Re: Why do British hate american culture?
"Michael Cash" <buggeroff@fake.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 23:42:02 +1100, "Pemo" <pemo@melbourne-aust.au>
> brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
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> > "MatthewOutland" <matthewoutland22@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> >> If you can get past these, and still ahte america, I would like a
> >> detailed explanation as to why you dislike american culture
> >
> >"American culture" is an oxymoron.
> >
> >We don't hate America - we just recognise her for what she is - a big,
fat,
> >rich, immature bully.
>
> Yes, but you'll have to cut us just a bit of slack as we happen to
> come by those traits honestly. We learned them from our British
> forebears, back when they were the world's premiere big, fat, rich,
> (the immature is arguable) bully.
Fair dos, but you've had plenty of time to wise up.
> >
> >When America grows up she will understand (we hope).
>
> When you're the 800 pound gorilla, all you have to understand is that
> you may sit where you damned well please.
> >
> >The Superman mantra of "Truth, Justice and the American Way" is as
ephemeral
> >as it is nonsensical (as a little kid I wondered why the great "American
> >Way" would need an alien to defend it ...)
>
> It's also redundant or oxymoronic or one of those other big words I
> never really learned the meaning of.
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