Why Americans Suck...
Memefirst (who apparently is British) has an angry tirade with 10 reasons why Americans suck. You have to admire his spirit for bringing the inevitable flamewar this will bring on him. Some of the best parts:
8) . . . you're not actually very good at fighting Unless you've had outside help, you've pretty much cocked it up. Your first war to liberate yourselves because of high taxes on tea leaves was pretty much won for you by the French — for which I must say you seem profoundly ungrateful, and your next foray against the British in Canada in1812 resulted in your capital being sacked and burned. OK, you did well against Grenada and Panama, but any more resistance than that and you tend to fold, most recently in Vietnam, Falluja and Najaf. The only war I can think of against anyone serious that you did well in was your own Civil War, which I hardly need to point out, you also lost.
9) . . . you behave like whingeing victims 9/11 this, 9/11 that. You believe that because of the — totally understandable — trauma of losing 3,000 people in a horrible attack you are allowed to do whatever the hell you want. ... we don't quite understand the shift of emphasis from actually catching those responsible (and letting family members of the main perpetrator leave the country before letting the FBI interview them) to declaring an unwinnable "war" on "terror" — an emotion, like envy — and invading a country with very little to do with the actual attack, and getting upset with us because most of us didn't think it wasn't a good idea. And haven't we been proven wrong.
posted by Barnaby at 10:26 PM
4 Comments:
Can I just also point out a recent discovery - Americans requested to test nerve gas on Australian soldiers, on Australian land. Far from a momentary lapse in judgement, the request was made TWICE. Once in 1963, which was largely ignored by the Australian government, and then again in 1966, when the request was put forward to the new Prime Minister, Harold Holt.
Americans can get off their little moral high ground. You're just as morally muddy as Sadam. A little worse, in fact - at least Sadam didn't go around parading himself as the bastion of moral supremacy.
Have you tried calling International Customer Support? They're very good about smoothing things out- But if you piss them off you'll be labeled as a terrorist.
You're very biased. Just because our leaders are retarded, doesn't mean we are.
Don't worry, Americans tested nerve gas on our own sailors instead. We also tested Syphilis on our own citizens without telling them. Yes indeed, we're a moral high ground. Although I feel the need to defend my country a little bit and point out that Americans give more charity than any other country (the citizens, not the government). Also, Britain and Australia aren't exactly moral leaders either.
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