Many Americans have no friends of another race: poll
bambu @ Fri Aug 16, 2013 4:35 pm
BartSimpson BartSimpson:
Patriots do not wear the US flag. A$$holes do.
Yes they do...it's the modern patriotic thing to do.
Given that Australia is said by many to be "the 51st state of America", blame us for their doing it if you like.
Note the little boy at 0.52 seconds along
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYc5v1w6IWw
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http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=weari ... x=45&ty=70
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=weari ... x=79&ty=65
Jack Russell wears US flag as cape;
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=weari ... =116&ty=85
US Athletes doing as the 2 guys in the photo did.
http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=weari ... =162&ty=60
BartSimpson @ Fri Aug 16, 2013 4:57 pm
Sorry chum, I don't go for trendy things when it comes to how I treat the US flag.
bambu @ Fri Aug 16, 2013 5:01 pm
More of a worry is this;
http://www.americanpatrol.com/CCIR/MolinaObledoCCIR.html
On February 15, 1998, the U.S. and Mexican soccer teams met at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The crowd was overwhelmingly pro Mexican even though most lived in this country.
They booed during the National Anthem and U.S. flags were held upside down.
As the match progressed, supporters of the U.S. team were insulted, pelted with projectiles, punched and spat upon.
Beer and trash were thrown at the U.S. players before and after the match.
The coach of the U.S. team, Steve Sampson said, "This was the most painful experience I have ever had in this profession."
ShepherdsDog @ Sat Aug 17, 2013 6:39 pm
$1:
Given that Australia is said by many to be "the 51st state of America",
the only ones who say that are a handful of Australians.
Public_Domain @ Sat Aug 17, 2013 7:11 pm
saturn_656 @ Sat Aug 17, 2013 7:48 pm
Those who refer to their countries as "the 51st state" are usually those on the left side of the spectrum who are extremely paranoid regarding American influence.
Public_Domain @ Sat Aug 17, 2013 7:56 pm
saturn_656 @ Sat Aug 17, 2013 8:01 pm
Public_Domain Public_Domain:
I don't think it's a far stretch to say that we are part of a group of countries, companies, and interests called "the West", and that "the West" almost completely revolves around the United States as an extention.
Formally part of the United States however? No... Such formalities are virtually pointless. Just open the borders up further.
We're tendrils, that's all.
Formally part of the United States however? No... Such formalities are virtually pointless. Just open the borders up further.
We're tendrils, that's all.
Thanks for backing me up! Knew I could count on you!
Hyack @ Sat Aug 17, 2013 8:13 pm
Public_Domain Public_Domain:
Canada has gotta be the 51st, Australia is probably 56th or so, just under South Korea
Bullshit!! If anything the US could just maybe make it as Canada's 11th province or 4th territory.....if they try really, really hard.....and say please and thank you.
bambu @ Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:36 pm
Public_Domain Public_Domain:
Canada has gotta be the 51st, Australia is probably 56th or so, just under South Korea
Oops, my mistake.
Canada, Mexico, Japan, Israel, South Korea.....
bambu @ Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:38 pm
ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:
$1:
Given that Australia is said by many to be "the 51st state of America",
the only ones who say that are a handful of Australians.
More than a handful.
It would never work as a formal arrangement though.
Half the downunder people would soon find themselves in a US prison.
Public_Domain @ Sat Aug 17, 2013 9:47 pm
saturn_656 @ Sat Aug 17, 2013 10:26 pm
Public_Domain Public_Domain:
saturn_656 saturn_656:
Public_Domain Public_Domain:
I don't think it's a far stretch to say that we are part of a group of countries, companies, and interests called "the West", and that "the West" almost completely revolves around the United States as an extention.
Formally part of the United States however? No... Such formalities are virtually pointless. Just open the borders up further.
We're tendrils, that's all.
Formally part of the United States however? No... Such formalities are virtually pointless. Just open the borders up further.
We're tendrils, that's all.
Thanks for backing me up! Knew I could count on you!
I don't think it's paranoia or even specifically suggests paranoia.
We are, possibly permanently, attached to our large ally by the hip, and we're not alone.
Whether that's bad, good, anti-American, or anti-Western, depends on the speaker.
You said statehood was a mere formality, meaning that you consider Canada to be a defacto state of the union.
That's much different from saying "we're attached at the hip". Of course we're attached at the hip, but it doesn't make us a puppet state.
Public_Domain @ Sun Aug 18, 2013 12:26 am
ShepherdsDog @ Sun Aug 18, 2013 9:11 am
Canada has a slightly different relationship with the US than Cuba had with Russia. We have a shared history, common language, religion(amongst the anglophone population) and culture.