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May 1, 2011 at 11:38 am
I guess history is really written by the winners. They all keep forgetting about the 2 nukes that were dropped in Japan. Pearl Harbor is nothing compared to that.
May 1, 2011 at 11:41 am
This is why everyone hates America. I’m going to watch some 9/11 videos to cheer myself up
May 1, 2011 at 11:53 am
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May 1, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Invading other countries on a weekly basis has got to count for something too.
May 1, 2011 at 1:38 pm
where you do live?
May 1, 2011 at 3:11 pm
Nobody knows.
May 1, 2011 at 6:17 pm
The problem with a stereotype is that it only takes a few well publicized examples to get started, even if the majority of the people the stereotype characterizes do not act to type.
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran along with some 70 other countries have given aid as well, but that didn’t stop you from stereotyping Arabs.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42059245/ns/world_news-asia-pacific/
May 2, 2011 at 1:43 pm
You’re right, but this is the wrong platform for perspective!
May 1, 2011 at 12:38 pm
The Pearl Harbor bombing happened 70 years ago. With a minimum age to join the army being 18, you’d be blaming 88+ year olds, of whom the majority are long since dead and taking out that hate on innocent people who’ve had nothing to do with that decision. It’s ignorance of this caliber that makes it difficult to keep faith in humanity.
@bstaples: Do you actually know the figures America and other countries donated? Furthermore, why are you bringing the Muslim argument into this? The “Assholes of the World” comment does sound like flame bait, but your response is coming off equally as ignorant. For your own benefit, think for a while longer before posting/speaking in the future.
May 2, 2011 at 12:01 am
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May 1, 2011 at 12:47 pm
Most of these posters aren’t American. There is a better collage picture somewhere that shows what country these people are really from. Only a minority of them are Americans.
May 1, 2011 at 9:58 pm
Who else would get upset about Pearl Harbour, really, it was the American disaster story. No one else cares. It was all American posters.
May 2, 2011 at 8:04 am
No, there were some Australians who referred to Pearl Harbor I remember.
May 3, 2011 at 3:05 am
australians have the kokoda trail / darwin line / whales to refer to
May 6, 2011 at 2:32 pm
I’m Australian and I called bstplates out for being a jackass. I don’t see how the Pearl Harbor incident can offend Australians to such a degree. It was a tragic war disaster and it put 1941 Australia in danger of attack, but the incident itself wasn’t something that was done to the people of this country. It was a direct attack against the US.
May 1, 2011 at 12:57 pm
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May 1, 2011 at 1:27 pm
Some say that was a political ploy to justify having a military base in Japan.
How many other countries have military installations in Japan, btw?
May 1, 2011 at 1:58 pm
We’ve always had a military base in Japan ever since WWII
May 1, 2011 at 2:17 pm
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May 1, 2011 at 2:59 pm
So it’s their job to do help in Japan?
Well then, give them a salary instead of praise.
May 1, 2011 at 3:47 pm
No, it’s their job to serve their country – one they volunteered for and because of that deserve both our praise and a living wage. The fact – and it is a fact – that individual service members get great personal satisfaction from helping those in need is a testament to their greatness and to that of our country since we as a people send them to do that. Let’s not forget that American’s give more to charity than any other people (per capita and as a percentage of GDP) in the world much of which is going to Japan and Haiti and other areas in need as I type this.
May 1, 2011 at 4:15 pm
So getting personal satisfaction for doing something is a testament to their greatness? Are you even reading what you’re writing?
I think it is a good thing USA gives to charity, but let’s be honest here: since the country is in constant war with poorer countries, it’s the least it can do.
Oh, and do you know if those are secular charities or are they funneled through churches?
May 1, 2011 at 1:12 pm
I’ve never met a single American that thinks this way. If Americans were still burnt over Pearl Harbor, why are there so many Japanese cars on American streets? Go to New York City and every other person is Japanese tourist. Americans love the Japanese.
Every time there is a disaster somewhere, Americans are the first on the scene to help. There are American naval vessels right now off Japan providing supplies, medical aid, power and fresh water. They were there after Haiti, there after the 2004 Tsunami.
How many foreign countries came to help after Katrina?
May 1, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Do you know how hard it is to get through airport security as a foreigner?
Of course people didn’t come to help.
May 1, 2011 at 2:19 pm
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May 1, 2011 at 3:05 pm
Sorry, but if I have to explain jokes to you, perhaps it’d be better if you didn’t respond to me in the future.
Thanks in advance.
May 1, 2011 at 3:49 pm
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May 1, 2011 at 4:17 pm
Or perhaps you just need to get a tad more intelligent.
I think there are vitamin pills for that (THIS IS A JOKE, there’s no chance of you ever getting smarter).
May 1, 2011 at 5:56 pm
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May 1, 2011 at 8:57 pm
Stating the obvious to people that have missed it is a sure sign of benevolence, not anger.
I’m being helpful here, and you’re taking offense.
May 1, 2011 at 11:57 pm
We have a sarcasm tag. It’s ¶.
May 1, 2011 at 2:08 pm
Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami death toll: 14616
Haiti Earthquake death toll: 23000+
Hurricane Katrina death toll: 1836
Figures are approximate.
May 1, 2011 at 2:10 pm
I’m missing a 0 on Haiti.
May 1, 2011 at 3:07 pm
Heck, I could fit 1800 people in my back yard. No wonder people assumed the world police could handle this on its own.
May 1, 2011 at 4:13 pm
Here’s a great article about all the aid we pissed away & declined during Katrina.
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/28/AR2007042801113.html?hpid=topnews
I would hope that I should never encounter an American who thinks this way. However, my facebook feed lit up with privileged, ignorant assholes reposting the Pearl Harbor sentiment after the quakes. I had a similar experience when Haiti got hit with the quake. You’d be surprised how limited some folks world-view is. These are people who are 100% against social welfare in America until we start helping someone else, and then all of a sudden it’s “Why can’t we help our own?”
May 1, 2011 at 2:02 pm
A perfect example of the flaw in the concept of “deserve”. These people are just grasping at an inane excuse to justify their own apathy towards the issue.
May 1, 2011 at 2:28 pm
Well said.
May 1, 2011 at 2:36 pm
I don’t think you guys get it, these folks are wilfully ignorant and some folks in America seem to take pride in their stupidity, even embrace it. Those are the people I despise, but I despise them worldwide, it’s not just focussed on the USA.
May 1, 2011 at 3:09 pm
Counting tea-partiers, creationists and climate crazies, it’s around 50% of the population, if not more.
May 1, 2011 at 6:27 pm
I don’t think it’s that high. The groups you mention tend to be among the most vocal, so I can see why it may look like 50%.
Elements of these groups are the reason the “asshole american” stereotype exists.
May 1, 2011 at 9:02 pm
Yeah, that might be a bit over-blown. Numbers vary depending on if you ask “do you believe god created you” or “do you believe in evolution”, regarding the creationist part of the population (which is probably the largest of the three mentioned).
It’s pretty significant, though.
May 1, 2011 at 3:15 pm
Red Cross donation per habitant :
switzerland : 12,85 $
uk = 1,37$
netherland : 3$
usa : 0.72 $
yeah rigth !
May 1, 2011 at 3:22 pm
total?
May 1, 2011 at 3:59 pm
Most charitable donations in the USA go to religious charities, not the Red Cross, but much of this religious charitable giving goes to disaster relief. The following is based on 2005 data so it’s a dated but telling none the less.
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Total Giving: Total charitable giving by Americans in 2005 is estimated to have been $260.28 billion, an increase of 2.7 percent (when adjusted for inflation) over 2004.
Disaster Relief: Americans gave an estimated $7.37 billion for disaster relief in 2005: $5.3 billion for Hurricane Katrina, $1.92 billion for the Tsunami relief, and $0.15 billion for the India-Pakistan earthquake relief.
Giving to Religious Groups: Americans gave an estimated $93.18 billion to religious organizations in 2005, an increase of 2.5 percent (when adjusted for inflation).
The reference site is listed below:
library.generousgiving.org/page.asp?sec=4&page=161
May 1, 2011 at 4:20 pm
Giving to religious groups, that’s -25% (number taken right out of thin air) that goes to building churches, printing bibles and going to Africa to say that condoms don’t prevent HIV/aids.
May 1, 2011 at 6:01 pm
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May 1, 2011 at 6:28 pm
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May 1, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Man, you’re not good at this. That wasn’t sarcasm at all.
I wasn’t even talking about who was where first. I was talking about how there’s a big chance of charity money donated to religious groups going to other things than you’d expect as a donor.
So if you’re a charitable person yourself, and if you want your money to go where you intend them to, choose a secular charity.
May 1, 2011 at 9:11 pm
@center: Don’t be bitter about having lost to me before. That’s water under the bridge.
Every time you make a comment like the one I’m replying to now, I know that I have hurt you deeply.
I won’t lie and say it makes me feel bad, but nobody likes having a grumpy guy resorting to petty back-talk, right? Surely you’re better than that.
May 1, 2011 at 3:34 pm
Fuck Nationalism. Humanity is scum.
May 2, 2011 at 12:04 am
A hand full of dumbasses shouldn’t color your opinion of the rest of us.
May 2, 2011 at 1:49 am
I’m pretty awesome.
May 1, 2011 at 6:51 pm
Wait a sec… God’s American now?
May 1, 2011 at 9:39 pm
For gods sake hush your stupid whore mouth, the septics don’t like it when you point out their god is a Jew.
May 1, 2011 at 7:16 pm
I would like to see the comments left by the friends of this lot. I’m sure their friends and family would be telling them to shut it.
As it is there are some dumbass Americans out there, but there are also some dumbass Brits, dumbass French and Dumbass Canadian people out there.
I liken this to a conversation between myself and some dipshit I know just after 9/11. He was basically happy it happened, he felt America deserved it. I basically lost his temper and asked him if each and every individual human being in the towers deserved to die. He said “yeah cuz they’re all Murrican!”. I shook my head in disbelief/disgust and walked away.
May 1, 2011 at 9:13 pm
I’d love to see those conversations as well. Let’s hope someone uploads a few.
May 1, 2011 at 7:23 pm
Assholes – the assholes of the world, every country has them, just some are more vocal and have greater access to modern communications.
May 1, 2011 at 9:03 pm
God bless americunt.
May 2, 2011 at 12:01 am
Basically everyone should die except me.
And those of you who contribute to the goods I consume.
May 2, 2011 at 1:46 am
To be fair, these people are probably picking through the remains of their trailer in Alabama.
May 2, 2011 at 5:51 am
Zing
May 2, 2011 at 8:37 am
so what does a few thousand soldiers at Pearl NHarbour compare to the annihilation of an entire culture? Perhaps Hurricane Katrina was “karma” for the NATIVE Americans.
And as an Australian, yes I am well aware this applies to us too, with the bushfires of Black Saturday (etc) and recent catastrophic floods of the eastern states perhaps being “karma” for the Australian natives.
Seriously people, do you really think “karma” has anything to do with this? What makes you all so pompous to think you’re all holier and more righteous than everyone else? EVERYONE has wronged someone, and everyone has been wronged by someone else. You want to get some perspective – there it is. We are all people, individuals, capable of both good and evil. In the eyes of the universe we are all equal, no matter what patch of earth we were born on, nor the genetic profile we are made of; not our beliefs, not our gender, not our sexuality — and ESPECIALLY not the actions of our ancestors — means squat in a truly objective view of the human race.
The ONLY thing that matters is how we – as individuals – treat the individuals and the world around us. THAT is the universal perspective.
May 2, 2011 at 10:47 am
I’d say it’s worse if a nation commits atrocities in modern times, though.
May 2, 2011 at 5:12 pm
Facebook ised to require a .edu email address to join… I miss the days when everyone on FB had at least seen the inside of a university.
May 2, 2011 at 5:12 pm
*Used
May 2, 2011 at 7:32 pm
wow… i feel like people should harass them until they cry. or somehow cause an earthquake to destroy their homes. what utter bastards.
May 3, 2011 at 12:50 pm
so if something happens in USA its karma up their asses just for this comments about japan? like the tornados?
May 5, 2011 at 5:56 am
when the earthquake happened, most people in China broke out in wild celebration. My boss forbid even mentioning Japan because that meant the entire place would break out into an instant party.