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Old 12-04-2005, 09:05 AM   #24 (permalink)
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I've watched this thread since inception and I come back to the original post:

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Originally Posted by Benito
As I am an European and as the world opinion about the USA is very bad, which is of course only the USA's and the American's fault, I would like to ask why should one consider the USA great? Why is it great to be an American?
Benito
It seems that you have already made up your mind, so why should anyone try to convince you?

If you are willing to pass judgement on an entire people by what you get fed in your news without bothering to get to know them, how is this any different from what we have been accused of?
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