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Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: Pride and Arrogance Re: American Attitudes (wasRe:Hardworking?)
In a message dated 5/26/01 4:05:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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Sonja sez:
But if you insist my opinion can be condensed as follows: I don't think that
any
US citizen has any justification whatsoever for the obviously displayed
contempt
for and arrogance against other nationalities. Even if you'd add a list of
accomplishments attributed solely to the US that would be twice as long I
still
think that it's not a justification to get so loud and self appraising.
Others
have discovered and achieved just as much or even more.
Bob sez:
Stepping from the outside of this by now nasty dispute: Several times you
have mentioned that you find the posts of those who disagree with you funny.
Since the posters were not trying for humor, it seems you view these
opinions
as inferior. That is, I do detect more than a bit of arrogance in your
responses.
Rob sez:
I have to agree with Bob, but for different reasons. I detect a bit of
condenscension myself but I tend to overlook it.
What I find a little irritating is an unspoken idea (real....imagined?) that
....sure Americans have *some* things to be proud of, but they shouldnt act
like they are proud.
One gets the feeling that others think Americans should be more humble than
those same others.
I apologise for any of my fellow countrypersons who may have offended your
national pride. Allowing for a few dysfunctional individuals, I am sure that
none of them intended to be malicious.
You may call me arrogant when I say that America is *the* greatest country
in the world. But why would you doubt me? We are you.
We are people from every land come together.
I myself can claim descent from Ireland, Scotland, France, Germany,
Switzerland, American natives, and........and.........and The Netherlands.
My cousins and nieces and nephews are Mexican, Italian, Eskimo, and African
(BLACK) to name just a few. And we are proud.
Yes...I am sure you run across arrogant Americans, but I do not believe that
that is typical of Americans as a whole.
xponent
rob
