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Originally posted by scottbombedout
Bob, he was kidding. I've never been to America but that seriously put me off.
How can the USA go around the globe trying to install democracy when you dont even have freedom of speech in your own country. My first reaction to the petrol station owner was 'pathetic' . But she was kidding right?
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I hope you're kidding about being put off by that. THAT is what I fear happens when people like Clarkeson make such episodes. Some people will think all of Alabama, or even all of America is represented by a few.
Not that we as Americans are exempt from that. A group of zealots flies some planes into our buildings and we invade a country. Nothing new there sadly. I don't agree with a LOT of our politics, but I love my country and I love being an American. It's a great country. I believe we need to learn a lot more about our adversaries. Maybe then they can be our friends.
That said, Man's biggest failing is to understand the mindset of those other than himself. I believe that Americans do not have the corner on that market, but rather, it's a world wide affliction.
And no-she was not kidding.