05-07-2021, 06:04 PM
(05-07-2021, 05:42 PM)hollodero Wrote: Dude, for Christ's sake, I replied to someone else's assumption that other countries laugh their asses off at the US because the US produces a "bunch of weak, offended little b... who cry over everything." This was not me saying that. I stated what the world is actually laughing about, while instantly clarifying that these are usually not fair assumptions. It's just what people say, I was just reporting it, not unlike you did just now.
This was enough for you to go full berserk on me and my Nazi heritage, including asking me if I even watch football even though we're in the same freaking fantasy football league and then some. I mean, I could not care less what you think of me, but Jesus Christ please stop insinuating falsehoods about what I said and what was going on.
This is what you said:
"I am from another country, and we laugh at americans for being uneducated, ignorant, fatasses, laughably patriotic, and lately especially for electing a person like Donald Trump."
There's no mention of "the world". You stated that Austrians laugh at America and listed a number of insults as examples.
Just because you follow it up with that it may unfair doesn't make it any less true. These are things you claim people in your country laugh about. If you don't believe these things that doesn't mean others don't, or you wouldn't have said it.
What I find so insulting about this is the double standard. Its seem you have to walk on eggshells when talking about other countries. Pointing out that the criminal element that finds it's way across the border imediately gets turned into "Racist american thinks all of latino people are criminals".
If I, a white American, stereotypes pretty much any other country or culture I'm opening myself up for critcism. Perhaps rightfully so. But it's seems to be open season on America. Americans are fat. Americans are ignorant. American's are idiots. All fair game from the European perspective. But good Lord if said "Turkish people are stupid" would there be an absolute shitshow.
What's even more remarkable is the amount of time that gets spent on here exploring America's past. Slavery, racism, colonization. That's all perfectly acceptable to discuss, as it should be. Yet the minute I bring up actual LITERAL Nazi's that existed in your country the conversation has become "mean spirited". Shut it down. We are NOT to disucss that.
I will say this, I apoligize if I'm coming across as rude. I understand that I've blown up here. But seriously think about what you wrote on a AMERICAN website to describe how people in your country think of us. Then imagine that scenario with any number of other countries. Imagine me going on another website and saying Americans laugh at that country for being stupid and ignorant. Would that fly?
