sweetiebatman said:
Its shit like this that makes me quite glad I live in England,
Our wildlife aint too wild, we aint gonna get hunted down and savaged by a pack of Squirrels
and our wackos aint too wacko
There seems a great deal of common sense in both religion and politics in England that seems completely absent in the US. I'm quite glad that under a Conservative government the "special relationship" isn't quite as special anymore.
Don't get me wrong I love America, Its culture and most of the people, It just seems a great proportion of the people with any kind of influence are warmongering idiots
I saw this a few days ago, and waited to respond so I could give a thoughtful and measured response:
This is the silliest fucking thing I have seen posted in quite sometime.
You certainly have the right to believe what you want, but the type of generalizations you made are ridiculous. It would be the same as if I said that all Brits are on the dole and sit on their sofas eating fish & chips while speaking to each other in effete Noel Coward accents.
sweetiebatman said:
common sense in both religion and politics
Yeah, like how things are so great in N. Ireland. Like the growing Muslim problem. Like the Cash for Influence, the Cash for Honours, and the Parliamentary expenses scandals (to name a few). The finger pointing should probably start in one's backyard.
Do mistakes happen in America? Sure, everyday. Furthermore, there is
no country today that can claim any moral highground. One thing to remember: With great power, there is grave responsibility...and the mistakes made will be greater as well. History is littered with examples of this. You might want to check out:
British Empire, History of. We are still trying to fix some of those mistakes.
I'm glad you are happy that the "special relationship" isn't so special anymore. Maybe I should be happy as well, since it's been a one-way street. With America giving and England taking. Like "Lend-Lease", without which, you would most likely be speaking German. Does this mean that our friends should turn a blind-eye to our mistakes and excesses? Not at all. But I do expect a tiny bit of "benefit of the doubt", and not for our friends to jump on the bandwagon of haters.
You say you love America? Doesn't sound bloody likely. I, on the other hand, do love my country. Furthermore, I love England, the history, the culture, the many gifts they have given the world. I love the sterotype of the stalwart, ruddy-cheeked Englishman. The bull-dog persona of a man like Winston Churchill. We need more like him, not the do-nothings taking potshots from the sofa.