Originally posted by lil bitchiness
Many people in America are afraid to speak up against what the country does in the fear of being called anti-american or whatever...Pffft, we in Britain enjoy more freedom than you'll ever know....
I dont know about that. I dont think anyone with will power in America is afraid of speaking their minds if it goes against "America" . If it were true that Americans lived in fear of being stigmatized for speaking out against the country. Then there wouldnt have been as much controversy during the election. The 30 bands that participated in the rock against bush tour werent afraid, nor was micheal moore. Many peopl talk about how much the coutnry is going down the shitter. It wont get much recognition, but people talk.
excellent point.
i don't think that the whole "you don't support us so you're anti-american" issue is nearly as strong as the rest of the world fools itself into believing.
Political Science teachers everywhere in America are teaching their students that it's their right as American's to question the government and it's actions...anyone who labels them un-American for doing that is more "anti-American" than the person who questions the system.
oh please rages, what a weak point
you really believe that such a concert would have been 'allowed'
in late 2001 & 2002? the only reason people speak their minds in america NOW is because they are no longer afraid. the 'unamerican' debate is just to close the deal and get all these bush worshippers who think they and only they deserve to wave old glory to stfu.
makes me wonder though...what would it take to turn america into a dictatorship? 9-11 was horrible, but in the face of tragedies around the world, it wasnt nearly as catastrophic. take for example the slaughter of over a million people in ruwanda, or over 100,000 people in iraq recently.
all it took for us was about 3000, and everyone was terrified into submission, glued to their TVs and begging bush to 'protect' them in any way possible, and to hell with civil liberties...are we really so evolved as we think? if our death tole equaled that of iraq, would we as a nation just lose our sanity for good? scary thought i know.
Originally posted by KharmaDog
Members of the European Union:Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
The Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United KingdomYes although they are part of the european union, I still stand by the fact that the UK is made up of Islands and that europe is a continent.
really? I would've sworn Switzerland was also part of the EU