Thanks!

Zontar would like to demote you to private. How did you achieve the rank of captain? For presenting the most illogical, asinine and ridiculous arguments possible?

You remind Zontar of the cliché of a dog chasing its tail. You bring up points that are irrelevant to the issue at hand. You simply use any excuse to bring up the same old tired rhetoric of the Americanophobes.

You do bring out a point that is most convincing however. It IS just as easy to get on a plane say in Los Angeles, spend a small fortune on a ticket and fly twelve hours or more to go to Europe, or any other has-been shit-hole country you can think of as it is to get on a train in a Nazi rat-hole such as Berlin and travel to another overrated black hole in Europe. Never mind that you get to your destination in a very short time and at minimal expense. You really got Monkey on that!

One other point that you bring up is lambasting Monkey for saying that or implying that Americans feel they are the best. I spent hours going over your comment and Ms. Monkey’s blog entry trying to find where she said anything like that.

Zontar felt like Palin’s newest child, Glop, or Trog (can someone help me out here?). Then Zontar realized that you were speaking in allegories and riddles! Then I realized that everything you said is truth.

Monkey and all other American swine must be stopped from trying to give a reasoned and thoughtful take on world affairs. How dare she and others of her ilk even think of it. Such serious matters as this should be left to arrogant, closed-minded and moronic cretins such as yourself who don’t have the shame of living in the greatest country on God’s green Earth!

Hail Zontar!!!

Catching a plane isn’t different from catching a train. In Europe, a train doesn’t come to you and tell you to “come and enjoy the luxury of sitting on me”.

[Ignorance #1] Sorry, but that last time I checked, from the US, I was never able to take a train from one country to the next with the significantly cheaper chunnel rates offered in Europe.

Moreover, unlike what you claim, a kid doesn’t really need a passport to travel within the EU. Any government issued identity card is more than enough for the purpose.

[Ignorance #2] Fair enough. But as adults, you need passports to go from one country to the next. Only until recently, Americans didn’t need passports to travel to nearby countries.

(sic)Bottomline is that it is more costly on third world countries for Americans to be ignorant, as compared to Europeans or Australians being ignorant about the world.

[Ignorance #3] Um. How is it more expensive for 3rd world countries for Americans to be ignorant, exactly? Do you have any clue how incredibly ignorant you guys are? Ok, let’s be fair. Forget about India. Compare the US with the rest of the western world (the 1st world countries). We still don’t come out the most ignorant.

Unlike United States, Europe of today doesn’t go into wars in the third world countries to force its ideals (however flawed or seemingly ‘perfect’ they might be). Neither do Europeans try to control how the people of other countries should live (or not, as is case in Vietnam or Iraq). In fact, a European who votes for Sarkozy and knows only as much as his town is in a far better position morally than an American who knows about the entire United States and votes for George Bush (or D. Eisenhower).

[Ignorance #4] Humor me, please? What exactly does this have to do with my post? Are you just pissed off because for once somebody has stood up to your incessant whining, delusions of grandeur and have pointed out the many obvious holes in your silly bigoted rhetoric? And for the record, I am against Bush and against the wars you listed up above. And so are MOST AMERICANS. GET A CLUE. THIS IS THE IGNORANCE THAT I SPEAK OF IN MY BLOG ABOUT YOU XENOPHOBIC FOOLS. YOU KNOW HARDLY ANYTHING ABOUT THE UNITED STATES despite your sanctimonious holier-than-thou preaching of how much smarter and culturally aware you are than Americans.

If you feel that being an American entitles you to have an “we are the best” ego, then you must also be ready to handle the responsibilities that comes of being an American, even though they might feel discriminatory to your one-sided tastes. If you don’t like the criticisms, close down that American sense of entitlement and arrogance.

[Ignorance #5] Excuse me? Aby, you are simply judging Americans by their extremists. Don’t you think that’s silly and petty? The majority of Americans have nowhere near the inflated ego you people possess. You people are indoctrinated to hate Americans and spend your free time reading Anti-American propaganda without challenging, questioning, or wondering if there’s another side to the story. You don’t possess critical thinking skills. I’ve read enough of your blog to know. And it’s quite obvious by your comment as well. With all that said, you are no better than those whom you spend your entire lives bashing blindly.

Ever heard of the pot calling the kettle black syndrome?

There is a lunatic fringe element that exists in every country. How would you like me to judge your country by their extremists?

Finally, America has abused her power in being corrupt and violent toward other countries. This is not news nor something you should feel proud of for just discovering. What you don’t realize is how we have used our power to bring good to the world including to third world countries where help is needed. If you don’t want our help and prefer your country to suffer more because of “your pride”, fine. Don’t take the help. Get your OWN CORRUPT government to stand against it so we no longer have to waste our time on hateful people like you.

I just want to say that America has done some stupid things…we ALL do stupid things. It just so happens when you are a country that is as powerful as the US, stupid things get noticed.

By the way, I have attempted to challenge the hyped-up propagandist stereotypes that you sheeple blindly believe in. It’s becoming common knowledge that Americanophobia’s based on ignorance.

You are saying that all Americans feel some sense of entitlement? Are you kidding me? It’s the other way around. In the USA, we must work first to get what we want. In YOUR country, you can sit on your asses and collect welfare for as long as you want. Entitlement? You guys are freaking spoiled over there in Switzerland!

What you are is a stuck up nationalist pig with a superiority complex. You chauvinists can’t handle the fact that someone has found holes in the little myths that you believed in so religiously. Someone has called YOU out on YOUR blatant ignorance. You cultural elitists are scared to death of the facts. Why? Because you depend on Americanophobia as a scapegoat so as to avoid your own shortcomings as a person and as a nation.

Thanks for playing.

Unlike United States, Europe of today doesn’t go into wars in the third world countries to force its ideals (however flawed or seemingly ‘perfect’ they might be). Neither do Europeans try to control how the people of other countries should live (or not, as is case in Vietnam or Iraq). In fact, a European who votes for Sarkozy and knows only as much as his town is in a far better position morally than an American who knows about the entire United States and votes for George Bush (or D. Eisenhower).

If you feel that being an American entitles you to have an “we are the best” ego, then you must also be ready to handle the responsibilities that comes of being an American, even though they might feel discriminatory to your one-sided tastes. If you don’t like the criticisms, close down that American sense of entitlement and arrogance.

Phil R

I thought I was being nice. Anything but offensive.

I cannot speak for Zontar, but I think he was just being sarcastic. Most of us appreciate the service of ALL military.

Anyway, the internet as a means for communication, is a difficult one where someone can say one thing their way and the reader will interpret it his way – as we don’t know each other’s personalities. I am guilty of misunderstanding others all the time. So, don’t feel bad. It happens to the best of us. Thank you for being polite about it.

Phil R

The term “superpower” should be a neutral one. Not being a pat on the back and not being a put down either. It is just simply a status.

I think that many non-Americans find the “you are just like us statements’” to be confrontational. I believe that is one reason why Americans are sometimes unfairly criticized.

That was my fault. I should have been more clear. That was too broad a statement to have expected people to guess at my intent. And since your post, I have updated it to sound more clear. So, thank you.

In my second post I did complain about the poor way I thought (and still think) the US Administration managed the war in Afghanistan. I only mentioned it because you asked “Did I read correctly on Canadianfermentation’s blog that you were in Afghanistan?” and I thought you might like a fuller explanation.

Simply, all I had wanted to do was thank the guy (Sun Warrior) for having participated if that was the case. That is the least I can do as an American. As to the way things are managed in Afghanistan, I feel your pain. Just looking at the way things are managed in the US alone is a mess. I can only imagine how much pain is being inflicted overseas.

You did say the US is a superpower. I did add that most other countries never have been.

I think that many non-Americans find the “you are just like us statements’” to be confrontational. I believe that is one reason why Americans are sometimes unfairly criticized.

You did ask:

“Isn’t it interesting how exclusively and carefully America is watched under the microscope while other nations are ignored all together?”

I was attempting to offer an objective comment as you requested when you complained “What ever happened to asking questions, critical thinking, objectivity, and open-mindedness?”.

In my second post I did complain about the poor way I thought (and still think) the US Administration managed the war in Afghanistan. I only mentioned it because you asked “Did I read correctly on Canadianfermentation’s blog that you were in Afghanistan?” and I thought you might like a fuller explanation.

Phil R

And I think the Canadians are doing an admirable job in Afghanistan. All 31 of you who cower in your usual role as poltroons.

Hail Fuckhead.

Hail Zontar

You missed the point of my post completely, my friend. How you guys are no different than us is in the nature of xenophobia, blind bigotry, and ignorance about the world. See, it is the Anti-Americans that continue to say ad nauseam that they are better and more superior than us. However, you are not. That is my point. You are as human as an American. So, there. I dumbed it down for ya.

And to address your other point in your last comment which was just as incoherent. It is not the problem of 300 plus million American citizens that your leader decided to go into war with us. It is the problem of YOU AND your leaders.

Stop using Americans as a scapegoat because you cannot face your own problems and those problems with your own shitty government.

And where or where on earth did I imply that we were “better” than the other 193 countries on this earth? Are you illiterate?

And where or where am I implying that Americans or America has a good running government with a good president? Seriously. ARE you illiterate?

Read my post, again. I was actually PUTTING THE US DOWN. LOL

Please before bothering to comment on my blog, sir, read my disclaimer as many of the problems you are having with my intent are already answered in my disclaimer that you have completely overlooked. How hard is it, actually, to find a little black box RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE POST – THAT IS MY COMMENT POLICY.

And why are you whining to me? Do you even know where I stand politically? Quit taking your problems out on us and grow some balls. You have as much control over your government as we do. But unlike you AA Canadians, Americans don’t take out our problems on YOU. Get your thumb out of your mouth and your head out of your ass and DO SOMETHING about your woes. Whining and crying isn’t going to change anything.

You, in your reply have proven to be lazy, illiterate, presumptuous, and ignorant. I only allow intelligent responses in my blog by those who aren’t too lazy to read the policy before commenting. I thought it was just Americans who are lazy.

Now go tell your problems to someone who cares. I am probably as liberal as you are. When you start judging people by the individual and not by the group, then maybe… just maybe… I may take you a bit more seriously. But for me now, you are just another whiny, lemming who marches with the crowd that spoon feeds you your own thoughts.

The US was attacked and a lot of people felt support for the US in Afghanistan was in order.Many people were surprised when the US started another war that was unrelated to the terrorist threat and left others to do the heavy lifting in Afghanistan long before anything was resolved. The thought in Canada was that since the US had suck us in we shouldn’t be there. However, there was also the feeling that we should live up to our word even though Canada was made a patsy by the US administration.

BTW Canada’s troop commitment to Afghanistan is probably no big deal by American standards but it is a real big deal for Canada.

Phil R

“All you Anti-Americans have proven to me so far is one thing: you’re no different from us.”

The writer has correctly pointed out that the US is an influential superpower and different than most of the other 192 or so countries in the world. Furthermore the writer has correctly, in my mind, shown that by any objective measure the US approach is not as bad as the approach has been by other preeminent powers in the past. The writer carefully outlines the unique identity Americans have but then says “you’re no different from us”?

Non-American is not anti-American.

I think “you are just like us” type statements are often seen as complements by many Americans. However, to many non-Americans the generalization is nonsensical at best and arrogant and presumptuous at worst.

I believe it is difficult for non-Americans to understand how the predictable, to me, reactions to “just like us” statements are viewed as unprovoked anti-Americanism.

Phil R

How do you expect an Ignorant piece of White Trash American Scum to read so much text….

Pictures please, they say 1000 words you know!

Half the population doesnt have a passport…..and you think thats ok?

READ MY POST, YOU IDIOT. YOU’VE SUCCESSFULLY MISSED ALL OF MY POINTS! CONGRATULATIONS!

You obviously didn’t read my post or comprehend it. But that’s okay. It’s quite a normal thing for the bigoted Anti-Americans. I’ve also noticed that you neglected to click on any of the links in my post either. More proof you are more concerned about YOUR agenda and YOUR xenophobic stereotypes than an opinion that is different than your own. Because if you had read my entry, you wouldn’t have responded with the same tired knee-jerk incoherent reactions that come from your crowd of Anti-American wankers.

And you still have yet to answer my question: “Has anyone collected data as to how many Canadians, New Zealanders, Australians, Chinese, Japanese, South Americans, etc have passports that was used to visit Europe et al? Isn’t it interesting how exclusively and carefully America is watched under the microscope while other nations are ignored all together?”

I’ll be patiently waiting for your reply.

Erm…well….need I paste a link pointing you to a video on YouTube called “Stupid Americans – in order for you to actually see the impact that such a thing has on your population.

Classic narcissistic rhetoric…. You want to know about Stupid Americans? Read THIS, then.

P.s. I’m a Brit and I don’t hate America – I’m pissed off that they treat us like crap, and kinda exploit the “special relationship” that we have….which i must point out, that its kind of more special down your end….being that you are the ones benefiting from it…..so, what i’m trying to say is -don’t generalise.

Oh gimmie a break. You certainly do hate Americans calling them stupid, making fun of them for not having as many passports as the elitist holier-than-thou narcissistic self-righteous and refined AA British do. Can you guys get any more arrogant and self-absorbed?

I mean, our government for example is screwing us over big time right now (tax, gross incompetence, lying to us about the EU treaty and so on…..BUT….you don’t hear me going on about how all that is right….coz its not! (do you get my point)!

What a presumptuous one you are. The bulk of my blog here is exposing faults about the American government, and YOU DON’T HEAR ME GOING ON ABOUT HOW THAT’S OKAY, EITHER!

Last thing: Go to the passport office….and get yourself a passport! And perhaps come over to Europe, teach in Eastern Europe or something (wages are good, qualifications not always needed, architecture, history, and girls are amazing…..need i say more?

(and the absolute last thing: MONEY ISN’T EVERYTHING)

This is hilarious. You accuse me of finding money the most important thing in life, but at the same time, your blog is JAM-PACKED AND LOADED with ads all over the place! Omg…… do you not realize that you are guilty of all the accusations you place on me and my people? Do you own a mirror, by the way?

Sorry, love. I’ve most likely have lived in and visited more countries than you have. For someone with a small and narrow mind like yours, I cannot possibly imagine that you are well-traveled. And if you are, it looks like your travels haven’t helped you much. Do you realize that there’s a world outside Europe? Traveling from country to country in Western Europe does *not* impress me. Rather it shows that you’re no different from Americans who travel state to state. If you knew your geography well, you’d realize the correlation I’m making. You sound more like a sheltered hick to me. See, making assumptions about people you don’t know can go both ways.

For the record, I’m 40 years old. I’ve lived in Japan and worked there for 6.5 years where I spent the best years of my life. And I would never consider going to Britain because too many of you hate Americans – like I said in my post – why bother? I’d go back to Eastern Asia, though – because they don’t hate Americans like you people do. Hate breeds more hate and you’ve succeeded at that. And if you don’t find ignorant stereotypes linked with hate, then you’re just as “stupid” as you accuse Americans for being.

And do please pray tell where I mentioned that money is the most important thing in life?

See, it’s people like you that has caused tourism in your country to decline. You have just stereotyped and profiled me, yet you know NOTHING about where I stand politically or anything about me personally.

So far in your reply to me, you have called my people and I stupid, you have accused me of not having a passport, have accused me of thinking that money is the most important thing in life, and have accused me of thinking that all wrongs with my country are “OK”. No, sir. You are the stupid one, and there is more proof on that HERE.

Obviously, you know NOTHING about Americans, so what good has “traveling” done for you? NOTHING! Multilingual and well-traveled people usually look at situations with an open mind…. which you don’t have — as open-minded, free-thinking people don’t depend on the media and propaganda to get their information. What a loser you are. There are Americans that have never left their own states that are more educated and broad-minded than YOU are!!!! Shame on you!

You’re just another typical Anti-American self-centered, closed-minded arrogant ignoramus. What else is new with you people? You’re also in denial too. Your saying, “Oh, I don’t hate Americans, but……[insult, insult, insult, stereotype, presumption, assumption, insult]….” WTF?

Please use your own blog for your mindless hate speech. This blog is only for intelligent debate. And from what I can tell, you haven’t even read my post. And you’re not intelligent.

your argument is completely flawed!

Half the population doesnt have a passport…..and you think thats ok?
Erm…well….need I paste a link pointing you to a video on YouTube called “Stupid Americans – in order for you to actually see the impact that such a thing has on your population.

P.s. I’m a Brit and I don’t hate America – I’m pissed off that they treat us like crap, and kinda exploit the “special relationship” that we have….which i must point out, that its kind of more special down your end….being that you are the ones benefiting from it…..so, what i’m trying to say is -don’t generalise.

Oh, and the last thing…..when something is trully fucked up – you neednt try to justify that it isnt…..because such a thing can piss people off even more – hence anti-american feeling.

I mean, our government for example is screwing us over big time right now (tax, gross incompetence, lying to us about the EU treaty and so on…..BUT….you don’t hear me going on about how all that is right….coz its not! (do you get my point)!

Last thing: Go to the passport office….and get yourself a passport! And perhaps come over to Europe, teach in Eastern Europe or something (wages are good, qualifications not always needed, architecture, history, and girls are amazing…..need i say more?

(and the absolute last thing: MONEY ISN’T EVERYTHING)