tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post1506482693006853240..comments2024-03-27T19:54:34.479+00:00Comments on Falling On A Bruise: American Exceptionalism MythFalling on a bruisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518409624331248084noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-59807115078264749842013-09-26T16:13:13.632+01:002013-09-26T16:13:13.632+01:00Austin is special. Maybe my favorite Texas city b...Austin is special. Maybe my favorite Texas city because of the food, music, and terrian - hilly and very green. We live 60 miles from Austin and visit often. <br /><br />My home is San Antonio which is another 60 miles away and is where I grew up. <br /><br />qAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-33334722612338851452013-09-26T09:32:17.394+01:002013-09-26T09:32:17.394+01:00Cool... I used to know someone who lived in Austin...Cool... I used to know someone who lived in Austin and that sounded good to me... good music & arts scene, and I like that whole 'Keep Austin Weird' thing... Cheezynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-91330066684451993852013-09-26T03:05:22.142+01:002013-09-26T03:05:22.142+01:00Yep texas. The south is pretty. Texas is everythi...Yep texas. The south is pretty. Texas is everything - coast forrest mountains desert swamp<br /><br />I dont dare say exceptional...<br /><br />QAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-43216740557758724342013-09-25T20:20:36.722+01:002013-09-25T20:20:36.722+01:00Pele was pretty damn great... :)
Anyhoo, the idea...Pele <i>was</i> pretty damn great... :)<br /><br />Anyhoo, the idea that exceptional excellence (or exceptional whateveritis) is somehow distributed among humanity in any particular way is a bit strange to me. In my experience is that the vast majority of people of <i>all</i> nationalities are pretty damn average... So crowing about the occasional exception to this rule who happens to share your general geographical origins is lame in the extreme. <br /><br />Sounds good, Q... This time I was in Chicago, and it was all a bit sudden... You're living in Texas, no? I'd love to visit one day... well, the whole of the south actually. I'll give you a nod if it's happening! Cheezynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-91878332499121409672013-09-25T19:11:09.630+01:002013-09-25T19:11:09.630+01:00yeah, the entertainment industry (disguised as the...yeah, the entertainment industry (disguised as the free press) are always trying to stir up emotions to sell their wares...<br /><br />you can get a typical american to act nationalistically, but i say the typical american didn't care what putin said, or what obama said, or what the "press" said. <br /><br />to me, if you are exceptional you don't have to say it... Pele didn't have to say he was the best footballer, everyone knew.<br /><br />q<br /><br />ps - we could have met maybe... give me a heads up next timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-42434535329355360702013-09-25T08:25:22.924+01:002013-09-25T08:25:22.924+01:00I've just been to the States and couldn't ...I've just been to the States and couldn't believe what a big fuss the media made over Vladimir Putin's comment that the American people aren't so special. This is what he actually said: <br /><br /><i>"It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation. There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy. Their policies differ, too. We are all different, but when we ask for the Lord’s blessings, we must not forget that God created us equal."</i><br /><br />Now, notwithstanding the 'God creating us' bit (unsupported by any evidence), and the fact that Putin is a bit of a tool in general (true, but not relevant to his point here), exactly what is so controversial about saying this? Well, according to Fox News, CNN, ABC (etc), quite a lot! Cheezynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-59004117422684493832013-09-25T00:04:09.560+01:002013-09-25T00:04:09.560+01:00An imposition is an imposition to me
QAn imposition is an imposition to me<br /><br />QAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-22553774531382018532013-09-24T21:58:06.660+01:002013-09-24T21:58:06.660+01:00It's a bit different your Government doing wha...It's a bit different your Government doing what it considers is right for its citizens to a country deciding what is best for the World. Lucynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-77624445812026660762013-09-24T21:33:56.104+01:002013-09-24T21:33:56.104+01:00ha ha ha,
And you now feel like most of the folks...ha ha ha,<br /><br />And you now feel like most of the folks in the USA that vote against the Democrats every election cycle. <br /><br />1. The democrats and the left in america consider people on the right (actually anybody that disagrees with them) to be uneducated and unenlightened. <br /><br />2. They say they we need more government and social programs to protect people from the various isms of the right.<br /><br />3. They also tell us folks on the right that what they are doing is for our own good… since we don’t know. <br /><br />Welcome to the American Democratic party, here to help you damn it! <br /><br />q<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com