jealous the the USA is a great country, and theirs isn't.

dago

Excellent bate if you had just left out the smiley

ra · « **Reply #12 on:** July 12, 2004, 08:36:12 AM »

Ah, most of the bashers are just jealous the the USA is a great country, and theirs isn't.

Curval · « **Reply #13 on:** July 12, 2004, 08:39:19 AM »

No bashing, just disagreement for the most part.

Of course disagreement is taken AS bashing by most Amuricans.

mosgood · « **Reply #14 on:** July 12, 2004, 08:56:28 AM »

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Originally posted by Fishu

For example I could've said a thing of US politics and I've been marked as anti-american or had a reply where they bash euros due this and that.

I don't really have anything against the people, it's just the bush administration whish I dislike and some of the political yahoos who knows nothing but what Bush has told them and doesnt know what an 'anti-american' even means, but yet often uses the word.

Hell.... you don't have to be a foriegner to be labeled anti-american. There's a lot of people on this board that will label americans as anti-american if they don't perscribe to their point of view.