 tabsey says: Going on comments in some clips, there are a few who need to be reminded of their positive qualities. I think those of us who are often critical of it love it deeply. But we're committed to seeing it become what it could be. And we're committed to exposing injustice wherever we find it. That loyalty, for me, must exceed national spirit. When we see our government harming our world or its people, we - the citizens - are the ones in the world most responsible to speak up and stop it. It's not America against which we (or the world, for that matter) protest. It's government folly. And America is a very different thing than whatever government happens to be in power at the moment. It was nice of you to give us in the US some props. Like masbury said, it's about loving your country enough to have high expectations. People talk about the bigotry of low expectations and I think that applies well to our nation. Plus, trust me, we are raised from birth to believe we are #1 in the world. you can...make jokes about Texans...Texas...where being the first of your class means leaving in the 8th grade. And in honor of our Aussie clipper here, I remembered this one: A Texan farmer goes to Australia for a vacation, where he meets an Aussie farmer and gets to talking. The Aussie shows off his big wheat field. The Texan says, "Oh! We have wheat fields that are at least twice as large back home." They walk around the ranch a little, and the Aussie shows off his herd of cattle. The Texan immediately says, "We have longhorns that are at least twice as large as your cows back home." The conversation has almost died, when the Texan sees a herd of kangaroos hopping ... |
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