Is it really hard to fathom why many people despise the US?

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » 12 Jan 2016, 21:31

kenneal - lagger wrote:That's the shite beer that you drink, Vt. There's far less gas in a good pint of bitter.

You probably drink it warm too.

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » 13 Jan 2016, 04:38

Only in the winter. During the summer we might pop it in the fridge for a few minutes before drinking it!!

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 13 Jan 2016, 10:15

kenneal - lagger wrote:Mainly in the oil cost of getting there.

Yes, that's what I was thinking mainly.

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 16 Jan 2016, 23:02

So what's been happening at Flint?

http://michaelmoore.com/ObamaComeToFlint

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016 ... esignation

AutomaticEarth · Post by **AutomaticEarth** » 17 Jan 2016, 14:58

Lots more lead here.....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... drink.html

You don't need bullets to get lead into your body in Flint

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 17 Jan 2016, 19:49

Back in '70s I spent quite a bit of effort in the campaign to get lead out of petrol. 40 years later it does seem to be a shame to find it in drinking water in the most technologically advanced nation. But that's capitalism.

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 30 Jan 2016, 13:03

Here's a thoughtful piece about America by an American who has been abroad:
http://www.thenation.com/article/after- ... heres-why/

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » 30 Jan 2016, 14:27

That is a very good article except for the bit about us Brits "beating up on" (horrible expression- sounds like you're standing on them and beating them!) the Nordic countries. I would say that they are held in high regard by most people in the UK, apart from the high alcohol prices of course!

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 02 Feb 2016, 11:40

biffvernon wrote:Here's a thoughtful piece about America by an American who has been abroad:
http://www.thenation.com/article/after- ... heres-why/

Don't be silly, those Norwegians are damned commies, I've heard Americans say so.

As a disclaimer, I do like Norway a hell of a lot (although we mustn't forget the role oil has played in their prosperity). They work full weeks but they seem to have more time somehow; certainly more breaks from work. I liked seeing their king out doing his shopping. I liked seeing men and women in elegant evening dress using the tram. Their alcohol laws (and prices) are odd but apart from that, it's a country I'd live in happily.

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 05 Feb 2016, 19:01

Another day in the work of an American cop
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 55901.html

snow hope · Post by **snow hope** » 06 Feb 2016, 01:00

American cops are very brave - especially as they have guns with which to defend themselves against young women who have mental issues or who have known disabilities.

very brave = cowards, yellow bellies, pathetic arseholes, shitheads.

Little John · Post by **Little John** » 09 Feb 2016, 22:22

https://www.rt.com/usa/331933-grandmoth ... ign=chrome

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 10 Feb 2016, 09:59

Little John wrote:https://www.rt.com/usa/331933-grandmoth ... ign=chrome

She's poor, she's black, she's a woman, she's in the US. It would be difficult to get lower in the heap.

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 10 Feb 2016, 11:23

Post by **kenneal - lagger** » 10 Feb 2016, 15:29

emordnilap wrote:
Little John wrote:https://www.rt.com/usa/331933-grandmoth ... ign=chrome
She's poor, she's black, she's a woman, she's in the US. It would be difficult to get lower in the heap.

And the US is worried about the way women are treated in the Moslem world!!