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Algren
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 Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad The media in the US is pretty terrible. My US friend is always telling me stuff that turns out to be incorrect. Some of it is bizarre. It appears that Yanks are only good at one thing; making movies. Everything else they pretty much suck at.  _________________STOP UIGHUR GENOCIDE IN XINJIANG
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Libs
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad Algren wrote: The media in the US is pretty terrible. My US friend is always telling me stuff that turns out to be incorrect. Some of it is bizarre. It appears that Yanks are only good at one thing; making movies. Everything else they pretty much suck at. Do you expect the largely American membership of this forum to find you charming when you say things like this?
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Algren
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad Libs wrote: Algren wrote: The media in the US is pretty terrible. My US friend is always telling me stuff that turns out to be incorrect. Some of it is bizarre. It appears that Yanks are only good at one thing; making movies. Everything else they pretty much suck at. Do you expect the largely American membership of this forum to find you charming when you say things like this? I expect the largely American membership of this forum to not be so blindly patriotic and accept their country is not perfection. As for how they view me, I couldn't care less. _________________STOP UIGHUR GENOCIDE IN XINJIANG
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad Algren wrote: Libs wrote: Algren wrote: The media in the US is pretty terrible. My US friend is always telling me stuff that turns out to be incorrect. Some of it is bizarre. It appears that Yanks are only good at one thing; making movies. Everything else they pretty much suck at. Do you expect the largely American membership of this forum to find you charming when you say things like this? I expect the largely American membership of this forum to not be so blindly patriotic and accept their country is not perfection. As for how they view me, I couldn't care less. People can accept that our country is their perfection without you telling us that we all suck and America sucks in every single post you make. Bleh. Stop being such a douchenozzle.
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Algren
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad America believes in freedom of speech, correct? Therefore I am using my freedom of speech. Although people in the US are not actually allowed freedom of speech. But that's another discussion altogether.
But LOL at "douchenozzle". ok.
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad My concern is Algren seems to be using the tragic deaths of the children and teachers in Connecticut as a vehicle to amuse himself and indulge in a bit of anti-Americanism.
Which is low and certainly not what I would expect from a man.
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Algren
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad It amazes me how many tragedies have to happen before the great and powerful United States of America wake up and do something. That is all I have been expressing. I certainly do not find any of these tragedies amusing. But I do find American pride amusing.
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad Americans are aware of the anxieties and flaws in American society. Don't claim to be an expert as you sit on the other side of the world.
And there is nothing wrong with pride. It is good to have pride in your country, your family, your home, yourself etc., if you can. I hope you do, and I hope you don't judge me or anyone else for it.
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Algren
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad I'm certainly not an expert on the US, and I've never claimed to be one.
I think there's a lot wrong with pride. Personal pride is fine, but to be proud of your country purely because it was where you were born is really retarded.
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad Algren wrote: I'm certainly not an expert on the US, and I've never claimed to be one.
I think there's a lot wrong with pride. Personal pride is fine, but to be proud of your country purely because it was where you were born is really retarded. It's not just a US thing FYI
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad Every country has value, in its art or in its environment or in its history or its in people, etc., and this is where pride is generated.
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Algren
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad Rev wrote: Algren wrote: I'm certainly not an expert on the US, and I've never claimed to be one.
I think there's a lot wrong with pride. Personal pride is fine, but to be proud of your country purely because it was where you were born is really retarded. It's not just a US thing FYI I'm aware of that. _________________STOP UIGHUR GENOCIDE IN XINJIANG
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Algren
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad David wrote: Every country has value, in its art or in its environment or in its history or its in people, etc., and this is where pride is generated. That's a nice way to put it, you really do have a way with words. All I'm saying that you shouldn't be so proud to be American. Most of the world can see your faults. _________________STOP UIGHUR GENOCIDE IN XINJIANG
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad Algren wrote: America believes in freedom of speech, correct? Therefore I am using my freedom of speech. Although people in the US are not actually allowed freedom of speech. But that's another discussion altogether.
But LOL at "douchenozzle". ok. You do not understand what freedom of speech means. It means the government not preventing speech. It has nothing to do with other people, like Libs, exercising her freedom of speech liberties, and pointing out the ignorance of your comments.
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Algren
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad Any imposing authority, actually, not just government.
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad Algren wrote: Any imposing authority, actually, not just government. No, unless what you mean by "imposing authority" is synonymous with "government." An employer, except in some (but not all) cases where the employer is the government, is free to criticize other people's speech to the extent that he/it chooses.
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad David wrote: My concern is Algren seems to be using [reality] as a vehicle to amuse himself and indulge in a bit of anti-Americanism. Disgusting!
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad Fuck you, Nazi.
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad Algren wrote: America believes in freedom of speech, correct? Therefore I am using my freedom of speech. Although people in the US are not actually allowed freedom of speech. But that's another discussion altogether.
But LOL at "douchenozzle". ok. Suppressing opinions helps nobody. Use the freedom of speech all you wish. It is up to us to use it to make ourselves, not get pissy and defensive. _________________Ari Emmanuel wrote: I'd rather marry lindsay Lohan than represent Mel Gibson.
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad Freedom of speech goes both ways. Also, nowhere does it say there are no consequences for your "speech".
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Dr. Lecter
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad David wrote: My concern is Algren seems to be using the tragic deaths of the children and teachers in Connecticut as a vehicle to amuse himself and indulge in a bit of anti-Americanism.
Which is low and certainly not what I would expect from a man. From a woman, though? Joking aside, your post if quite correct. I mean I've been to these boards for a long long time and no one managed to make my head hurt in such a short period of time with their posts as Algren after his second coming. _________________The greatest thing on earth is to love and to be loved in return!
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad Apart from his ridiculous taste in movies, Algren seems surprisingly reasonable to me.
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad Argos wrote: Apart from his ridiculous taste in movies, Algren seems surprisingly reasonable to me. Including this Algren wrote: Governments around the world need to start killing these mental people (if caught alive) that do terrible things, not giving them mental health care. It's the only deterrent. Otherwise they know they can kill as many people as they wish and they will not suffer as a consequence, all they have to do is claim insanity.
On Dec 21, the world may not end for all of us, but it can and should end for some. or this Algren wrote: Magnus wrote: Algren wrote: You don't have to be black to say the term 'nigger'. I say it frequently.  You should say it around black people more frequently. I try not to associate with those people. Not many in China either, thankfully. ... ? _________________The greatest thing on earth is to love and to be loved in return!
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Re: School Shooting...could be pretty bad Yes. Having stupid opinions does not necessarily make one unreasonable. Other people believe in gods...
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