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  Poll suggests world hostile to US

  by Simon in

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  an interesting read:.

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2994924.stm.

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  How do you think the USA can best restore the loss of confidence American foreign policy has generated?

  Well, I think one way might be for the US/maybe the UN as well, to sponsor a superpower mentorship program. That way, countries who want to themselves become superpowers can be shown the groomed and learn from the US how it’s done.

  That way, it doesn’t look like the US is hogging the limelight. Give some of the OTHER countries a chance to be a superpower, and it would make the US less threatening to everyone. Equal opportunity.

  Of course, the countries who apply for the Learn-how-to-be-a-Superpower program should have to go through some sort of background screening. I mean, North Korea would meet some of the qualifications, i.e., having nuclear weapons and being REALLY SCARY, but, I’m thinking we should take a look at a few other datapoints…
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  Poll suggests world hostile to US

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  an interesting read:.

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2994924.stm.

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  blacksheep

  Englishman:

  "Most of the world is very alarmed at the US at the moment. Here we have a huge country, a super power that can actually defeat any other country or combination of countries in the whole world. Many of us feel threatened by this monolith with it's love of guns and it's love of capital punishment. It's almost as though civilised society is being threatened by the Wild Bunch."

  “civilized society?” Does this include Saddam Hussein, Al Queda, and the Palestian/Israeli conflicts? How abour Northern Ireland?

  “Many of it's citizens have no concept of a society outside of it's borders, nor will they show the slightest interest in anything that does not fit in with their own concepts of how life should be.”

  Yes, Americans are funny that way. They didn’t like how Saddam was running his country. At least SOMEONE had the courage to do something. Not just sit back and talk about it. Or continue to TRADE with him.

  “A difficult situation, certainly.BTW, Europeans are agreed upon one thing about Americans generally. We love you to bits, but mostly we like the one's who have TRAVELLED.”

  Well I have traveled. Lived in the UK for a while. Other European countries as well. I wasn’t terribly impressed, esp with respect to YOUR claims, as above. And my view about the famous “toleration” that some Euro countries have is largely because as long as they are personally left alone, the don’t give a crap what anyone else does. Most of the European countries think their way is the best (not unique to Americans), and they basically tolerate other nations. If anything, THEY sit back if they cannot see some advantage to themselves. And talk about isolationist? The UK so embroiled in its own world that it continues its fierce grasp on making senible changes, including its failure to implement the Euro, or for gosh sakes, drive like everyone ELSE in that part of the world does. I talked to a lot of people from other countries, and they all felt THEIR country and THEIR way was, of course the best. And the made no bones about it. So, yes, you are entitled to your opinion, but I think it is strangely biased and debatable.
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  Poll suggests world hostile to US

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  an interesting read:.

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2994924.stm.

  some key bits:.

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  blacksheep

  Well given the general hopelessness of Bristish people about their lives (according to RubyTuesday's) article, sounds like, all things considered, most Brits are happier with the US than with the UK...:)
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  Women as Viewed by the WTS (continuing installments)

  by blondie in

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  as i do research, i come across other things said by the wts that makes me wonder why i didn't leave then:.

  11/1/85 wt p 24. .

  further, such a woman is humble-minded, not haughty; kind, not surly; tidy, not unkempt; sympathetic, not belligerent.

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  The first post sounds like an eerie description of The Stepford Wives, minus, the good looks, lol.

  Good grief, and I wonder why most the JW witness women I know have some serious identity and psychological problems.

  The other very stupid, shortsighted thing here, is it just confirms that the WTS offers almost NOTHING of any value to women. Yet, women comprise the majority of its members. I remember my mother complaining about how so many of the young women in the congregation were just dragging their husbands down with their "emotional problems." Hard to understand how most of them would have "emotional problems." Just try your hardest to model yourself after the first post, and everything will be hunkey-dorey.
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  Fred Franz and high IQ

  by petespal2002 in

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  i recall reading somewhere that in his lifetime fred franz was listed as one of the most intelligent men in the usa.

  can anyone think to what i am referring?

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  I remember hearing my mom, a die-hard JW, claim that he was the "most smartest man in the world",lol, or something very similar. We've had several threads here in the past, and there are many web sites as well which call into question his credentials, both in the Greek language, and elsewere.

  I don't recall ever seeing his IQ published. Probably from a JW perspective, he WAS highly accomplished. But that's not saying much. Like with most JW's, I think he's been oversold, put on a pedastal, and is basically a charletan. Compared to TRUE intellectuals in the world, he's no dobut a mental midgit.
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  I lost my baby

  by kelpie in

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  i come to you with a heavy heart and tears in my eyes.

  tuesday 27th may 2003 at 12.30 am, i misscarried my first baby.

  i was 9 weeks pregnant.

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  blacksheep

  I am so sorry for your loss. I lost two babies in early pregnancy and was sure I was losing my son (who fortunately is now 3 years old...) Your partner is a gem...Thank you for sharing your story here. You are not alone. It is so sad, but time does heal the wounds if you can just have faith.

  Take care!
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  What Did You "Become" After Leaving The Watchtower?

  by SpannerintheWorks in

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  born again, liberal christian, agnostic, atheist, or "other"?.

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  Sane.
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  Donated Blood Today

  by SpunkyChick in

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  today was yet another step towards my freedom from the cult!

  my parents and i donated our first pint of blood!

  it felt great.

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  Whoo Hoo! That first election WILL feel good. Congratulations!
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  What Do The Americans, Canadians And Australians Think Of The British?

  by Englishman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  tell us, please, we wanna know!.

  also can you get your head around the the british isles, the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and just plain ole england?.

  (with apologies to minimus).

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  I don't particularly like they way they think they are the elite, they view all Americans as war mongerers. They perpetuate a class system and really don't appreciate people trying achieve higher than the status they were born into. I don't think they are open to change; like they drive on the left side (unlike all other Europeans), and they refuse to do otherwise; they refuse to adapt the Euro currency, becuase of course, they are "different." They are in the midst of other Euro cultures but stubbornly refuse to find similarities between themselves and other continentals. Ever try renting a place in England??? They have every teaspoon, every mark on the wall, every crumb on the floor, every stain in the toilet recorded. For what?? Pretty darned sad if you asked me. I think they are antiquated, outdated, and in risk of extinction.

  That said, my roots are in England. I love it, and will travel back there whenever I find the chance. Like with anywhere (including the US) you take the good and the bad. I loved how I didn't have to prove myself when I was there. People just accepted you; and if they didn't, who gave a rat's hiney. You're in a certain position, and you're in. You go to pubs, talk, laugh, and go home. In the US, on the other hand, you seem to have to constantly prove yourself. You can go from rags to riches and back again in just a few years. It takes its toll eventually...
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  What Do The English & Australians Think Of Americans On This Board???

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  it seems to me that this board's force comes mainly from our english and aussie friends.

  i've read comments that some have gotten annoyed that the society and gb seem to only stress the "american" english in their style of writing.

  i'm just curious as to what you think of your american brethren.

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  blacksheep

  "Come on guys, these aint nasty comments, I didn't call every American an idiot, I was just speaking generally about the American way of life."

  Oh, oh, much better. It's much better to hate a nation's "way of life," than to hate every individual in the nation.

  And, by the by, just curious. What the the English think of the French? Of Germans? Of Italians? Of Russia?

  I think you'd find THOSE comments to be quite revealing. And worth about as much real concern as this entire thread is.