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Yes, the war in which they changed sides as soon as they heard that the U.S. was joining the fight?
Jesus Wept, Rottweiler....the USSR did NOT change sides during WWII.
The political debate in the US seems to bitter these days....can the US ever be a united country again?
By united I don't mean that everyone would agree on everrything, but that people would accept the result of a democractic election, and see themselves as Americans first and members of a party second.
The reason this interests me is because in Europe I don't sense the same kind of division very often. It does happen - in Britain under Thatcher, perhaps France under Sakorzy or the end of the Toby Blair era in the UK - but by and large people consider themselves Finns or French or British first, and are proud of that. What party people voted for just isn't much of an issue in discussions around the water cooler.
The kind of loathing for liberalism and conservatism we see here seems almost uniquely American - why is that?
A big part of the problem is our media. Whether it be due to their own agenda or the much simpler possibility of an attempt to increase ratings, many within the media will always attempt to put their own spin on the same event and unfortunately, far too many people today trust their media outlet of choice to provide unbiased reporting of facts which is simply NOT what's being offered.
Oh, absolutely - I am sitting here right now wearing my Soviet military uniform and singing 'Keep The Ref Flag Flying'.
Absolutely wonderful post, Rottie, I really snorted coffee through my nose laughing when I read this.
btw. Did you know my country defeated the USSR on the battlefield. Did yours?
The political debate in the US seems to bitter these days....can the US ever be a united country again?
By united I don't mean that everyone would agree on everrything, but that people would accept the result of a democractic election, and see themselves as Americans first and members of a party second.
The reason this interests me is because in Europe I don't sense the same kind of division very often. It does happen - in Britain under Thatcher, perhaps France under Sakorzy or the end of the Toby Blair era in the UK - but by and large people consider themselves Finns or French or British first, and are proud of that. What party people voted for just isn't much of an issue in discussions around the water cooler.
The kind of loathing for liberalism and conservatism we see here seems almost uniquely American - why is that?
Oh, absolutely - I am sitting here right now wearing my Soviet military uniform and singing 'Keep The Ref Flag Flying'.
Absolutely wonderful post, Rottie, I really snorted coffee through my nose laughing when I read this.
btw. Did you know my country defeated the USSR on the battlefield. Did yours?
Assuming your country is the UK, you never faced the USSR on the battlefield.
Ignore Rott for all intensive purposes.
Oh, absolutely - I am sitting here right now wearing my Soviet military uniform and singing 'Keep The Ref Flag Flying'.
Absolutely wonderful post, Rottie, I really snorted coffee through my nose laughing when I read this.
btw. Did you know my country defeated the USSR on the battlefield. Did yours?
Assuming your country is the UK, you never faced the USSR on the battlefield.
Then you probably haven't made a very clever assumption.
...no one has tried to invade Finland in winter since.
Americans for the most part are apolitical.
Its actually a very small percentage of the population at war with each other. 24/7 cable news, talk radio, and message boards make it seem a lot worse than it really is.
Really?
Is that true?
I don't know, but I am interested if others agree. It always SEEMS so political to me.
...no one has tried to invade finland in winter since.
that's like saying no one tries to steal from the sewage treatment plant.
Bripat -
I'm from Finland.
Finland defeated Russia in the Winter War, halting the Soviet invasion, forcing the Soviets back almost as far as St Petersburg.
The land was lost back to the USSR in war reparations, along with a large chunk of Finland, but even so...no one has tried to invade Finland in winter since.
Bripat -
I'm from Finland.
Finland defeated Russia in the Winter War, halting the Soviet invasion, forcing the Soviets back almost as far as St Petersburg.
The land was lost back to the USSR in war reparations, along with a large chunk of Finland, but even so...no one has tried to invade Finland in winter since.
from what i understand you have some nice looking Finn women.
Maybe we should invade during bikini season. Be a nice fellow and have them waxed first.
Bripat -
I'm from Finland.
Finland defeated Russia in the Winter War, halting the Soviet invasion, forcing the Soviets back almost as far as St Petersburg.
The land was lost back to the USSR in war reparations, along with a large chunk of Finland, but even so...no one has tried to invade Finland in winter since.
from what i understand you have some nice looking Finn women.
Maybe we should invade during bikini season. Be a nice fellow and have them waxed first.
While we don't agree on political issues right to left --- most of us would get along just fine in a different setting. This message board is made up of people who feel strongly about their political issues --- and with Obama trying to destroy the Country --- the pot boils. (that was a joke for you lefties who are capable of getting it.)
When unemployment is around 6% and the gov isn't going a trillion dollars a year in the hole - a message board like this one would be full of nothing but lefties whining over social injustice - when they should be working to improve their lives. (that one was serious - feel offended if you must)
The political debate in the US seems to bitter these days....can the US ever be a united country again?
By united I don't mean that everyone would agree on everrything, but that people would accept the result of a democractic election, and see themselves as Americans first and members of a party second.
The reason this interests me is because in Europe I don't sense the same kind of division very often. It does happen - in Britain under Thatcher, perhaps France under Sakorzy or the end of the Toby Blair era in the UK - but by and large people consider themselves Finns or French or British first, and are proud of that. What party people voted for just isn't much of an issue in discussions around the water cooler.
The kind of loathing for liberalism and conservatism we see here seems almost uniquely American - why is that?