Posts by hamishm
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No Mr. Walker, I support terroirism
and while not actually hating them, consider Freedom to be a less than adequate furniture store -
John Podhoretz provides some sanity about Virginia Tech from the Right Wing American punditocracy
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there's 300 million -odd people in america, it's pretty hard to make gross generalisations about all of them
I agree entirely and I didn't think that I did. There's a segment of the blogosphere that does act exactly as Che says and that's whats the whole thread is about.
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James, most NZers are aware of the debt we owe to the U.S. It is plain to see that without their soldiers in WW2 New Zealand would not be as it is now, would be much worse. I tell my kids exactly that whenever the subject arises.
The world has changed since then, however, and,yes, it is wrong to castigate America about this massacre but every criticism of the actions of the U.S. government cannot be brushed off as anti-Americanism or a lack of gratitude.
If you look at the pieces (of what?) by Reynolds and Malkin cited in Russells' original blog , you will see the absolute nadir of anti-Americanism in my view. A rejection of the open, thoughtful, considered America which has been and still is such a beacon. Have a quick trawl around the Right Wing blogosphere and you will also find an increasing theme of citicism of the actions of the survivors, truly the depths of anti-Americanism, written by Americans. The worst is coming from within.
I don't know enough about WW2 to debate about the Americans contribution I just know it was crucial. But do not discount the actions of the Commonwealth troops and European troops. They helped save their own arses.
And I know that we are a pipsqueak country on the edge of the world, but I think that gives us a different perspective on the world that should not be discounted just because it is different.
Cheers, hamishm -
Thanks Juha, size does matter in this case, there's a surprise
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As someone pointed out earlier, the right to bear arms is contained in the Second Amendment to the US Constitution
That is the crux of it, isn't it? Their political system gives so much power to the preznit that they felt that they had to have firearms just in case.
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this almost brought tears to my eyes.
That's bad, alright. I wonder how many red blooded guys have done the same sort of posing and now should be feeling a little queasy?
Erm, what does the "Sub" bit of submachine gun mean? -
Some great letters from the Dom there. The themes are very familiar to me because of the American dominated forum I frequent.
The super aggressive reminders of who won WWII and who we should be grateful to. The hairtrigger response to any sort of comment that doesn't include a paen of praise to America.
This may, of course, merely reflect the sort of people that write into newspapers, but it is deeply unsettling considering that they now consider themselves to be Wyatt Earps cleaning up Tombstone.
I like the ordinary Americans I meet and have contact with, I truly worry about them living in that place which their compatriots want to turn into a walled armed camp.
But most disturbing to me today is the death toll in Baghdad being 10 times the Virginia toll but it will be lucky if that gets 1/10th of the news reporting. -
Yes. I. Think. It. Is.
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Sadly I have found this "fan video" which does have the original soundtrack of Shatners version.
The Horror, the Horror!