http://www.newsfilter.org/articles/America.htm

let's hear some opinions!

i myself actually laughed while reading it... but that might just be my weird sense of humor

The only part of an otherwise self-agrandizing and elitist statement, which seems to prove just why most of the world's citizens can't stand Americans, I happen to agree with is the amount of money European nations have given, and continue to give, to nations that have proven, and continue to prove, that all they spend that money on is weaponry and training for terrorists. That and the mistaken belief held by the United Nations that you can come to a mutually beneficial agreement when one of the parties involved wants nothing less than the total annihilation of the other.

"the new anti-Americanism, a blend of jealousy and resentment of America's overwhelming economic and military power."



economic power



why do you think iraq is in the news at the mo coz america is pushing for it to get the real issue under cover

economicaly most countrys are doing crap and not just crap but realy crap america is no power....there all sisys neway

that whole artical has to be the bigest load of bollocks ive read in ages

Bob,

While there may be a small grain of truth in what you are implying, war is NOT good for ANY economy as it destroys wealth (capital). The mistaken thought that war is good for an economy is believed by many but is, in fact, UNTRUE.

All it does is increase the nation's debt, which, as we know, is not a good thing overall.



hmmm he has a point here. France is already almost an Islamic state.

maybe u think wars bad but i want to die in a blaze of fire and bullits

There you go!!!

this has mainly been a flush out of bad companies... and the media hypes it up as a big recession. don't forget how much influence public opinion sits on what the media feeds them. they could get some guy on and say how the world is going to end. they are making a big deal about the weather (what, because no el nino? no global warming? lol)... it is just a slow news day. they have to fill the time with something exciting. looks like they have you guys hooked... heh

do u follow stock markets?
weve been going down the pan for some time now

The statement that Bob made about the articile being a complete load of crap is typical of British arrogance that wont allow them to admit that there is some truth in the articile. :P

Bring it on Melord.

America with their 7 trillion dollar debt is the future, don't make me laugh

Heading for big problems more like.

Yes Jason, you are exactly right. Our stupid system and monetary policy in general is screwing us to the wall. Politicians don't care, they just want to get re-elected, so they pressure the FED to further muck things up.

We don't need/want big government. I want a return to the original Constitution. The Gov can run the military or malitia's and run a Judicial System... otherwise, get the feck out of private business affairs altogether and NO INCOME TAX!!

vegetto34, you really need to study Austrian Economics if you are interested in what is happening... it is not just a flushing out of marginaly profitable or wasteful companies, that is merely one step in the 17 total steps in the Trade Cycle. We are going to hit a Deflationary stage, but yes, companies like United Airlines and K-Mart are probably going to go under.

One more note Jason,

Most of our original debt occured when we ditched our Gold money Standard in 1914 so we could "finance" the war efforts... much more came in 1940's as we all know with WW2... and it has been nothing but defecit's ever since

LOL! nice to see the "new" smileys being put to good use

Umm Ace? wheres my afro smiley?

on a serious note: every country has financial problems and that does include jolly ol' england...

BiGO.. pass the tea and crumpets my good man...

just pass me the doob

Our national debt is no where near the USA's, and thanks to the 3G licences which cost billions our national debt is low now.

weve had national debt since day one of bank of england...that will always be there

..and the telecom industry has been through a few years of financial heck...

on a per capita basis Jason..... Britain would probably be a closer comparison. Your whole country is the size of Michigan's upper penninsula. My home state dwarfs your country.

The US has several hundred million people.... get real....

hehe i laugh at u americans ... its good us british are here

with out us there would be no american super power

unless u can run a country on condenced milk

you say the weirdest things bob..... really....

*puff, puff... passes to manny* here you go bro... and don't canoe it!!!

Thats what makes him Bob

canoe it... hmmm I need to brush up on spliff talk... I must be really old

hahaha
at least he's not dead serious about the matter
quite refreshing actually

US population 2000: 286,196,812
UK population (est 2002): 59,778,002

do the maths you guys. im having beers

and the answere is yellow

the answer is obviously 42.

oh.... crap... must be the spliff..... i still got it! Sorry Odie.... phfffft... ear

canoeing... the act of smoking a joint and having it burn on only one end. top or bottom... thus wasting a good portion of it...

yeah!!! I always hate that... I used a bong.... or a roller so that don't happen

oops.... topic

yeah i agree america is the future dude.. lol

generally agree here. one of the things "Americans" forget, is many/most of us came from somewhere else one to three generations ago. They came seeking both econmic and social/religious/ and political freedom.
Right now all off those are endangered both due to previous actions of our goverment, and particularly the current administration's drive towards war.
What value does killing 1 enemy today have if the anger over the process, creates 10 more tomorrow? and alienaties 10 more of our current friends.
While the U.N. an awkward method, at least it can, get nations talking to each other. The world is too small a place for anyone to feel safe just by carrying the biggest stick.
At some point we have to learn to get along.

Well, thank you, Rodney King!

America isn't the future, anarchy is. The beginning of the end was the election of Ronald Reagan. It wasn't that Reagan did anything all that bad. But the mere thought of what he MIGHT do galvanized all the liberal freaks in the country to band together to end what they saw as a Republican dynasty. It took a decade, but it brought us the opportunistic Clintons. Combined with the boom, then collapse, of the internet economy, liberalism exploded. Granted, the Republicans gained a foothold in 1994, but they blew the advantage. Now, look at the travesty that the liberals foisted upon us with the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton. The rule of law, and right vs wrong, was completely overturned. Then came the antics of the liberals in Florida when they lost the Presidential election. They attempted to completely throw out the current law and re-write it to conform to their wishes, not the voters. And day-by-day, it continues. Look at how much George Bush has surrendered his stand to the whiners in Congress and the press. The name-calling got to be too much. It will only continue because NOBODY in this country can stand up for what is right. Communism didn't die. It just mutated into modern liberalism. "Why can't we all just get along?" That's what is destroying the US. And the end isn't that far away...