Re: Why do British hate american culture?
On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 11:58:10 +0900, Raj Feridun
<rferid@NOSPAMyahoo.co.jp> wrote:
>>
>>>>>Nope, there's nothing wrong with her at all. She disliked America and
>>>>>she left. BRAVO!!!
>>>
>>>>You don't think there'd be any advantage in finding out what she
>>>>thought unacceptable and checking to see if it was a concern worth
>>>>addressing? America might be close to perfect, but it's those little
>>>>finishing touches that will see you covered in glory. "If you don't
>>>>like it, leave" sounds a little self-satisfied and non-progressive,
>>>>don't you think?
>>>
>>>You've mistaken me for someone who believes the USA to be perfect. I
>>>don't even think it's close.
>>>
>>>When I said "haters" I wasn't referring to the average Americans
>>>unhappy with their situations who seek to change them by having their
>>>democratic voices heard. That's the best part about the country in my
>>>opinion.
>>>
>>>I was referring to the bellyachers who whine and complain without
>>>seeking any solutions and simply put down the country they live in for
>>>the sport of it.
>>>
>>If your solution is for them to go to another country because you
>>don't want them, is your country the land of the free, or is the
>>country who is prepared to take all these whiners and complainers the
>>land of the free?
>
>No, my solution is for them to go to another country because they are
>clearly unhappy with where they are. Hopefully the country that takes
>them will be more amenable to them and they won't have to whine and
>complain anymore.
>
>>If you were to be free of the whiners and complainers, would this
>>allow you to move on to another group who didn't fit your idea of
>>what's required to deservedly live in your country?
>
>Right, this is only my "idea" we're talking about. But I think there
>is a real fine line between dissension and whining. It's about what
>you expect to achieve from your whining and complaining and whether or
>not you actually WANT things to change or if you just hate for the
>sake of hatred. The latter is whom I urge to leave. Nothing will
>satisfy them so why not go somewhere better? That way everyone wins in
>the end.
>
What if they're just whiney people - that's simply what they are by
nature and there will never be a better place for them - do they still
have to go away?
JJD
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