Well, look at who's tossing the arguements. Draco over here is a
self-proclaimed left-wing nut and I have strong suspicions that he's also
anarchist/socialist/communist/take-your-pick. Then you have joker, who is
only a kid and doesn't really know what he's saying. But then you got some
smart people. Ananas, for example. I don't really agree with him most of
the time but at least he's thought this thing through. And Justin... well
he seems to think things through but he's only started piping up on this
issue. So I won't place him in any category just yet. :P Justin has
always shown reason in past situations though.
On on the other side... (these are blatantly biased)
Me. I think things through and back them up with facts. I can dismiss
frivoulous arguments and at the same time provide my own special blend of
candor. Bowen also thinks things through and backs things up with facts,
and follows frivolous arguments around to no end, often leading count
dracula around in circles, although who's leading who sometimes gets
confusing. Carolann, with her own brand of dry wit provides points that are
succinct and to the point. She thinks things through and is always right.
;)
There are other people, but there's so many threads now that I can't read
them all! :P
Chris
SW Chris
[View Quote]"carolann" <carolannh at charter.net> wrote in message
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> Australian huh?
>
> Ok now so that I may be totally fair and impartial in my own simple-minded
> stereotypical come-back to you Justin, I first need some background
> information. What vicious and brutal crimes were your ancestors convicted
> of? On the other hand if you are Aborigine, please do not consume your
> translator until he or she explains my post to you.
>
> Disclaimer: That was for illustration purposes only. It in no way reflects
> my views, real or imagined.
>
> Generally speaking, before AW, I had no idea that 100% of US citizens were
> held accountable for the actions of the worst, and I did not have my head
> buried in the sand. Any citizen of a foreign country that I had the
pleasure
> to meet face to face treated me with respect as an individual and as an
> American. Could it be that true colors of those who love to breed hate and
> contempt are only shown when he or she (though I don't generally hear it
> from "she's") can be hidden behind the text in a news group or some
equally
> safe place? I had no idea that each of our citizens was considered only as
> good as the ones among us that are generally considered less than
desirable
> by the rest of the world and other US citizens as well. If a chain is
> considered only as strong as it's weakest link, it is the whole world that
> is falling apart, not just the US.
>
> Out of curiosity, I've been reading some of the foreign (to me) online
> newspapers from around the world pertaining to Iraq and related subjects
and
> it's amazing the different slant each of them has to some degree or
another.
> How come only US (based) news, especially CNN, is considered to be holding
> back or stating untruths but yet many accounts from many different
countries
> are quite varied themselves? But more than that, why do I often see it
said
> that this or that non-US government official or spokesman of some sort or
> other "told CNN news" some statement or other if CNN achieves no respect
as
> a non-biased and accurate news service? Do you really think that CNN would
> get away with miss-quoting Hans Blix, for example?
>
> Case in point: this week in a private commercial US establishment 2 men
wore
> anti-war shirts and some privately hired security people at this
> establishment told the men to remove the shirts or leave. The men refused
so
> police were called who had to, because it was private property, make the 2
> men comply. Now get this.... I saw this news story in foreign (to me) news
> accounts as government oppression and relating to lack of free speech, as
if
> the government disallowed the men to protest by wearing the shirts. The
> government had nothing to do with it nor did the police department except
as
> "defenders" of private property.....it was the property owner's right to
> allow or disallow these men on his property no matter how petty the
reason.
> Now if that wasn't twisting the news, and our government policies, I sure
> don't know what is. The US has held as many anti-war demonstrations as
> anyone else and no one tried to stop them. Both sides have the right to be
> heard.
>
> Why do we here playing around in AW think we are smarter than those who
took
> the initiative to "run the world"? Even among those men and women there
will
> be good and bad, effective and not so effective and every shade in
> between-from all countries-at one time or the other. But it is true that
we
> do only know what we read or see on the news for the most part so lets not
> cut each other down based on the worst news stories you can find. And
don't
> ever, ever rate all citizens by what some news service says about their
> country's politics until you have heard from every single last one of
them.
>
> If the US haters out there are any indication of world sentiment, things
> will never change. Why do you think your statements of disgust and spewing
> of, in many cases, misinformation will help? Shouldn't trust and
> understanding start with individuals? Of course every one won't qualify,
but
> none will if you base your opinion on the worst thing you can think of as
a
> matter of course.
>
>
> Chris
>
> "carolann" <carolannh at charter.net> wrote in message
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case
> it
> come-back
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