For Americans - were you all as appalled as the vast majority of Europeans with the treatment and  (continued)
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Yes I am quite aware of what happened, but I am not aware of what happened after; you wrote, "treatment and subsequent charges levied against".  What exactly happened to her after her display?\n\nAnyway I very much detest the current Chinese regime, but I am not sure that the way this woman went about sharing her views were exactly appropriate.  It is difficult to say that since the Chinese (and Bush administration) are the inappropriate ones. But she snuck into a press conference, posed as a reporter (she may actually have been a reporter), and stood up and started ranting about the atrocities against the Fallong Gong.  \n\nI think she did a great thing, but she must also assume the responsibility for "trespassing" during a delicate diplomatic conference.  There is more going on then just "public display of solidarity between the American and Chinese leaders" as you put it.\n\nCurrently there are many tensions between are two countries.  China's tying the Yuan to the dollar.  Chinese using American high-tech firms for clamping down and jailing dissidence. Etc.\n\nThe Chinese are a difficult bunch to communicate with, you have to tip toe a bit.\n\nI don't like Bush at all but he is all we got right now for dealing with China, and I hope some progress is made.  We don't want more tensions between the US and china .  We already have enough as it is.\n\nDo you know that we have spy planes that fly up down and all around china?  What if China went into Taiwan, would America stand up for Taiwan?\n\nIt goes on and on.\n\nBut I am curious as to what happened to the woman.\n\nHave you heard about the guy at the Bush rally during the last presidential election, that had a "no blood for oil" sign?  He was arrested and jailed for months, just for a sign!  He may still be in prison for all I know.\n\nGod I hate Bush.
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I think it exposes that most americans are jerks. (Yes, calm down, I am an American myself)
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Normally you anger me beyond words.  I can't even express  how much.  Today I am just going to give you a calm honest reply to your question.  I really don't feel any shame over anything you listed in your question.  It didn't phase me a bit.  In fact I don' t feel shame for a single thing except one.  I am ashamed that people from all over the world read the vile crap you write about my country and the troops fighting for it.  I'm ashamed that you make your comments in agreement with our enemies and to their delight knowing that you are an american citizen. Most of all I am ashamed knowing that there are brave men fighting this war who read what you write in this forum and I can't tell every one of them that I am so sorry.  Yes that's what I'm most ashamed of...that you are an American.
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Europeans, Russians especially, czecks, slovakians......than canadians........than the f*****g americans
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everything you have said is true, fair enough i'm guessing by the smug superiority of your question that your possibly european of some description... \nits hardly fair to call america backwards... they are a bit mad, bigotted and obsessed with thier own self importance though and theres the obvious stupidity that will always be associated with the fact that they elected not one... two bush's
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Good Lord! Another "attack" on Americans! If we are as awful as these people seem to think, than why do so many people want to immigrate here? People from other countries need to realize that they don't KNOW what Americans are like, they just hear media propaganda as to what we are really like. It is ignorant to believe everything you hear or read. Not everything is 100% truthful. It is also ignorant to assume that you know exactly what Americans or any other foreign person is like. My entire family has raised their children to treat ALL people with respect until they do something to lose that respect. I have always treated my parents with respect, and my parents treated their parents with respect etc. All the children in my family treat their parents with respect. I don't know where you got your ridiculous information from, but not ALL American kids treat their parents with disrespect. I am sure not ALL Muslim kids treat their parents with respect either. \n\nk.m.
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Even I don't think that all of them that f*cked up. I get bullsh*t mail like that, too. Someone didn't like a response I posted to a question about Serbs vs Croatians- I got an email accusing me of conspiring with Bush to "slotter" Native Americans. And here I wasn't even aware that I'd had the pleasure of meeting W., much less that we went back that far. \n\nI just wish that the f*cking kids who send them would spend a little more time doing their homework and a little less time running their ignorant mouths. Or would that be running their fingers? Whatever- now that school's out it's just going to get worse.
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i will say this IS THE BIGGEST SHAME, to americans when they called the katrina victims REFUGEES, because most of them were blacks, the world laughed at bush administration and americans in general, they responded too slow, why??
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I could not agree more...\n\nNobody seemed to bat an eye when Zar.. was recently killed and they found the bodies of a woman and small child in the mess afterwards.\n\nMakes me sick how we don't seem to give a rat's fanny as if it is anyone other than an American.\n\nI was discussing us bombing Hiroshima and Na.. once with this guy and he said, "who cares that 2 million died, they weren't Americans." I just went speechless.....\n\nFor some reason, and I have no clue whatsoever as to why, we believe we seem to have all the 'right' answers, know the 'right' things, and that everybody else from any other country is not worthy enough to make decisions at our level... therefore devalueing their lives.\n\nWe have lost our sense of humanity to an expontential degree!
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The Polish have suffered and still suffer the most.  I am from a town with about 40% Polish, 40% Italian, 10% German, and the rest of us who were thought of as nothings.  The Italians owned the businesses and controlled about 90% of the wealth (the Germans the other 10%), while the Polish were constantly made fun of and made up the majority of the blue collar workers and menial laborers.
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Not at all. *sigh* If only there were more like you in America...
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news flash folks...people thought this long before Bush was in the white house. lol Could blame Clinton too. Could blame the attitude people see among rude demanding people travelling in their countries. \nI have a good friend for years in Canada and he always used to grumble something about Americans then laugh and say "not you you're not like that". I'd always ask like what but he couldn't describe it. About 10-1/2 years ago I started working in an international hostel...and one night all of a sudden I got it. Americans come through the door demanding me me me me. Some others do too but not as much as Americans. They'll elbow in front of other guests. They are inconsiderate. Not all are like this but if that is all you see of someone it's easy to think everyone from there are like that. There were people travelling from UK or other countries that knew more about US geography than some Americans did.
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Hi, I have absolutely nothing against the Americans. I have been over there on holiday a few times and have worked a while in Kansas City, Missouri. Of course as a Brit (living in Switzerland presently),  I did notice that life in America is much more anonym, probably because of the vast size of your country and the sheer magnitude of your population.\nThe only reservation I have with Americans are their eating habits (fast food etc), and their lack of geographical knowledge..outside of the USA. (Who is perfect anyway?)\nI do not detest Bush as a person, I do not really know him,  but I have not agreed with all of his policies and decisions. Then again, the whole world is corrupt anyway. I think we have to be patient for the truth to be illuminated. Maybe one day we will find out the full truth with regard to Irak and other armed conflicts, in which the US Forces are and have been involved.\n\nI evaluate the change as a positive step for USA and for the world, but cannot make any prognosis, as we, normal citizens do not have access to all the information!.\nI was very suprised that Bush was re-elected in 2004 and not surprised at all, that the long-yearned for change of leadership is happening now.\n\nGood luck, and a good question. It shows that you think globally and are interested in outsiders' opinions!
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as a european i see the same problem in america....  can you imagine when it gets to the stage that one of these delinquents is going to be president of the usa, being voted in by people with no common sense who have been given everything they want without working / earning it...  that's going to be some harsh times
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You are making GROSS generalizations. \n\nDoes the rest of the world have any clue how many Americans are disgusted with our own government's foreign policies?  How many Americans LOATHE our current administration?  How many Americans have expatriated or are in the process of expatriating in disgust?\n\nShut up, sit down, and don't tell me what I do and don't have a clue about.
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No, especially considering the fact that would make the average American a hypocrite.\n\nWhoops, already happened.
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Well, I'm not sure you did much to make the Europeans make jokes about "stupid Americans" considering your grammar and spelling.  But, seriously, what are you talking about?