Take it from a foreigner: In my experience, Americans are the least "bitter" people in the developed world. Secular, gun-free big-government Europe doesn't seem to have done anything for people's happiness. Consider by way of example the words of Keith Reade. He's not an Obama speechwriter, he's a writer for the London Daily Mirror. And the day after the 2004 presidential election he expressed his frustration in an alarmingly Obamaesque way:

"Were I a Kerry voter, though, I'd feel deep anger, not only at them returning Bush to power, but for allowing the outside world to lump us all into the same category of moronic muppets. The self-righteous, gun-totin', military-lovin', sister-marryin', abortion-hatin', gay-loathin', foreigner-despisin', nonpassport ownin' rednecks, who believe God gave America the biggest d*** in the world so it could urinate on the rest of us and make their land 'free and strong.'"

Well, that's certainly why I supported Bush, but I'm not sure it entirely accounts for the other 62,039,073 incontinent rednecks. Reade, though, does usefully enumerate some of the distinctive features that separate America from the rest of the West. "Self-righteous"? If you want a public culture that reeks of indestructible faith in its own righteousness, try Europe – especially when they're talking about America: If you disagree with Eutopian wisdom, you must be an idiot.

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ORIGINAL: FullCircle

I don't own a gun and I think god probably doesn't exist but I'm happy thanks. As for the size of your dick yes he is a big one.

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Wish I could agree with you, Firm, but from out here on the outside, of the outside, of the… Well, you get the point; I’m not saying it is all that, or that it is that, all over, but; it isn’t a whole lot prettier then that.

Sticks and stones, unless it’s the truth; then it’s time for change.

p.s. This is in no way meant to imply that I am all that. In case you miss one of my most recent threads; hello, my name is, irrelevant.

k

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You know... I don't really understand this whole thing with calling someone a dick to insult them.  I've always been under the impression that big dicks are something to be envied.  I know many men whose hearts' desire would be for women to cherish and worship dicks.  Personally, I really like them.   [;)]

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You know... I don't really understand this whole thing with calling someone a dick to insult them.  I've always been under the impression that big dicks are something to be envied.  I know many men whose hearts' desire would be for women to cherish and worship dicks.

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Is this supposed to be funny? Or are you a self righteous, foreign hating, non passport owning redneck?

I don't see how these things equate to admirable traits.

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I think dick is short for dick head in some obvious cases, this may be the origin of your confusion.

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Try telling that to any one of the 4,000 or so American families who've lost someone in Iraq.

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ORIGINAL: stella41b

Try telling that to any one of the 4,000 or so American families who've lost someone in Iraq.

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I just thought the quote was hilariously funny, and extremely telling of other's inability to understand many Americans.

Firm

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Is this supposed to be funny? Or are you a self righteous, foreign hating, non passport owning redneck?

I don't see how these things equate to admirable traits.

You must not belong to a group that suffers oppression and prejudice by the "social elite"? [:)]

Firm

edited to add: Read the entire article, domi.

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I just thought the quote was hilariously funny, and extremely telling of other's inability to understand many Americans.

Firm

My apologies, I did not mean to be insulting?... not sure what to call it.You have no idea how much I was shaking, typing that.
 
These ideas just pop into my head, and I can’t stop thinking about them, until I say it. The speak is my not so proud, metaphoric, idealistic, outlier, hick perspective.
 
Truth is, there is far too much of what was implied. From here it looks like we are self-destructing. We are hating all over the place, and all it really means, it that we aren’t too found of ourselves.
 
Again, I apologize if I was harsh.
 
k