America Bashing

[Ban Hammer 15,080]

oooo chicks with guns....me be so horny now.

It is part of what constitutes your America, after all.

yeah, hot chicks with guns. that's two strikes against you right there

[no name 1]

oooo chicks with guns....me be so horny now.

It is part of what constitutes your America, after all.

yeah, hot chicks with guns. that's two strikes against you right there

wow. the 12 year old boy bathroom humor returns.

[Ban Hammer 15,080]

oooo chicks with guns....me be so horny now.

It is part of what constitutes your America, after all.

yeah, hot chicks with guns. that's two strikes against you right there

wow. the 12 year old boy bathroom humor returns.

so you are saying you are an expert on 12 year old bathroom humor now? if so, quit hanging out there.

[no name 1]

wow. the 12 year old boy bathroom humor returns.

so you are saying you are an expert on 12 year old bathroom humor now? if so, quit hanging out there.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

OK. Interesting responses. Maybe I should try and clarify a few things.

I'm curious, as Steven is, on what constitutes 'America-bashing', and I'm not sure that we're any closer to that. It may be that it's something like the old judge's definition of pornography - he knows it when he sees it.

But my other point is, if I stray into this gray area of 'America-bashing', will it be automatically construed as such because I am not a USC? I do intend to take up US citizenship at the earliest opportunity; would it still be seen as such then? Will I always be the Brody character in Jaws - "if you weren't born on the island, you're not an islander"? Despite creating a new life here, paying taxes (yes, it is ironic) et al, will I get the "well, if the UK's so bloody good, why not go back there" response any time I mock, for example, Jerry Springer (the new yardstick for Americanism, seemingly)? I'm just curious. One of the reasons I want to became a US citizen is to become more political active here - which would seem hypocritical and oxymoronic (?) if I can't even vote. If the accident of my birthplace is a counter to that, maybe I should be told now. Save me the effort.

And finally, I have in the past and could again easily contribute to a "what I like about America" thread. Equally, one entitled "what I don't miss in the UK". I'm not someone who quite understands patriotism, but having now had a comparison, I can see good and bad in different aspects of both countries. I'm not sure whether that makes me a US-basher or a UK-basher. Maybe just a jerk and an arsehole.

Oh, and if you haven't already, vote in The Biggest Poll EVER. It's un-American not to. (Joke.)

I was watching a program about an anthropologist who spent many years living among some native tribes in the Venezualen jungle. He said that it's impossible to write about a particular people without actually having experienced living among them for a period of time.

So Dr. Livingston, you be a native now and be one of us.

[almaty 19]

[LaL 418]

oooo chicks with guns....me be so horny now.

It is part of what constitutes your America, after all.

yeah, hot chicks with guns. that's two strikes against you right there

Charles, please stop the provoking comments.

[Ban Hammer 15,080]

oooo chicks with guns....me be so horny now.

It is part of what constitutes your America, after all.

yeah, hot chicks with guns. that's two strikes against you right there

Charles, please stop the provoking comments.

i'm not surprised she reported that. funny how her comment "It is part of what constitutes your America, after all. " wasn't addressed.

[no name 1]

oooo chicks with guns....me be so horny now.

It is part of what constitutes your America, after all.

yeah, hot chicks with guns. that's two strikes against you right there

Charles, please stop the provoking comments.

i'm not surprised she reported that. funny how her comment "It is part of what constitutes your America, after all. " wasn't addressed.

[Mags 112]

oooo chicks with guns....me be so horny now.

It is part of what constitutes your America, after all.

yeah, hot chicks with guns. that's two strikes against you right there

Charles, please stop the provoking comments.

i'm not surprised she reported that. funny how her comment "It is part of what constitutes your America, after all. " wasn't addressed.

And that is a provoking comment as well, it doesn't matter if it is in retaliation or not. Everyone needs to stop this now, on both sides. Thanks.

[Sister Fracas 5]

Everyone needs to stop this now, on both sides. Thanks.

bah...

[DeadPoolX 9]

What we need to do is...

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Come on everybody, let's boogie!

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

This was an interesting thread for a while before the usual suspects turned it into a personality contest.

[no name 1]

This was an interesting thread for a while before the usual suspects turned it into a personality contest.

Still could be.

I just doubt anyone will honestly answer Steven's question.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

This was an interesting thread for a while before the usual suspects turned it into a personality contest.

Still could be.

I just doubt anyone will honestly answer Steven's question.

The answer is self-evident, or would be - if people weren't so willing to stick to their preconceptions that they are the authority on what constitutes "pro" and "anti" American views.