Kingofpain89 wrote:Foul has locked a few threads over the years. Self-policing only goes so far you know.Completely off topic....how's this for some karma:http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7053 ... e-say.htmlCome for the story, stay for the mugshot. :lol:
ExTSR wrote:Interesting; I don't think I've ever seen a thread locked before, unless it was a spammer.
mbassoc2003 wrote:When it comes to colour, sexual orientation, etc. I don't think we have the level of bigotry they have in the US, because our population is not subjected to the levels of bigotry in the media that US citizens are. If you grow up in a country where everyone is allowed to portray hatred on TV and in the press, and campaign hatred of others in the streets (under the guise of freedom of speech), then hatred of blacks/gays/jews is accepted as a normal part of life. Whilst the highly educated can strive to see through the BS and propaganda in their country's media, it remains as 'normal' to them even though they do not prescribe to, or identify with those beliefs.We have the same thing in the UK with the class system, and our media, politicians, celebrities and press all feed off the class divide, highlighting the conflicts and fostering hatred. In reality, the lazy working class sponger or the greedy selfish public sector worker is as rare in the UK as I'd imagine the neo-nazi fascist or the brainwashed mentally challenged god-botherer is in the US.Society shapes the environment they wish to bring thier children up in. The only people who are at fault if we find ourselves living in a sh'ty country are our parents for having let it get that way.
benjoshua wrote:It's also a shame that the parents and friends of the murdered girl don't have the clearest idea of who is to blame for her death as they grieve losing her. Sad.
Badmike wrote:A damning indictment of the entire Amanda Knox Italian trial fiasco, by the appellate court and judge that eventually set her free:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/1 ... 50932.htmlMike B.
FormCritic wrote:Most of what I know about life in Britain comes from Brit-coms, Torchwood and Doctor Who on BBC America, so I figure my knowledge of both the US and the UK is roughly on a par with anyone here.
Agent Cooper wrote:Yes, the US is an awful place! I'm afraid to go outside unarmed most days, what with all the hatred and bigotry I'm surrounded with. Yes...It positively RAINS hatred and bigotry here every hour of every day. Match that with all the crime and "income inequality" and "social injustice" and I'm terrified to leave the house anymore, lest I be bombarded with propaganda. Maybe if I wear dark clothes and RUN as fast as I can through the wastelands of racial and economic strife, I just may make it unscathed through the protests and gunfire to my local airport and catch a crowded plane full of desperate fellow refugees looking to escape to the blessed shores of Brittania, that wondrous land unsullied by American AWFULNESS blah blah blah hyper hyped-up anti-US hyperbolic hyperbole blah blah blah....
MetamorphosisSigma wrote:Then again, I wouldn't want CBS aired overseas..
Versimilitude wrote:Strange, altho its not exactly "normal" here in the UK, I think people are more accepting of it here..
mbassoc2003 wrote:Sadly, it is pumped freely into homes in Britain in half a dozen different variations on the channel 24/7.
mbassoc2003 wrote:That's okay. We gave you Piers Morgan, Big Brother and Susan Boyle. Not exactly ambassadors of culture.Asking Piers Morgan to judge a talent contest is akin to asking Ray Charles to judge a beauty contest.
