Travel to J-burg questions

"geotek" wrote:


:
: Do you even read what you write? When you say, "Ask any American...they
: will...." you are making a pre-judged remark. Whenever you find yourself
: saying "All of those ______________ think _________." you can be sure that
: you are wrong. Did you know that Americans come in all shapes, sizes,
: colors, political affiliations, sexual orientations, and backgrounds. SOME
: AMERICANS ARE ISLAMIC, you moron!
: I have no idea where you are from, or what you look like, but I wouldn't
: base my beliefs about YOUR country of origin on your beahvior. I'm sure
: that there are open-minded, intelligent people in your contry. You just
: aren't one of them.
: goodbye
: geotek
:

I know that among the 290 millions of US citizens there are some
open-minded, intelligent ones. But dear geotek I am talking about the
MAJORITY. And once again, it's not prejudice but experience.

Lets wait till November.


Regards
Peter

What will we learn in November? Everything is OK if Americans vote in a way
that makes YOU happy? Honestly, the whole "We hate the damn Yanks" tripe is
old. There is so much horror going on in the world, and we hear no outrage
over it. It's only when America does something that there is a 'moral'
uproar. Where is the outrage over Zimbabwe? What about the Balkans? Haiti
is a lot of fun. Do something with the Hutus, and the child murder in Sao
Paulo, Brasil. When I hear moral outrage from the UN, and world opinion
mentions something besides George Bush, then I'll care about world opinion.
The reality is that they actually don't care about the horrors, only refined
posturing. When I was in South Africa (did I mention that I do indeed love
the place?) and they found out I was American, and a Texan at that, they
were quick to berate my beliefs (which is strange, because I never mentioned
MY beliefs.) They automatically assumed that since I was an American, that
I thought and felt a certain way. That's just bull****. When I asked why
they were concerned with George Bush and not their neighbors in Zimbabwe,
they just looked at me blankly. No answer.
Get outraged over France (and the UN) over the food-for-oil program in Iraq,
and then I'll give a damn about Reagan's arms-for-hostages swap. Contrary
to what 40% of Canadian teenagers think, to equate Bush with Hitler is
pathetic. I thought our northern neighbors were brighter than that.

One more thing -- remember the Marshall Plan.
geotek


"Peter Schneider" wrote in message
...
"geotek" wrote:


:
: Do you even read what you write? When you say, "Ask any
American...they
: will...." you are making a pre-judged remark. Whenever you find
yourself
: saying "All of those ______________ think _________." you can be sure
that
: you are wrong. Did you know that Americans come in all shapes,
sizes,
: colors, political affiliations, sexual orientations, and backgrounds.
SOME
: AMERICANS ARE ISLAMIC, you moron!
: I have no idea where you are from, or what you look like, but I
wouldn't
: base my beliefs about YOUR country of origin on your beahvior. I'm
sure
: that there are open-minded, intelligent people in your contry. You
just
: aren't one of them.
: goodbye
: geotek
:

I know that among the 290 millions of US citizens there are some
open-minded, intelligent ones. But dear geotek I am talking about the
MAJORITY. And once again, it's not prejudice but experience.

Lets wait till November.


Regards
Peter

What will we learn in November? Everything is OK if Americans vote in a way
that makes YOU happy? Honestly, the whole "We hate the damn Yanks" tripe is
old. There is so much horror going on in the world, and we hear no outrage
over it. It's only when America does something that there is a 'moral'
uproar. Where is the outrage over Zimbabwe? What about the Balkans? Haiti
is a lot of fun. Do something with the Hutus, and the child murder in Sao
Paulo, Brasil. When I hear moral outrage from the UN, and world opinion
mentions something besides George Bush, then I'll care about world opinion.
The reality is that they actually don't care about the horrors, only refined
posturing. When I was in South Africa (did I mention that I do indeed love
the place?) and they found out I was American, and a Texan at that, they
were quick to berate my beliefs (which is strange, because I never mentioned
MY beliefs.) They automatically assumed that since I was an American, that
I thought and felt a certain way. That's just bull****. When I asked why
they were concerned with George Bush and not their neighbors in Zimbabwe,
they just looked at me blankly. No answer.
Get outraged over France (and the UN) over the food-for-oil program in Iraq,
and then I'll give a damn about Reagan's arms-for-hostages swap. Contrary
to what 40% of Canadian teenagers think, to equate Bush with Hitler is
pathetic. I thought our northern neighbors were brighter than that.

One more thing -- remember the Marshall Plan.
geotek


"Peter Schneider" wrote in message
...
"geotek" wrote:


:
: Do you even read what you write? When you say, "Ask any
American...they
: will...." you are making a pre-judged remark. Whenever you find
yourself
: saying "All of those ______________ think _________." you can be sure
that
: you are wrong. Did you know that Americans come in all shapes,
sizes,
: colors, political affiliations, sexual orientations, and backgrounds.
SOME
: AMERICANS ARE ISLAMIC, you moron!
: I have no idea where you are from, or what you look like, but I
wouldn't
: base my beliefs about YOUR country of origin on your beahvior. I'm
sure
: that there are open-minded, intelligent people in your contry. You
just
: aren't one of them.
: goodbye
: geotek
:

I know that among the 290 millions of US citizens there are some
open-minded, intelligent ones. But dear geotek I am talking about the
MAJORITY. And once again, it's not prejudice but experience.

Lets wait till November.


Regards
Peter