11-01-2002, 03:26 AM | #11 | |
Very Mad Bird
Join Date: January 7, 2001
Location: Breukelen (over the river from New Amsterdam)
Age: 52
Posts: 9,246
|
Quote:
If I didn't feel it a current issue I wouldn't have posted. |
|
11-01-2002, 03:32 AM | #12 |
Symbol of Cyric
Join Date: July 11, 2002
Location: NZ
Age: 37
Posts: 1,268
|
I wonder how many people who dislike certain countries actually formed this opinion themselves? I'm willing to bet that these feelings come from someone else and they were perceived as the person's own thoughts when really they weren't. I don't think that the people who 'hate' these countries and their beliefs have based these thoughts on unbiased facts.
__________________
If possible, I want to relive my life... not as a devil. This time, someone like you. |
11-01-2002, 05:38 AM | #13 | |
Drizzt Do'Urden
Join Date: May 8, 2002
Location: chocolate land
Age: 49
Posts: 696
|
Quote:
__________________
JR<br /><br /><br /><br />It\'s me. The guy with the cloak big enough for a fire giant and the long nose.<br />Owner of the most visited woodshed in Ironworks\' history. |
|
11-01-2002, 05:39 AM | #14 |
Avatar
Join Date: September 17, 2002
Location: UK
Age: 38
Posts: 546
|
Well I too dont like everyone going on about hatred towards America and hatred towards Europe, theres no deneying that many americans dislike europeans or so it would seem, and vice versa, but for the part it just seems that its late college/uni people here in Europe who dislike America, finding communism ideals for a few years and ranting on about the evil of the US.
My best friend is an avid hater of the USA (before I say more id like to state this is not my viewpoint and I bear no hatred towards Americans or any other nation as a whole at all) and he too is late college greasy haired spotty lanky pale kid with a squeaky voice, now I dunno how it is in the USA about the type of people who dislike Europe but this for the most part is how it is in the UK, now I say for the most part! so please dont flame me on how not all European America haters are as the aformentioned friend is. Basically it's sad that people would want to cause despute between Americans and Europeans, especially post sept 11 I see that USA and UK have become very good friends and that the relationship between Blair and Bush isnt a publicity sham, or thats how I feel anyways - that the UK and USA have grown more together, and should continue to be friends and become more so. If you have hateful opinions of other countrys then please dont post them, if you feel that way then fine, but I think stirring up hatred between people is disgusting and shouldnt be allowed on these boards. Just my two pennies
__________________
ICCT HEdral Phillip 4Glass Orchestration<br /> [img]\"http://members.lycos.co.uk/deatbringer/sio-sig1.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /> |
11-01-2002, 06:12 AM | #15 |
Emerald Dragon
Join Date: July 16, 2002
Location: The Abyss
Age: 36
Posts: 904
|
Yorick i absolutely share this wonderful idea of yours, as i have said times before we IW'ers are like one happy family, lets keep it that way. We should all try to be messengers of peace and love, not discrimination. Rememeber our duty as humanitarians and "human beings" come first before our nationalities. No matter who you are and where you are learn to love not hate, please be eloquent and elegant in your posts and do not criticize any "country", good or bad on the end of the day its still their country and people really dont appreciate pinching remarks about their country, try to think in their mind-set before posting, be considerate. This is all i had to say, hope all of you agree [img]smile.gif[/img]
-Whacky |
11-01-2002, 06:15 AM | #16 |
Zartan
Join Date: March 1, 2001
Location: London, England
Age: 53
Posts: 5,164
|
Yorick, I thought you said it well in your post, and you're right, it works both ways.
Personally I like everyone until their words or actions prove me wrong. I don't like racists, I don't like people who are cruel to animals, I don't like people who are arrogant. My likes & dislikes are based on what people think and how they act, not where they are born, where their ancestors came from, or what their leaders and governments do (although I reserve my right to criticise any govt or leader that I disagree with, that doesn't mean I am criticising the population at large). I don't care where you come from. I just care that you are tolerant and display good manners towards others. That's it. You can be American, European or Afghani and be my friend - or my enemy.
__________________
[img]\"http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/epona.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> |
11-01-2002, 06:24 AM | #17 | |
Zartan
Join Date: May 2, 2001
Location: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum
Age: 43
Posts: 5,281
|
Quote:
For example... We have politicians who are against expansion of the European Union, which is fair enough, as long as the argumentation is a bit sound. But no, this politician (Winnie de Jong) is against this expansion because she doesn't want all those gypsies from Eastern-Europe to travel freely to our country because "they're all criminal" (!). And that's a politician, apparently representing a part of our Society... [ 11-01-2002, 07:47 AM: Message edited by: Grojlach ]
__________________
[url]\"http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/Grobbel/\" target=\"_blank\"> [img]\"http://www.denness.net/rpi/username/Grobbel\" alt=\" - \" /></a> |
|
11-01-2002, 06:37 AM | #18 | |
Ra
Join Date: August 14, 2001
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Age: 53
Posts: 2,326
|
Quote:
__________________
Life is a laugh <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[biglaugh]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/biglaugh.gif\" /> - and DEATH is the final joke <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[hehe]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/hehe.gif\" /> |
|
11-01-2002, 07:11 AM | #19 | |
Zartan
Join Date: May 2, 2001
Location: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum
Age: 43
Posts: 5,281
|
Quote:
But it's about policies, not about people. And if people claim they "hate" the US, they most likely hate some of its aspects, not the entire country and all its inhabitants. [ 11-01-2002, 07:46 AM: Message edited by: Grojlach ]
__________________
[url]\"http://www.audioscrobbler.com/user/Grobbel/\" target=\"_blank\"> [img]\"http://www.denness.net/rpi/username/Grobbel\" alt=\" - \" /></a> |
|
11-01-2002, 07:33 AM | #20 | |
Legion Symbol
Join Date: May 29, 2002
Location: Somewhere in between
Age: 39
Posts: 7,029
|
Quote:
On the hate topic, I dislike the goverments of EVERY country, and as I've said, the people are very much different in most cases. As whacks said, "we're one big happy family" here, cant we **try** to keep it that way? Hasnt there been enough arugin already?
__________________
Skydracgrrl: Cruelty, thy name is Cal! --- There are none so blind as those who refuse to see, none so deaf as those who refuse to hear, and none so smelly as those who refuse to bathe. |
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
International One-Day NPC(tm) Day, February 15 | jcompton | Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal | 3 | 02-13-2004 07:41 PM |
Hatred for US in Falluja | Timber Loftis | General Discussion | 19 | 11-07-2003 04:52 PM |
Hatred to the Fell Woods | Gelgondden | Icewind Dale | Heart of Winter | Icewind Dale II Forum | 4 | 09-16-2002 08:56 AM |
Race hatred: Plz don't | Horatio | General Discussion | 13 | 10-15-2001 01:23 PM |