US American politics

[ToTheNines]

Andrew’s not white lol

[Mayhem]

I’ve met Andrew btw heh, but okay I’ll grant he’s not red hair pasty white Gaelic origin

Jesse Ventura lays down some choice words…

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTRVc...NhbWFpOHlibDF1

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Andrew’s not white lol

Pretty sure he forgets that sometimes lol

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Andrew’s not white lol

Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Pretty sure he forgets that sometimes lol

I mean he's, "white enough" I guess.

You know ICES really only targets brown or dark skinned hispanics. The hispanics who look white are basically in the clear.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Andrew’s not white lol

I don't go around trying to decipher someone's ethnicity, but I'd have guessed Andrew to have Japanese/Korean/Chinese ancestry based on his avatars. But apparently he has Amerindian ancestry from Colombia or something.

His eye shape threw me off, I suppose lol

[Prowler]

Who do those people recognise as being a "true American", anyway? I mean, if we want to be technical, then unless you're a Native American, you're not indigenous to the country.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Barkworm

Americans need to go crazy in their country as much as they want. Just keep your hands off Europe.

I don't think we have any problem with that. You guys have your own problems -- REAL problems.

Originally Posted by Mayhem

I’ve met Andrew btw heh, but okay I’ll grant he’s not red hair pasty white Gaelic origin

I don't recall us ever crossing paths, Mat. Maybe at San D ages ago?

[Barkworm]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I don't think we have any problem with that. You guys have your own problems -- REAL problems.

Right, one insane dictator invading from the east, another insane wannabe dictator preparing for military invasion from the west. It is really unsettling.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by Barkworm

Americans need to go crazy in their country as much as they want. Just keep your hands off Europe. Any smart European leader needs to scale back on relations to the US as much as they can.

Europe is a social disaster far greater than what you see from the commonly-weird blue-hairs shaking out here on T.V. You and your anti-American sentiment veiled in "assumed truth statements".

[Andrew NDB]

Europe, AKA: "A Cautionary Tale"™.

[Barkworm]

In all seriousness, what are the problems we have, according to Americans? Of course, I do know what's wrong here but I'm interested in what you assume our problems are.

[Prowler]

I can only speak in detail about my own country. We have lots of problems, sadly. Too many to name here and I don't know where to begin, let alone know the full details or the solutions to them.

I won't go into other European countries issues. I'll have my ideas about them but that doesn't mean I know what I'm talking about.

One of my closest online friends is Polish. He's told me A LOT of things that have been going on in his country. All I can do is listen and try to understand. But I'm not Polish nor do I understand the society and culture, so I can't really add any input...

[ToTheNines]

One of the best solos ever.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Barkworm

In all seriousness, what are the problems we have, according to Americans? Of course, I do know what's wrong here but I'm interested in what you assume our problems are.

"Suicidal empathy," probably at the root. And a seemingly rapidly evaporating cultural identity, whether you're talking about Ireland or Scotland or London. That's all I hear from guys over there. Oh, and "knife crime" and knife buyback programs.

[IMJ]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

"Suicidal empathy," probably at the root. And a seemingly rapidly evaporating cultural identity, whether you're talking about Ireland or Scotland or London. That's all I hear from guys over there. Oh, and "knife crime" and knife buyback programs.

The anti-American position is so guarded that he needs to give us the personal litmus test of examples to see if he has a chance of non-concession.

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

One of the best solos ever.

I love Santanna. We saw him at a terrible venue though - this Chicago area park where you pay to get in but can rarely make it into the actual ampitheater so you have to 'experience' the concert by hearing it from a distance rather than seeing the performance - even though you pay for it. Very annoying.

[Prowler]

IMJ's definition of anti-americanism seems to be "any foreigner who dares criticise the US of A." Look, I know Americans, in general, are super patriotic to a meme-like status, but just because you love your own country yourselves that doesn't mean foreigners have to love it as well, OK? The world doesn't revolve around you. There's 197 or so different countries on Earth and some of them are pretty patriotic themselves as well.

Would you just walk to someone in, let's say, South Korea claiming their country is the greatest in the world and say "ACTUALLY, NO! THE US IS THE BEST AND YOU'RE A FOOL IF YOU THINK OTHERWISE! KOREA? SAMSUNG'S GOT NOTHING ON AMERICA!"?

Also, Andrew seems to be reducing Europe to London, Ireland and Scotland. And making fun of knife crime when the US has plenty of issues with mass shootings, including school shootings... pot meet kettle?

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

One of the best solos ever.

What about this song by Europe?

[ranger_scout]

Footage of the ICE agent's video in Minneappolis has been released. Renee Good was trying to run him over.

https://x.com/AlphaNews/status/20096...79932289626385

[Mayhem]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I don't recall us ever crossing paths, Mat. Maybe at San D ages ago?

Yeah it was SDCC, you signed and doodled in my Visual History copy.

Originally Posted by Barkworm

In all seriousness, what are the problems we have, according to Americans? Of course, I do know what's wrong here but I'm interested in what you assume our problems are.

I’m putting money on no free speech and too many immigrants/Muslims.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by sdp

They haven't visited other countries, they're what we call Ameripoors so they don't know what it's actually like living in Europe.

Is it really that expensive for Americans to fly across the Atlantic compared to Europeans? Don't Americans make a lot of money on average, especially middle class and above ones? And yet they cannot afford trips to Italy or France like the Germans, Dutch, Brits and Scandinavians can easily afford trips to Thailand or Bali? That's odd...

...or maybe they just don't want to travel abroad due to lack of interest or knowledge about foreign countries besides what Fox News might tell them?

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by ranger_scout

Footage of the ICE agent's video in Minneappolis has been released. Renee Good was trying to run him over.

https://x.com/AlphaNews/status/20096...79932289626385

She’s very clearly turning hard to the right while the guy who exits an unmarked Nissan Titan wearing no badge and a balaclava over his face rips at her door handle and angrily screams expletives her.

She was clearly terrified and the shooter saw that she was a scrawny woman before drawing his weapon.