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Old 04-07-2008, 12:30 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Fucking French...I wonder...if they're the only "free" country that is hated more than us...
Hated by Bill Oreilly et al?
Not worth losing sleep over a bunch of chickenhawk water carriers of a war that will cost an estimated $16K per American family.

I bet those who "hate" the French are not aware that the French are our strongest ally in Afghansistan as the country with the most amount of troops there after the US.
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Old 04-07-2008, 12:32 PM   #12 (permalink)
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The French get slammed by Bill Oreilly et al for not fighting in Iraq.

My point was is that there are 1000s of French people alive, including the previous president, who fought in a war as an occupier against insurgents/ guerilla warfare in Nothern Africa. Which lead them NOT to take part in another difficult occupation.
I think that economic reasons (lucrative Iraq contracts), French superiority complexes (increased French hostility toward U.S. over the years), as well as the past you mentioned combined to make their policy.

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Why should the French be slammed for wasting their ppl and treasure for an occupation that has a low chance of success.

I am positng about their warfare EXPERIENCE and in no way shape of form agreeing with policy of nazi collaborators or any Colonialism.

Americans occupied and colonized the Philappines so not many here can flatly condemn colonialism since it is a part of American history, too.
Just ask Mexico and Native Americans.
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Old 04-07-2008, 12:37 PM   #13 (permalink)
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This really pisses me off, a lot.

These idiots who think that attacking someone with a burning stick is going to make the Chinese any different have completely missed the point and are ignoring the very meaning of what the Olympics are supposed to mean.
& what is it that it is supposed to mean....????

Proctor & gamble is a good company??

Buy Chinese.......????

Our country is better than your country????

Don't get lost in the crap they are selling here.......... & they are selling lots of it............

What other methods do these ppl have??? In Tibet you can be shot for trying to leave....... jim crow/cultural genocide lives in their own country & this is one of the few opportunities they have to show it up.....

Take full advantage of it for tomorrow they will come looking for you...

Sometimes ppl have to fight by any means necessary. SOrry if that interferes w/ your illusions of idealism.........
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Old 04-07-2008, 12:49 PM   #14 (permalink)
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& what is it that it is supposed to mean....????

Proctor & gamble is a good company??

Buy Chinese.......????

Our country is better than your country????

Don't get lost in the crap they are selling here.......... & they are selling lots of it............

What other methods do these ppl have??? In Tibet you can be shot for trying to leave....... jim crow/cultural genocide lives in their own country & this is one of the few opportunities they have to show it up.....

Take full advantage of it for tomorrow they will come looking for you...

Sometimes ppl have to fight by any means necessary. SOrry if that interferes w/ your illusions of idealism.........
The olympics is about athletics.

I see you missed the point too.
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Old 04-07-2008, 05:22 PM   #15 (permalink)
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The olympics is about athletics.

I see you missed the point too.
& your point was???

YOu don't like my response than don't respond to it..........

It is about "athletics" & a lot more......... A lot more!!!!!!!!!!!

I am sorry if the suffering of these ppl, this ancient nation interferes w/ your viewing pleasure.............

I guess they should suffer in silence so as to not put a damper on your entertainment........

Enjoy the spectacle............

I truly hope it is a memorable one & the tyrannical government ruthlessly ruling over Tibet will be shamed into submission & gives these poor ppl the autonomy they deserve........


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man, those French are so sophisticated!
At least they know what's right.

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Does anybody else here think the whole ritual of the "torch relay" is arcane and idiotic?

I mean, who the hell really cares?
The communist government of china cares, and that's enough to douse that mother fucker in flame retardent!
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Old 04-07-2008, 05:44 PM   #17 (permalink)
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The French get slammed by Bill Oreilly et al for not fighting in Iraq.

My point was is that there are 1000s of French people alive, including the previous president, who fought in a war as an occupier against insurgents/ guerilla warfare in Nothern Africa. Which lead them NOT to take part in another difficult occupation.

Why should the French be slammed for wasting their ppl and treasure for an occupation that has a low chance of success.

I am positng about their warfare EXPERIENCE and in no way shape of form agreeing with policy of nazi collaborators or any Colonialism.

Americans occupied and colonized the Philappines so not many here can flatly condemn colonialism since it is a part of American history, too.

ahh...I see. I couldn't care less if the French are fighting in Iraq.....

what irks me is that their hands are bloodied even more so than most countries in terms of human rights violations...yet they maintain the holier than thou attitude of many Americans...and no...I don't believe that U.S. colonialism was anywhere near the size and scope of the French....
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The communist government of china cares, and that's enough to douse that mother fucker in flame retardent!
China doesn't care about the torch...just about the $$$....
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& your point was???

YOu don't like my response than don't respond to it..........

It is about "athletics" & a lot more......... A lot more!!!!!!!!!!!

I am sorry if the suffering of these ppl, this ancient nation interferes w/ your viewing pleasure.............

I guess they should suffer in silence so as to not put a damper on your entertainment........

Enjoy the spectacle............

I truly hope it is a memorable one & the tyrannical government ruthlessly ruling over Tibet will be shamed into submission & gives these poor ppl the autonomy they deserve........
The Olympics is not the place. There are Chinese embasies all over the world where peaceful protests can be made. And guess what? They'll be on the news there too. Are these people so stupid as to think that attacking a lone athlete on the streets of London, Paris, and probably next in San Fran is the appropriate way to protest. These are cowardly acts of violence against innocent people and do nothing constructive to free the Tibetians.

But I guess for you it's okay to attack innocent people as long as they don't live in Tibet.
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At least they know what's right.



The communist government of china cares, and that's enough to douse that mother fucker in flame retardent!
And so does every other country in the world who are sending their best athletes to represent them.
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