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Originally posted by MagiK:
Looks like it's time for MagiK to leave again. The overwhelming anti-american sentiment (disguised as anti-bush hate speach) has only thickend while I was away. Im glad to see that new faces popped in to take up the side of the USA and to display just a bit of national pride. However, I still see too much hate and snide malicious comment to want to stay here.
See you all on the other side.
MagiK
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That was brittle of you dude, really brittle. Still, do what you you feel you've gotta do...
This isn't a game, there are no winners or losers in these discussions. If you feel ganged-up on then that's understandable, but I have to say that you (and others) have been guilty of adopting the same 'attack, parrot, gloat' tactics as well, only from the so-called 'right-wing' standpoint. That wasn't a personal attack against you, and for the most part you probably don't realise you're doing it, just like the people you seem to be addressing in your last post. I was just saying so to illustrate that alot of this perceived 'thickening' of 'Anti-American' sentiment certainly isn't intentional, and for the most part probably isn't even real. When people don't agree with you it doesn't necessarily mean they are against you.
I've gotta say that I love pretty much everything about American culture except the belligerant 'imperial' mentality (ie: 'we have to constantly beat others up to keep ourselves safe') of some of its citizens. But that's no big deal, and is easily reconciliable given the huge multitude of the positive aspects of your country.
So man, don't run away. Hang out with us.
ps: ooops, this really should have been a pm. Ah well, too late.
[ 07-05-2004, 08:16 PM: Message edited by: The Hierophant ]