Simcountry: Forum

Accordion_This (Little Upsilon)

08 Apr 2011 11:33 Link

Wow, EC, you certainly took my observations about the common opinions I've seen in my country that are in no way against your people personally. Shit, man.

In regards to World War II, don't make me laugh. You had a hand in beating Hitler, but it was a minor one. You know who really beat the Nazis? The Russians. The Russians, who absorbed the biggest invasion in history, then turned around and laid the smackdown on Hitler. The Russians, who were already in Berlin when the Brits, the Aussies and the Yanks were still piss-farting around in West Germany. The Russians.

In regards to Iraq and Afghanistan, I understand that your nation wants other nations to be free, but invading them and killing thousands upon thousands of civilians isn't the way to do it. I appreciate the sentiment, and I in no way am disrespecting the US soldiers in those countries. Those men and women are brave, strong people, but they are being sent in to foreign lands to die for a government that wants to control the fate of other nations. Listen to Wendy - she puts the whole "fate of other peoples" better than I could.

And Wendy, your observations regarding Libya are very insightful. Kudos.

EC (White Giant)

08 Apr 2011 12:13 Link

Dog pile on EC.....who's next?

I'd like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony....I'd like to buy the world a coke and keep it company

Danny Miller (Kebir Blue)

08 Apr 2011 15:13 Link

Matt,

I agree with most of your observations except your WW2 thoughts. You seem to forget the war in the Pacific, in which the US bore the brunt of the fighting. USSR was able to concentrate on the German threat, while we worried about Japan. The Russians were able to move some of their best divisions to Moscow in late 1941 to stop the German attempts to take their capital.
Also, the US supply effort enabled the USSR to concentrate on building T34's, which were the best Allied tank in the war. Consequently, the T34's were designed by a US tank designer J. Walter Christie. Link = http://www.battle-fleet.com/pw/his/t34soviet_tank.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease
However, there can be no doubt that the Russian contribution was huge.

Lorelei

08 Apr 2011 18:42 Link

One day........just one day, I'll get to meet da tree huggin' Nix and smack him silly!!! lol You just dun like the good ol' USA cuz we got it better here than there! :-P I have a country who tries to help its poor and people down on their luck. Do you?

nix001 (Fearless Blue)

08 Apr 2011 19:10 Link

I do. And I'm sure.....well I know that people around the world hated and still hate my beloved England for the crimes done on them by my colonial ancestors in the name of good. The USA, due to its nature and foreign policy, is now experiencing what I and my fellow countrymen have experienced for hundreds of years. But instead of learning from your Mother Land and thinking before you act, you just do what is in your best interests. F#@K the rest of us.

Now dont get me wrong...........As I said in my first post, its the Fat Cats that give the rest of you caring, responsible and intelligent people a bad name.

You a Fat Cat Lorelei?

Lorelei (Fearless Blue)

09 Apr 2011 09:28 Link

I do have an abundance of shoes...... does that qualify me? I would say I'm more like a pampered kitten. Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeow. winks