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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of you are making valid points about people whining and criticising. Fair enough. But I go back to OP’s original point “It BAFFLES me that any time you say anything about America is sub par, Americans FREAK OUT.”

The key word is ANYTHING. If I say I think American coffee is horrible, I guarantee there will be posters telling me to go back to my own country and that there are millions of people clustered at the border who are desperate to come so American coffee must be great (okay, I made the last bit up but you get my point). [/quote]

The criticism we hear isn't about American coffee. The criticism is along the lines of oh you say you are democracy but you invade other countries and seek to impose your values on them when you don't uphold your values. These kinds of statements always have an agenda behind them. Or the criticism is along the lines of your cities are not walkable and people have to drive far to work and you all do not get a lot of vacation time--but yeah, you complainers come here to take advantage of the economy that requires these sacrificies. Oh, and specifically for European criticizers, what is the size of your country's defense budget? How much do you contribute to NATO? I thought so. [/quote]

Yes, dismissing your point. that is my right. And if we don't want to hear your criticism, that is your right. Not saying you can't talk but doesn't mean we have to care about what you are saying. You are offended by this, the fact that we most time will choose not to care about your criticism.

Huh? My point is that ANY criticism seems to rub some people the wrong way. You’re saying ‘we’ (guess you’re speaking for everyone?) are annoyed by the hypocrisy of the more substantive criticisms. I understand your point but are you just dismissing mine?[/quote][/quote]

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