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The Great Melting Post

Poolio — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:29:51 -0800

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"They wuz stupid..."

Effigy2000 — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:05:59 -0800

Australian TV show The Chaser recently went to New York and asked some American citizens what date the September 11 attacks occurred on. Here are some of their answers.

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Parannoyed — Fri, 05 Nov 2004 11:43:47 -0800

We're so unbelievably sorry, everyone...
Seriously. We're not even kidding.

EU vs USA

dagny — Sun, 20 Jun 2004 10:33:34 -0800

Europe versus America (PDF) is a report by a Swedish public policy institute comparing the two economies, concluding that "If the European Union were a state in the USA it would belong to the poorest group of states." The WSJ has read the report, and highlights that "Most Americans have a standard of living which the majority of Europeans will never come anywhere near [...]. in the U.S. a large 45.9% of the 'poor' own their homes, 72.8% have a car and almost 77% have air conditioning, which remains a luxury in most of Western Europe. The average living space for poor American households is 1,200 square feet. In Europe, the average space for all households, not just the poor, is 1,000 square feet.". With a looming demographic crisis in Europe to boot, will the EU be able to implement much-needed reforms to save their welfare-state system before it is too late?

Posters American Style

plep — Thu, 21 Aug 2003 23:23:44 -0800

Posters American Style - patriotic posters, posters that preach, commercial posters, events posters, etc.

European Viewpoint

nofundy — Thu, 23 Jan 2003 08:47:08 -0800

From a European Perspective

"President Bush recently declared that the U.S. was "the single surviving model of human progress." Maybe some Americans think this self-evident, but the rest of us see it as a clumsy arrogance born of ignorance. "

Is this something many Americans need to hear but don't want to listen? Personally I appreciated Mr. Eno's honest and candid observations. And no, I don't think he hates America.

gazingus — Wed, 06 Nov 2002 22:13:35 -0800

How the world sees Americans. "They readily distinguish between the official face of the American government (who they tend to disagree with and fear) and American people, pop culture and values (which they tend to adore and emulate)." "It's the world's superpower ... that has a childlike understanding of everyone else."

Journalist Mark Hertsgaard travelled the globe gathering opinions about the U.S. He talks about the surprising results.

Hall — Sat, 17 Aug 2002 19:19:09 -0800

You have become a nation of monsters, America. Hypocrites. Murderers. Fools. A letter by a Canadian published in the Baltimore Chronicle to all Americans. Is this merely displaced anger; a worthless rant, or does this feeling come from a more real problem?

KevinSkomsvold — Tue, 28 May 2002 08:54:07 -0800

Americans edge away from organized religion two University of California, Berkeley, sociologists say.

tdecius — Wed, 08 Sep 1999 19:43:29 -0800

The blood of American citizens will be on the hands of their President, Thursday on Mattdabrowski.com.