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DC:
quote:Originally posted by LorKorub / BOB:
History 101:
Had the US not intervened in WWII, you lame fucks in Australia would be bending over to get your daily ration of Sushi (the real bad kind...like the shit made out of those ink-squirting squids you have off of your coastline) and Udon (your only meal of the day), after the Empire of Japan pummeled your weak-ass military, took over your oil fields, and made the war a lot harder for the only nation with the balls to take on your adversaries....Oh yeah...you wouldn't be eating Sushi...more like rice with some pig-throat seasoning..
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Oh COME ON! that argument is so lame.
If France didn't help you back in the independence war, you'd still be under the rule of the English king. Does that mean you have to put up with everything the French did?
I'm happy the US helped us, but it's not like it was all just goodwill. History 102: They WANTED Europe to have a stable, democratic regime, instead of the Nazi's ruling Europe (after all, if they let the Nazi's go unchecked, it would be a matter of time before their weapons could reach the US mainland).
And the pacific theatre wasn't the choice of the US. If they didn't fight there, they'd be clobbered, since Japan attacked the US (do note that the US came in the war at that moment. Some years after the start of the war).
badpenny:
Ah freedom of speech.......
Its kind of sad, i read this thread with interest AND an open mind.
Im 34 Im not a child & like void main I took my oath (mine was to serve my queen & country) and I served in the infantry (Im out now), but I still have friends who are now in harms way due to this conflict.
Make no mistake we are ALL in harms way!
this worries me as I have 3 kids under 11 years old.
there have been good and bad points & opinions made and a good bit of anti American shit going on too.
after reading "LorKorub / BOB's" post I realised why there was anti american posts,, its because there are ppl like him in the world who think the world owes them something just because he's an American and the deeds his counrty has done in the past
Sorry but bolloks to that
I, my family, my freinds, and my country owe you nothing my freind.
America is a great country, who does great deeds (because it can, and never asks for thanks) but many of those deeds are never noticed,
why?
because the whole world is too busy noticing the arseholes who shout "We're Americans, You owe us!"
You made good points LorKorub / BOB but your use of profanity in the post lost you credibility in the things you said. A pity!
Didn't an American say
"I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"
Then another American flames everyone for saying something "HE" doesnt like! HMM go figure!
So much for freedom of speech,,,,,,,,,
The only people who benefit from war are the poeple who make the arms and munitions and undertakers.
Doctor V:
I just skimmed through these posts, I don't have the time or paitence to read them all. Saddam is an evil crazy man who has used WMD before on numerous occasions. However Bush could care less weather he has them or not, Bush wants war no matter what the situation with the weapons inspectors are. War however is not the most logical thing to do in this situation. There is so much that could go wrong. As bad as Saddam is, there are alot of other crazy dictators just like him in the world. And if we did blow up Iraq (again), what would happen when the smoke clears? It wouldn't be pretty. Solution to the crisis: no war as long as the inspectors are there and there is no hard evidence that he is hiding things. I have yet to see hard evidence that he is hiding weapons, I doubt he could hide a whole nuclear program from the inspectors.
Freedom of speech rocks, and I really hate forums with mods who get all powertrippy and censor whoever dosn't agree with them. I like that MES tolerates stupid opinions of a small minority.
Pantso:
quote:Originally posted by LorKorub / BOB:
I am getting sick and tired of all the America-bashing on this site. I know that most of you fools are either Australian, English, and that the majority of you clowns doing the bashing are between the ages of 14-17 years old.
History 101:
Had the US not intervened in WWII, you lame fucks in Australia would be bending over to get your daily ration of Sushi (the real bad kind...like the shit made out of those ink-squirting squids you have off of your coastline) and Udon (your only meal of the day), after the Empire of Japan pummeled your weak-ass military, took over your oil fields, and made the war a lot harder for the only nation with the balls to take on your adversaries....Oh yeah...you wouldn't be eating Sushi...more like rice with some pig-throat seasoning..
UK:
You're welcome for the US, the only neutral "superpower" nation at the time, for jumping in right before your last planes were ripped into shreds, and your petty isle waned its surrender, displaying the Nazi flag over your capital, with Big Ben chiming the German anthem at every round number that your clock struck. You're welcome for your civilization turing entirely feamle. You, the people that blast us, can thank guys like my grandfather, for you even being born.
Oh....and here comes the nuclear debate.
Yes, we, The Americans, are a bunch of imperialistic, totalitarianistic, pigs. We used all of our military might (the bomb) to conqeuror Japan, and to rule them hands down. Well, shit, Elroy, let's look at economic statistics over the last fifty years, and let's confirm the "American Conquest of Japan." Anyone ever been to Hawaii lately? Never? The Japanese own over 80% of the businesses in Hawaii. Here, in the C.U.S., Los Angeles, they own a 23% market share. And, this is *MAYBE* because there is a grand total of 25,000 of them in the LA area. Pretty bad....poor them....
Back to the bomb, if the Soviet Union had the bomb during WWII, how many German cities do you think would have fallen victim? A country that lost 8,000,000 people in one conflict. A historical study concluded that over 1,000,000 American troops would have died if there was an invasion of Japan. Do you think Russia would have dropped it, had they posessed it?
Not everyone in America drives a gas-guzzeling, late-model SUV. If anything, and if this whole thing goes to war, the Iraqi people are going to come out on top. The US (unlike you, and your ballsless nation...except the UK), will remove this asshole, an asshole who uses his fortune to fuel ignorance, and intoleration, in the name of Allah, by giving $30K (US), to people he claims as martyrs, to bring suffering onto Jewish citizens, of a once, and desiring, peaceful nation.
America is horrible, indeed. It really is. This is the nation that welcomes people like you with open arms, and helps you settle in. We accept anyone of good stature, and give them benefits to do that which is righteous. And what do we get in return? People from Pakistan saying how much they love Osama, and what he does to this country. And their answer to this next question is: "Oh yes, America has the best universities in the land. If I can get a Visa, I am there."
The attitudes on this board are sickening toward my country. Some of you guys are alright, but some of you...I hope you and I never meet. Void main served in this country's military, he took an oath, and I give him absolute credit for never flipping his lid on some of you fuckers.
Keep in mind: this server is hosted in America. The Webmaster is willing, and capable of pulling the plug on you lame, third world, fucks, at any time....
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This is one of the most discriminating and profane posts, ever posted in these forums.
:rolleyes:
[ February 02, 2003: Message edited by: Panos ]
zooloo:
It does appear to me that the slightest dissent about the USA is instantly ignored and condemned as "American bashing".
Perhaps there is a cultural difference, I am British.
In Britain we are fundamentally rebelious - some regions more so than others - so dissent is quite common here.
The USA does seem (I stress it seems) far more conformist as a nation than we are over here.
Anyway... if you're a an American and a post from a Limey appears to be bashing the USA, it may not be in the mind of the author. It's they way we are.
zooloo
[ February 03, 2003: Message edited by: zooloo ]
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