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My step-father told me a great story about the Cuban Missile Crisis. While Washington and Moscow at each other's throats, he was on a US Navy warship turning a

My step-father told me a great story about the Cuban Missile Crisis. While Washington and Moscow at each other's throats, he was on a US Navy warship turning away freighters carrying missiles bound for Cuba. As his boat got close to the Russian ships, the crews on either side would wave at each other and take pictures. Regular ol' people to be friendly no matter their background and are not representative of how their governments operate! Please remember the difference between us Americans and the policy makers who represent us :)

zepolud 13y ago
The Good American syndrome.
- wavefunction 13y ago
  Haha, just like the Innocent Foreigner syndrome. Most people on this world have to live by the rules of others unfortunately.
nayefc 13y ago
Of course I do :) I've been living in the US for 4 years now. Some of my best friends are American. Regular people are just regular people, just like me and you and most [1] people reading this. [1] Thanks to Snowden, I can confidently write most and not maybe
outside1234 13y ago
we voted for the policy makers, so despite being friendly, its our fault.
- cglace 13y ago
  It's not like the policy makers do what you vote them in to do anyway.
  - fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
    Looks like we've got our work cut out for us then.
- dllthomas 13y ago
  Some handful of us voted for any particular policy-maker (except the President, where it's more like a whopping 20% of us), but yes.
- smokeyj 13y ago
  > we voted for the policy makers most people don't vote
- notaddicted 13y ago
  Paying taxes is a lot more in line with "Material support or resources" [1]. Anyway, grin-fucked is still fucked [2]. 1] http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2339A http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2339A 2] http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/03/28/dont-be-a-grin-fucker/ http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/03/28/dont-be-a-grin...

zepolud 13y ago

The Good American syndrome.

wavefunction 13y ago
Haha, just like the Innocent Foreigner syndrome. Most people on this world have to live by the rules of others unfortunately.

nayefc 13y ago

Of course I do :) I've been living in the US for 4 years now. Some of my best friends are American. Regular people are just regular people, just like me and you and most [1] people reading this. [1] Thanks to Snowden, I can confidently write most and not maybe

outside1234 13y ago

we voted for the policy makers, so despite being friendly, its our fault.

cglace 13y ago
It's not like the policy makers do what you vote them in to do anyway.
- fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
  Looks like we've got our work cut out for us then.
dllthomas 13y ago
Some handful of us voted for any particular policy-maker (except the President, where it's more like a whopping 20% of us), but yes.
smokeyj 13y ago
> we voted for the policy makers most people don't vote
notaddicted 13y ago
Paying taxes is a lot more in line with "Material support or resources" [1]. Anyway, grin-fucked is still fucked [2]. 1] http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2339A http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2339A 2] http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/03/28/dont-be-a-grin-fucker/ http://www.bothsidesofthetable.com/2010/03/28/dont-be-a-grin...