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Originally posted by Kaltia: quote: Originally posted by Neb: And of course the US is a perfect gracious neighbour who could learn nothing from any part of Europe. We all want to be like the US. Having so much confidence in ourselves and our country that it borders on arrogance and nationalism in most of the cases I've seen.

only a few cases, neb. To hate the people of another country is a form of racism and like most intelligent people we should be above that.[/QUOTE]Actually Kaltia, to "hate the people of another country" is NOT racism. Nor, BTW, is it nationalism. It's just HATE! Racism is an unfounded or unreasoning hatred of someone because they are of another race(not nationality). Nationalism is an intense(and unreasoning) love of one's own nation. Hating someone from another country could be construed as bigotry, I guess. I dont know if the phenomenon(hating someone because they are from another country) actually has a 'proper name'.

BTW...I'm not trying to hammer on you(or anyone else), just trying to clear up a misunderstanding. When people start calling other people racist, things can go downhill quickly. So, I think that it might be a good idea for ALL OF US to stop name-calling.