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As a Brit I've seen every US government since I was old enough to take notice, act like this. They go through the official media outlets saying one thing and th
by chunkyslink 13y ago
As a Brit I've seen every US government since I was old enough to take notice, act like this. They go through the official media outlets saying one thing and then do completely the opposite. I've often wondered how the American people who seem so intelligent on the one hand fall for this each and every time.
Or is it rather that on the whole they have all these nice houses in nice safe places (no wars etc) with hundreds of TV channels to watch that in a way no one can be bothered to do anything about the way their leaders make them look internationally.
- m0nty 13y ago> I've often wondered how the American people who seem so intelligent on the one hand fall for this each and every time. I think the same thing is true for Britain as well. We have a largely docile population in the face of grotesque abuses by governments of all political stripe.
- alan_cx 13y agoMostly Brits can only screw over Brits. The US can screw over countries. Same nasty deal, sure, but the scope of the US is much, much bigger.
- grey-area 13y agoYou might want to rethink that conclusion - lots of US traffic to anywhere in Europe is going through the UK on tapped lines and being delivered back to the NSA. The UK has a lot of power to harm US citizens, EU partners, and UK citizens by doing this.
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- freehunter 13y agoYou guys had your fun back in the colonial days. Don't spoil it for the rest of us just because you're bored of world domination!
- pi18n 13y agoWell it's like how can certain computer programmers be Christian fundamentalists[1]? They were taught that way as a child and have no influences that really refute what they believe. I thought USA was the bee's knees until I had a chance to interact with citizens of other countries. [1] I think programmer implies they have critical thinking capabilities, and I think as empiricists we all must reject fundamentalism as a hypothesis.
- christianfn 13y agoI'm a programmer and a Christian fundamentalist. Do you think because I have a religion that I am a poor empiricist? Or that because I know programming languages in the high double-digits I am a poor believer? Einstein's 1930 NYT article [1] might serve as common ground for us to discuss this rationally. I have to point out, though, that my faith is not out of "fear, social morality, [or] a cosmic religious feeling." I believe as I do because it is an essential part of who I am (identity). I actually agree with you that there is plenty of unwarranted, blind nationalism in the USA. [1] Summary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_of_Albert_Einstein#Cosmic_spirituality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_views_of_Albert_Eins...
- panacea 13y agoWhat sort of programmer? Are you a computer scientist, or a computer engineer? I sincerely don't mean any offence, but I wonder if there are two ends of the spectrum of code and computer programming. Do you muck about in fractal algorithms or learn how best to utilise the latest protocols and languages for functional requirements?
- christianfn 13y agoI'm more interested in hearing what pi18n has to say, but it's a fair question: I hold multiple degrees above my BSc in Electrical Engineering, one of which is in Computer Science. I'm also PE certified (US Professional Engineer certification). So I believe the answer to your question is: yes.
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- flyinRyan 13y agoIf you live inside the US for a bit, you'll get a feel for how isolated it is. Most Americans don't have a clue how the rest of the world views them and even more couldn't possibly care less because they imagine the rest of the world to be inferior.