Tim, It makes me mad too.
Judith > Funny that rather than comment on a single one of the valid questions I > asked about Trinidad, you decided to go on a rant. > > I didn't say that you shouldn't or couldn't do it. I said it made me mad. > ME. I spoke only in relation to myself and never said what another should > do or feel. > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 8:38 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: 1 View of USA from UK > > > Uh huh. > > And if Trinidad was going to war, and the UN was undecided..and it was a > war in the middle east...you'd stil have nothing to say about it because > you don't live here. It CAN impact your life. > And what happens in the States..in the UK CAN impact your life. > If we were developing nuclear and chemical weapons you damned well would > have something to say! > > *rolls eyes* > > Give me a break. > This shit affects the entire world not just America or just Iraq. > > By your...well....'logic'..there should be no damned news reporting..no > analysing of anything if the reporter or Analyst doesn't live in a > country or is a citizen.There should also be no CNN because those > reporters and consultants for damned sure don't LIVE in the middle east, > they aren't Arabs so what the hell are they doing giving opinions on > Arab matters for? > > And that's patently ridiculous. > > What? It's alright for some American on MSNBC to comment and engage in > discussion about matters occuring in the Middle East, or in Pakistan but > its not alright for Joe Blow to ask the same questions of America? > > *steups* > > Also you should never get involved in any debate on anything outside the > United States. Whether it be the situation in Saudi Arabia, the goings > on in Britain, the arms and armament of North Korea..because hey! You > don't LIVE there! > > Actually....if you don't live in New York you shouldn't be able to > comment on that city.You should say nothing about the performance of its > Mayor or make reference to ANY sort of policies that were set. > > If you are in Texas you shouldn't comment on anything that happens > internally in Alaska, or the governance of any state but your own. > > If you don't PLAY hockey..then you shouldn't comment on any of the > games...and if someone falls and breaks their ass you're in no position > to say he slipped or not because you don't play Hockey. > > You can't look at the NBA and comment on the game, or say who's a better > player or not if you don't play basketball. > > It gets completely ridiculous and is a very weak defence for people that > don't want to face viewpoints other than their own and if it is taken to > an extreme you see just how silly it is. > > If you're afraid of debate, if you're afraid of people asking questions > then don't involve yourself in the debate.Otherwise say what you have to > say and show that the other person's point of view is incorrect or one > you do not agree with like a mature individual. > But don't say that no one has a right to comment on America because they > don't live in America. > That is ignorant. > > And if it were true there will be almost no discussions on this list. > > -Gel > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > I find myself feeling the exact same thing sometimes Gel. I mean here's > something I think about. How many troops did your country send to > Somalia to try and feed people? How many did you send to eastern Europe > to stop the genocide? How many of your people have walked on the moon > or in space? > > What are the laws regarding free press in your country like (funny, the > guy doesn't comment on that fact the England has almost fully censored > news when the gov't wants it). What are your taxes like? Health care? > Welfare? Poverty? Unemployment? > > See I have never been to your country, and I have never lived there. So > I don't consider myself as able to comment on it. I have no knowledge > of your situation. Even had I been there, I am still not a citizen of > your nation, and therefore I have no say what so ever in what goes on > there, and as such need formulate no opinion, as whatever happens there > will have little to no impact on my life. > > Tim > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
