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Post by clusium on Oct 2, 2018 2:40:27 GMT
Wow! Uber defensive and rude. 'It upsets me, so I speak up when I see a discrepancy.' I saw one in your OP and called you on it. I didn't make a discrepancy. All I did was pay tribute to the people who were murdered 17 years ago, last month. On that note, it is the 1 year anniversary of the massacre in Las Vegas. Far less people killed mind you, & oh goodness!!! The sick perpetrator happened to be a white dude. Prick committed suicide so he wouldn't have to face justice. That particular terrorist attack happened because of the US has it in their constitution that the average person on the street has the right to own a gun. At the time that was declared a right, the US was all frontier. I personally believe that right is long outdated, & most people would be far safer if guns were to become illegal (for the average American citizen). Of course, as you well know, I am not an American citizen. I am Canadian, so I probably have no right to give my say in the matter.
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Post by mystery on Oct 2, 2018 5:17:08 GMT
While this is true, I agree that people should be careful with superlatives. Calling an event that claimed 3,000 lives the "most horrific" event of the 21st century when another event claimed more than 200,000 is a bit inappropriate in my opinion.And people in Haiti who remember 2010 might also have something to say about this matter. The event was tragic yes, but US citizens can have feelings of entitlement and indignancy due to the notion that they are superior and more important over the rest of the world. I'm an American, and I disagree with you. I don't know anyone who wasn't horrified by what happened in Indonesia, or Haiti. Many Americans went overseas as volunteers to give aid, or donated money or supplies. That said, 9/11 hit every American very hard, because we saw it play out in real time, in our own backyard, and life has never really been the same since then. It has had not just emotional effects, but tangible effects that we see every time we go to the airport. I resent it when people try to project alleged superiority onto Americans. I certainly don't think we're any different than anyone else. I'm from a rural area of a red state, and I have been traveling through Africa for 6 weeks, currently in Madagascar. When people try to make ridiculous caricatures about Americans like me, I just shake my head. It's wrong to make sweeping generalizations about any group of people. We're all individuals.
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Post by goz on Oct 2, 2018 5:32:11 GMT
The event was tragic yes, but US citizens can have feelings of entitlement and indignancy due to the notion that they are superior and more important over the rest of the world. I'm an American, and I disagree with you. I don't know anyone who wasn't horrified by what happened in Indonesia, or Haiti. Many Americans went overseas as volunteers to give aid, or donated money or supplies. That said, 9/11 hit every American very hard, because we saw it play out in real time, in our own backyard, and life has never really been the same since then. It has had not just emotional effects, but tangible effects that we see every time we go to the airport. I resent it when people try to project alleged superiority onto Americans. I certainly don't think we're any different than anyone else. I'm from a rural area of a red state, and I have been traveling through Africa for 6 weeks, currently in Madagascar. When people try to make ridiculous caricatures about Americans like me, I just shake my head. It's wrong to make sweeping generalizations about any group of people. We're all individuals. Are you serious? Congratulations on getting out and seeing the world. There would be maybe tens or barely a hundred Americans like you as we type!
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Post by mystery on Oct 2, 2018 5:37:42 GMT
I'm an American, and I disagree with you. I don't know anyone who wasn't horrified by what happened in Indonesia, or Haiti. Many Americans went overseas as volunteers to give aid, or donated money or supplies. That said, 9/11 hit every American very hard, because we saw it play out in real time, in our own backyard, and life has never really been the same since then. It has had not just emotional effects, but tangible effects that we see every time we go to the airport. I resent it when people try to project alleged superiority onto Americans. I certainly don't think we're any different than anyone else. I'm from a rural area of a red state, and I have been traveling through Africa for 6 weeks, currently in Madagascar. When people try to make ridiculous caricatures about Americans like me, I just shake my head. It's wrong to make sweeping generalizations about any group of people. We're all individuals. Are you serious? Congratulations on getting out and seeing the world. There would be maybe tens or barely a hundred Americans like you as we type! I've met more Americans on this trip than any other non-African nationality.
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Post by Aj_June on Oct 2, 2018 5:47:12 GMT
The event was tragic yes, but US citizens can have feelings of entitlement and indignancy due to the notion that they are superior and more important over the rest of the world. I certainly don't think we're any different than anyone else. True. People are same, everywhere.
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Post by goz on Oct 2, 2018 6:15:28 GMT
Are you serious? Congratulations on getting out and seeing the world. There would be maybe tens or barely a hundred Americans like you as we type! I've met more Americans on this trip than any other non-African nationality. Again. Congratulations to them for getting out and seeing the world... the tens or not even hundreds...unless they/you are missionaries of course!
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Post by mystery on Oct 2, 2018 6:37:54 GMT
I've met more Americans on this trip than any other non-African nationality. Again. Congratulations to them for getting out and seeing the world... the tens or not even hundreds...unless they/you are missionaries of course! No, I'm just wasting my money, as usual. I'm not Christian, and I'm probably more pagan than most Africans. They haven't tried to convert me yet, although I have been lectured countless times about the importance of getting married and having kids. It gets a little annoying after a while.
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Post by goz on Oct 2, 2018 7:27:48 GMT
Again. Congratulations to them for getting out and seeing the world... the tens or not even hundreds...unless they/you are missionaries of course! No, I'm just wasting my money, as usual. I'm not Christian, and I'm probably more pagan than most Africans. They haven't tried to convert me yet, although I have been lectured countless times about the importance of getting married and having kids. It gets a little annoying after a while. Just experience learn and most of all enjoy the privilege of an open mind and travel...
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Post by thefleetsin on Oct 2, 2018 16:00:20 GMT
dorothy and the irradiated holy war
dorothy had known for quite some time that the munchkins would one day tire of the rhymes the wizard had fed them while perpetrating his crimes.
so she girded up her loins in preparation for the time she would have to eviscerate the bell tower and its ridiculous sounding chimes.
sjw 10/02/18 inspired at this very moment in time as the portal flares beyond the mindless stares.
from the 'blasphemy series' of poems
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Post by thefleetsin on Oct 2, 2018 16:27:10 GMT
tooting your own porn
heck, it's an anniversary of sorts, so why not snort.
and by snort i naturally mean: my own unique if not twisted way of expressing myself to my fellow human beings.
like say if; all of my one hundred inspirations, were miraculously lined up, in front of me. or encircling me like giant roots on a thousand year old tree. then i could easily see who's been using clandestine surgery to keep that girlish figure.
but i have no need. for these are buried deep inside my heart. right where scribbling surely starts. and i must needs depart to tell the stars the competition therein.
sjw 10/02/18
from the 'beauty series' of poems
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Post by mystery on Oct 3, 2018 3:06:26 GMT
I'm an American, and I disagree with you. I don't know anyone who wasn't horrified by what happened in Indonesia, or Haiti. Many Americans went overseas as volunteers to give aid, or donated money or supplies. That said, 9/11 hit every American very hard, because we saw it play out in real time, in our own backyard, and life has never really been the same since then. It has had not just emotional effects, but tangible effects that we see every time we go to the airport. I resent it when people try to project alleged superiority onto Americans. I certainly don't think we're any different than anyone else. I'm from a rural area of a red state, and I have been traveling through Africa for 6 weeks, currently in Madagascar. When people try to make ridiculous caricatures about Americans like me, I just shake my head. It's wrong to make sweeping generalizations about any group of people. We're all individuals. That is just about holding onto and buying into your own fear and paranoia. Americans are some of the most paranoiac people around. Look at the gun culture. My fear and paranoia? I'm a woman, and I've traveled through the Middle East, solo. I do not own a gun. Non-Americans love to make stereotypes about American culture based on what they see in movies or in the media. The reality can be quite different. People are just people, no matter where they're from. We're all individuals, and making broad stereotypes about any group of people is wrong. JMO.
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Post by goz on Oct 3, 2018 3:26:03 GMT
That is just about holding onto and buying into your own fear and paranoia. Americans are some of the most paranoiac people around. Look at the gun culture. My fear and paranoia? I'm a woman, and I've traveled through the Middle East, solo. I do not own a gun. Non-Americans love to make stereotypes about American culture based on what they see in movies or in the media. The reality can be quite different. People are just people, no matter where they're from. We're all individuals, and making broad stereotypes about any group of people is wrong. JMO. Yeah! I love people just being people! I was in Florence once and this huge fat man in a Stetson and cowboy boots motioned to me and yelled out across the street "Hey M'am, do you speak English? At my admission that Yes, I spoke English, he then asked me " Do you know where I can get a decent steak around here?" Just a person being.....a person in the heart of one of the most beautiful cities in the world with one of the world's best cuisines!
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Post by mystery on Oct 3, 2018 3:31:15 GMT
My fear and paranoia? I'm a woman, and I've traveled through the Middle East, solo. I do not own a gun. Non-Americans love to make stereotypes about American culture based on what they see in movies or in the media. The reality can be quite different. People are just people, no matter where they're from. We're all individuals, and making broad stereotypes about any group of people is wrong. JMO. Yeah! I love people just being people! I was in Florence once and this huge fat man in a Stetson and cowboy boots motioned to me and yelled out across the street "Hey M'am, do you speak English? At my admission that Yes, I spoke English, he then asked me " Do you know where I can get a decent steak around here?" Just a person being.....a person in the heart of one of the most beautiful cities in the world with one of the world's best cuisines! Yes, because all Americans are exactly like that. It's not like the US is a large country with countless different subcultures. We're all exactly like some random guy you met in Italy. No stereotyping there...
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Post by goz on Oct 3, 2018 3:34:50 GMT
Yeah! I love people just being people! I was in Florence once and this huge fat man in a Stetson and cowboy boots motioned to me and yelled out across the street "Hey M'am, do you speak English? At my admission that Yes, I spoke English, he then asked me " Do you know where I can get a decent steak around here?" Just a person being.....a person in the heart of one of the most beautiful cities in the world with one of the world's best cuisines! Yes, because all Americans are exactly like that. It's not like the US is a large country with countless different subcultures. We're all exactly like some random guy you met in Italy. No stereotyping there... I was joking! I didn't even say he was American lol.
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Post by mystery on Oct 3, 2018 3:47:40 GMT
Yes, because all Americans are exactly like that. It's not like the US is a large country with countless different subcultures. We're all exactly like some random guy you met in Italy. No stereotyping there... I was joking! I didn't even say he was American lol. Fair enough. I have met a few Texans like you described, but I'm certain that not all Texans are like that, either. I had one guy in London tell me that I seemed like an interesting person, because I was an American and I wasn't fat. I did not take that as a compliment. I do get very tired of people making stereotypes about other cultures and races. It's not good.
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Post by goz on Oct 3, 2018 3:58:02 GMT
I was joking! I didn't even say he was American lol. Fair enough. I have met a few Texans like you described, but I'm certain that not all Texans are like that, either. I had one guy in London tell me that I seemed like an interesting person, because I was an American and I wasn't fat. I did not take that as a compliment. I do get very tired of people making stereotypes about other cultures and races. It's not good. Well, you do seem like an interesting person. I will simply say that it is impressive that you have travelled so much. It shows. (unlike some others of those people I am not allowed to mention)
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Post by mystery on Oct 3, 2018 4:16:04 GMT
Fair enough. I have met a few Texans like you described, but I'm certain that not all Texans are like that, either. I had one guy in London tell me that I seemed like an interesting person, because I was an American and I wasn't fat. I did not take that as a compliment. I do get very tired of people making stereotypes about other cultures and races. It's not good. Well, you do seem like an interesting person. I will simply say that it is impressive that you have travelled so much. It shows. (unlike some others of those people I am not allowed to mention) Thank you for the compliment. If traveling has taught me anything, it's to be almost completely nonjudgmental. I realize that we all have different experiences in life that make us who we are, and I know that given different circumstances, that could be me. So, I don't judge anyone. I only try to understand.
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Post by clusium on Oct 3, 2018 14:38:00 GMT
Goz, I know you must be losing quite an awful lot of money on all those laxatives from the pharmacy, that have been no avail to you. None of them are curing your constipation, & I'll tell what exactly is wrong right now, & thereby, save you from further wasting your money: ((Drum roll, please)) You have your head shoved all the way up your anus hole!!!!! As a matter of fact, not only is that the reason why you have been suffering from constipation, but, why you haven't been able to see a single thing. What you really need is to get your plunger to pull your head out!!!! FYI Goz (& Toastedcheese too, if you happen to be reading this), I knew someone who was vacationing in Thailand when the tsunami happened (it was my BFF's cousin, as a matter of fact. She was out there with her father). She survived, thank God!!! However, rest assured, even if she & her father had been killed, I probably would still have given the same title to this topic thread, that I gave. As AJ already posted ahead of me, there were Brown people who were killed or seriously injured on 09/11/01 too. Also, there were people of ALL FAITHS (or none at all) that were killed or seriously injured that day 17 years ago. There were straight people killed; there were Gay/Lesbian people killed. Going by your animated picture on your profile page, I assume that you are probably White. While yes, I am White myself, you yourself would not have known that, as I have never posted a photo (actual or animated)of myself on this or the old IMDB message forum. I would hate to think that the reason for all ad hominem attacks against me are because of the fact that I happen to be Catholic Christian poster, who created this memorial, first, as opposed to one of the anti-theist atheists on here, & are simply looking for an excuse for all this BS!!!It has absolutely nothing to do with your religious affiliations, that is just your own insecurity and lack of self-awareness. This is not even relevant to this topic. You are deflecting and playing victim. What it does have to do with, is your distorted and simple-minded approach to things. This is your own doing.
And don't project your own hypocrisy regarding what others do to you, regarding what you refer to ad hominem attacks against you. You have just told goz that she has her head stuck up her ass and needs a plunger to pull it out. YOU DO NOT GET A FREE PASS. Why do you think you do? All I was doing was paying annual tribute to the victims of 9/11/01. These were people who were going about their daily routines, when all of a sudden they were attacked & killed. The reason I told Goz she needs to get her head plunged out of her ass was because of the fact that, like a typical leftist SJW, she dragged into the discussion the race card (i.e.: saying that New York was full of White people, etc). Although I have never been to NYC, I strongly suspect it is just like TO, & filled with every race & culture under the sun. Moreover, it is the very fist city in the entire world to celebrate Gay Pride. In addition, she blamed the Americans for the terrorist attack, saying that they brought it on themselves. The American people were the VICTIMS on 9/11/01. You do not blame the victim. Ever.
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Post by maya55555 on Oct 3, 2018 20:05:39 GMT
gozzy
THIS BOARD IS HIGHLY HONORED TO HAVE "perfection" IN OUR MIDST.
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Post by clusium on Oct 3, 2018 20:48:10 GMT
All I was doing was paying annual tribute to the victims of 9/11/01. These were people who were going about their daily routines, when all of a sudden they were attacked & killed. The reason I told Goz she needs to get her head plunged out of her ass was because of the fact that, like a typical leftist SJW, she dragged into the discussion the race card (i.e.: saying that New York was full of White people, etc). Although I have never been to NYC, I strongly suspect it is just like TO, & filled with every race & culture under the sun. Moreover, it is the very fist city in the entire world to celebrate Gay Pride. In addition, she blamed the Americans for the terrorist attack, saying that they brought it on themselves. The American people were the VICTIMS on 9/11/01. You do not blame the victim. Ever. Americans as a whole, which is an abstract, were NOT victims. Who are these Americans? It was those that died and those that were involved in the terrible situation in NY at the time, which also included other nationalities, who were victims. Were the Thai people victims of a Tsunami, are the Indonesians a victim of a Tsunami, are the Iraqi people a victim of the US invasion? It is not all about the US and what happens to them as being on the most important scale. The people that were killed in the WTC, those on the grounds (near the Trade Centre), and even passengers on the planes (that were not among the hijackers). That's who the victims were!!!
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