Basically while I was sleeping Nymethus pulled out the "America is a stuffhole and I'm-right-you're-wrong because I've never been there".
For the record, I've been outside the country a few times. I've even stopped in the Netherlands for maybe a few hours for a flight connection on my way to the Republic of Georgia and actually tried the food they had and liked it.
You're making yourself and any other Europeans look like gigantic starfishs because you like to close your ears and yell "LALALA I CANT HEAR YOU OVER HOW stuffTY YOUR COUNTRY IS". Seriously, just shut the forget up.
You want me to shut up? Why? Because you're forced to argue with me?
The forget Nymethus? The Indians never loving formed their own "country" there never was a country during that time. they lived in America but they were just a large group of nomadic tribes that even warred with each other. There's a lot to Native American culture that's really cool as well. Even so, wasn't the removal of the Indians started by the Europeans?
Then you guys are still Europeans, right? No the indians weren't as high-tech as us so therefore we can kill them and take their land.
Nymethus, how would you respond if I said "Sweden is a nation of ancient pagans that worship the god-king of Lutfisk?" Because that's the problem I'm having with reading your posts. If you've got questions about America you should ask them.
I would say lutfisk is a type of dish.
I'll try and explain the bit about the Indians. Yep, we absolutely murdered them all and stole their land, and it's also among the largest genocides in world history. This past is something we struggle with today. Some Native American communities are still impoverished, you'd think you were visiting a third world nation if you visited certain communities, but no, you're actually right in the heartland of the United States. We're also losing some of the culture as time goes on because it's not being preserved very well. There isn't really a good answer on what to do though. We don't hide this (although some people try to ignore it. This stuff is taught right in our history books, starting in elementary school. Good luck getting that kind of transparency out of other countries.
I'm sorry, what's your point?
I also found your comment that your news is magically unbiased laughable. I've read newspapers from America, Germany, England, Russia, Iran, and Egypt. They all have totally different viewpoints of the world. I'm sure the Swedish press is proud of their national identity just like everyone else in the world, and there is nothing wrong with that. For example, I'm sure a Swedish newspaper would probably claim lutfisk tastes great, when it's actually one of the most vile foods known to man.
We weren't talking about newspapers, but okay, let's do that. No, I don't think they would say lutfisk tastes great. Do you have any other examples?
I love how Wedge allways finds the perfect response to these types of American stereotypical threads.
It's so perfect that I miss his points.
