An American scapegoat in London

UK Guardian ^ | Oct. 16, 2004 | Carol Gould

[Bandaneira]

This attitude amongst some of the Brits is not that surprising. The ruling elite in London have had a completely different world view to the Americans. One worldview seeks to exploit at any opportunity, the other wishes to be of service. Geography, history and power dynamics of a part of the world have a great influence on the behaviour of the people in that part of the world. A resentful, myopic hypocrite cannot deal with an optimistic, grateful person.

[jaykay]

London,
The train was very crowded, so the soldier walked the length of the train, looking for an empty seat. The only unoccupied seat was directly adjacent to a well dressed middle-aged French lady and was being used by her little dog.
The war weary soldier asked, "Please ma'am, may I sit in that seat?"
The French woman looked down her nose at the soldier, sniffed and said, "You Americans..You are such a rude class of people. Can't you see my little Fifi is using that seat?"
The soldier walked away, determined to find a place to rest, but after another trip down to the end of the train, found himself again facing the woman with the dog.
Again he asked, "Please lady, may I sit there? I'm very tired."
The French woman wrinkled her nose and snorted, "You Americans! Not only are you rude, you are also arrogant."
The soldier didn't say anything else; he leaned over, picked up the little dog, tossed it out the window of the train and sat down in the empty seat. The woman shrieked and railed, and demanded that someone defend her and chastise the soldier.
An English gentleman sitting across the aisle spoke up, "You know sir, you Americans do seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You eat holding the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your cars on the wrong side of the road. And now, sir, you've thrown the wrong b---- out the window."

[SirLurkedalot]

Lord Haw Haw lives.

[Check6]

Maybe it is "the politics of envy" carried to its natural conclusion. Too much labor, too much socialism, it fails, you have to blame someone. And of course they are unlikely to look in the mirror.

[Prussian Koenig]

My wife and I were in London when Bush came. It was disgusting to see the masses of people in joyful denunciation of America. I had thought of going down to Trafalgar Sq. in person, but didn't. I could kick myself for not now. I heard several Americans held up an American flag and were quickly hussled off by the police. Why? Could have got themselves beat up?

[jimtorr]

If we had never joined the war the Germans would have just plain wore the British out.

The Russians, as well. We supplied Russia with truly immense quantities of war material and food. Marshall Zhukov, the CIC of the Soviet forces fighting the Germans, said after the war that without American Spam, the Soviet army would have starved that first winter.

[Slings and Arrows]

If America had not joined the war they would have eventually been starved into, if not surrender, at least acquiesence. Germany controlled the seas.

[Ditter]

You remind me of myself. I have some very good friends who are Dutch citizens but have been living in the US for 30 years. They are very liberal, having lived on the east coast and reading the NYT daily, but thankfully do not vote. Recently they were carping about our immigration laws and how awful our current administration is. I asked them point blank, "if it is so awful here why don't you just leave?" I was quite angry and they knew it.

[Bandaneira]

God Bless America !

[Mr. C]

LOL - Good one!

[Jakarta ex-pat]

"Sounds like something along the lines of propaganda -

Unless the schools all over the world have been getting the same kind of teachers we have here in the U.S. I mean if it can happen on our own soil - where the young are turned against their own nation - why is it so hard to believe citizens from other nations would have the same feelings.

The dots need to be connected -

that's my thought -"

Mine too.

Keep smiling

Philip

BTW, Education Throughout the world is being infested with Leftist (the end game)

[Mr. Jeeves]

"I rejoice every time I hear of another American soldier dying! You people are destroying the world".

I'd have replied: "Your kind said the same thing to Winston Churchill in 1936, and look where it got you." ;)

[Constantine XIII]

The Nazis would have beaten the Soviets if they hadn't had to fight on the western front.

3 guesses who would have been next on the hit list.

[Constantine XIII]

awesome post bump!

[jwalburg]

Yes. The anti-Americanism was here long before Kerry, and you can bet that Kerry's "charms" are not going to make it any better.

[jwalburg]

What is pathetic is that much of this anti-Americanism is learned from our own universities, taken over in large part by leftists. Their children come here, learn to hate our country, go back and spread the poison.

[45semi]

That was so good I posted it on my forum!

[jwalburg]

Well, I think many nations send their young people here for a good education and they get indoctrinated by leftist professors in just that way. When I was in college, huge numbers of Iranian students were enrolled. Along with learning how to run nuclear facilities, they were taught well in their English and government classes that American Imperialism was the most dangerous force on earth. I'm sure that kids from all over the world soaked up those views and spread them around when they returned.

[jwalburg]

Wow. I hope you're right. What university are you attending there? I was at CSUS and UC Davis. No sign of rebellion then.

[vrwcagent0498]

Why are liberals the world over so negative anyways? They're always complaining and carping about something.