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Originally Posted by Billege
Well, that's a pretty troll like statement to make. I'm glad you're proud of your country, but I'd add that someone from a society 1000 times better than mine should be able to show that pride, without having to do it by putting the other one down. Maybe, you should re-think your math.
I stopped making myself feel better by putting others down in, say, 9th grade. I'd suggest not ruining a good post by adding baseless putdowns like that at the end.
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Originally Posted by Janey
ps.. Vox, you were on track until that crack about the 49th parallel... I live at the 42 parallel dude. lol but seriously, Bilg has a point in his rebuttal....
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Yup, I'm the loser, and I apologize. My rant went off track because of my extreme lack of respect of the American MEDIA, not Americans in general, and I see now that I clearly went too far. I am not a troll, and I do not mean to bait people, but sometimes my fingers type faster than my internal editor can correcct, and I will have to hit "Preview Post" more in the future which will allow me to me more reasonable and level in the future.
However, things to note:
1) The parallel changes depending on where you live. Pellee Island, for example, is on approxiamtely the Same parallel as San Fran.
2) Canada is better than the U.S., I say that as a Canadian just as you would say the same thing about the U.S. as an american. The exact ration of how much better (1,000 X?) is debateable as well, but this would be VERY difficult to but a quantitative measure on.
3) I still stand by my assesment of the American media machine, but that is also my personal judgement. However, if anyone, even Americans, take a critical look at the mass media in that country, there can be no doubt that there are serious flaws and rather deep xenophobic undercurrents running through much of it. I know that this will not be a poplular assessment, but again it is only my opinion based on watching too much television, much of it American.
So, again, let me say that I apologize for blatantly baiting Americans, it truly was not my intention. I stand here humbled, and I am truly apologetic.
Peace,
Pierre