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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostAs one commentator put it, the world hates the US for the same reason baseball fans hate the Yankees: because we just keep winning.Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostUm, you think that the world being fascinated by the ongoing clown-show that is US politics is envy?Veritas vos Liberabit<>< Learn Greek <>< Look here for an Orthodox Church in America<><Ancient Faith Radio
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostUh, no, the exact opposite is true. People of other countries think you Americans are weird and nutty for your levels of nationalism. Chanting "USA" is a good example of that - when you do it people from other countries stare at you as if you're insane. No other country that I'm aware of has a practice of chanting the country name. Same goes with the "<my country> is number one!" that you Americans like to do, which also has people rolling their eyes / laughing at you."As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." Isaiah 3:12
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostI think the Nazis would have turned on Japan next."As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." Isaiah 3:12
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
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Originally posted by Darth Executor View PostUSA is easy to chant. Chanting "New Zealand" would indeed sound dumb. That said, there's nothing unique about US nationalism. Even the most pathetic European countries usually try to blend their nationalism with contradictory policies like bringing low IQ foreign savages to rape your children. Your own nationalism is probably on the high end of the scale by US standards.
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Originally posted by EvoUK View PostWhich pathetic counties are you thinking of? Just mildly interested."As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." Isaiah 3:12
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
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Originally posted by Darth Executor View PostEven the most pathetic European countries usually try to blend their nationalism with contradictory policies like bringing low IQ foreign savages to rape your children.
Originally posted by EvoUK View PostAnother great reason why being proud of ones country- or in this case countrymen- is a bit of a weird thought to me.
As wikipedia comments:
Though many countries have oaths of allegiances for specific purposes, the United States remains one of the few to utilize such an oath in childhood education.
The most patriotic thing I recall ever doing at school was learning the words to the first couple of verses of the national anthem. I don't recall ever being shown a NZ flag at school, and our country certainly doesn't have any kind of pledge of allegiance and I have never recited any sort of pledge / oath towards the country in my life. I think Raphael might have had to give some kind of oath once during his citizenship ceremony though.Last edited by Starlight; 09-15-2017, 11:07 PM."I hate him passionately", he's "a demonic force" - Tucker Carlson, in private, on Donald Trump
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Originally posted by Starlight View PostI think European countries should definitely keep you out along with your fellow low-IQ foreign savages.
And what weirds me out further about America is they have a Pledge of Allegiance. And they regularly indoctrinate children with and make kids do it at school.
As wikipedia comments:
Though many countries have oaths of allegiances for specific purposes, the United States remains one of the few to utilize such an oath in childhood education.
The most patriotic thing I recall ever doing at school was learning the words to the first couple of verses of the national anthem. I don't recall ever being shown a NZ flag at school, and our country certainly doesn't have any kind of pledge of allegiance and I have never recited any sort of pledge / oath towards the country in my life. I think Raphael might have had to give some kind of oath once during his citizenship ceremony though."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
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Its good that people love their country and take pride in it. Danes don't think Americans are bad for chanting USA, though it does come off a bit intense, and people shift into that low voice for it too. To my ears it sounds a bit hooligany, but I love my own country way too much to fault Americans for being unashamed of their own.
Personally if I ever became a US Citizen I would not join in that chant. Blame my European sensibilities.
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Originally posted by Sparko View PostTo the Nazis, they were not aryan and were an inferior race, therefore they would need to eventually be eliminated."As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." Isaiah 3:12
There is no such thing as innocence, only degrees of guilt.
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Originally posted by Leonhard View PostIts good that people love their country and take pride in it. Danes don't think Americans are bad for chanting USA, though it does come off a bit intense, and people shift into that low voice for it too. To my ears it sounds a bit hooligany, but I love my own country way too much to fault Americans for being unashamed of their own.
Personally if I ever became a US Citizen I would not join in that chant. Blame my European sensibilities.
https://www.fanchants.com/media/chan...hants-free.mp3
https://www.fanchants.com/media/chan...hants-free.mp3
https://www.fanchants.com/media/chan...hants-free.mp3
Ya gotta wonder where Starlight got this naive notion that other nations don't do this. I'm guessing it has something to do with the isolation that comes from living all the way in NZ maybe. If all you hear is Maori hakas at your local sporting events, I suppose it might seem strange to think that fans from other nations chant their nation's name. But even then, it's a strange thing to think that other nations shouldn't display national pride. The haka is a representation of national pride as much as anyone chanting "New Zealand!" What gets me, though, is Starlight's constant cocksure attitude about so many things he's completely and hopelessly ignorant about. The guy lives in a bubble.
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