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[Rich]

yet you have pointed out on many occassions how your leader is just as culpable for this behavior as ours is.

I've never said he wasn't, I posted a quote that anyone with a basic grasp of the English language could see was written by an American, not me.
In a typical American christian response Shame Man decided to shoot the messenger in a shameful and vitriolic personal attack.
Still, nothing new there eh

 

[KenHigg]

'vitriolic personal attack.'

vit·ri·ol·ic ( P ) Pronunciation Key (vtr-lk)
adj.
- Of, similar to, or derived from a vitriol.
- Bitterly scathing; caustic: vitriolic criticism

Oh dear, what shall we do...

 

[Rich]

Oh dear, what shall we do...

Sit down, pay attention and be quiet!

 

[KenHigg]

Sit down, pay attention and be quiet!

Yes mam.

 

[dan-cat]

Oh dear, what shall we do...

Do we have a doctor in the house?

 

[Rich]

Lisa has apologised...

Not to me she hasn't

 

[dan-cat]

Not to me she hasn't

Silly me, I forgot you only accept formal apologies written in blood

 

[Rich]

Well, Dan, let me see if I can predict Rich's answer - he didn't ever make any comments to me that aligned me with my government, he did it to Shaneman. Let's see what he says.

Lisa

No! you and Shame Man reacted to an off the cuff remark about "the American sue all culture"

Here's a quote from
Deborah Hensler, the Judge John W. Ford Professor of Dispute Resolution at Stanford Law School, is director of the Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation.

write and tell them their just bloody well anti American

It was not until the mid-1990s, nearly 20 years later, that the growth in securities and consumer litigation stirred renewed controversy over class actions. By 2000—with “traditional” mass tort litigation (such as asbestos cases) surging and state attorneys general targeting the tobacco, gun, managed care, and fast food industries—mass torts and class-action reform were back in the headlines. Now, mass tort lawsuits, including class actions, are spreading worldwide.

A Global “Disease”?
Much has been written about the benefits and costs of the expansion of mass litigation. One thing is clear: When it comes to civil litigation, the old adage “there’s strength in numbers” has special meaning. For good or ill, mass litigation, in all its varied forms, has unlocked the courthouse doors to Americans with diverse claims ranging from discrimination to consumer fraud to personal injury to violations of human rights.

But what happens outside the United States? A decade ago, I was often introduced to foreign audiences as an expert on “the American disease,” defined variously as “popular litigiousness,” “contingent fee lawyering,” and “class actions run amok.” Foreign corporate representatives said they wanted to learn more about American-style litigation so they could determine how to keep it from their shores. American corporate representatives offered data showing the slimness of their litigation budgets for products marketed abroad, compared with budgets for products marketed here at home.

 

[Tasslehoff]

I'm still not sure I understand how someone can get elected with a minority share of the vote.

Actually, that can happen here in the USA as well. The electoral college hasn't been completely eradicated The idea was that the STATES elect the President, not the people.

 

[Rich]

I commented off of the last line you threw in.

American justice on display yet again
oh and by the way just to put turd in your custard and prove that I didn't "throw anything in" here's the link, try reading it for yourself, that's if you can see through your fogged glasses
http://www.brianarner.com/weblog/archives/001527.html

 

[Kraj]

write and tell them their just bloody well anti American

Well, I don't disagree with their observations, however...

But what happens outside the United States? A decade ago, I was often introduced to foreign audiences as an expert on “the American disease,”

I find such terms to be utterly abhorant, and their usage of it does, in fact, strongly suggest an irrational anti-American bias. It wasn't too long ago, after all, that AIDS was referred to as "the gay disease", was it?

 

[Rich]

I find such terms to be utterly abhorant, and their usage of it does, in fact, strongly suggest an irrational anti-American bias.

And by the same token the term "The American Dream" strongly suggest an irrational pro American bias, that's rammed down our throats by your establishment.
Should I start to take it apart?

And what's the "Statute of limitations" all about ?

 

[Kraj]

And by the same token the term "The American Dream" strongly suggest an irrational pro American bias, that's rammed down our throats by your establishment.
Should I start to take it apart?

And what's the "Statute of limitations" all about ?

"Statute of limitations" means that there is a legal period of time in which you can file a lawsuit or be sued/prosecuted. The purpose is to prevent using the passage of an unreasonable amount of time to the advantage of one party. For example, if someone smashes their auto into yours and it was completely their fault, you have a year (hypothetically) to sue them for damage to your car, hospital bills, etc., if they won't pay. You can't sue someone for hitting your auto ten years ago, though. Or on the flip side, if you batter someone you could potentially be prosecuted for it for the nexy, say, three years. After that, you cannot be put on trial for the crime. Some crimes have no statute of limitation. Murder, for example; perhaps even all violent felonies, but I'm not sure.

 

[Rich]

Some crimes have no statute of limitation. Murder, for example;

not according to this

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13636511
as I see it BinLiner could holiday in the US in a few years time.
I note you were lost for words on the "American Dream" challenge

 

[ShaneMan]

Yep, arrogant Brits like Thomas Jefferson http://www.answers.com/topic/anglophobia
'We' have the word because someone from the US came up with it.

Also
1) if Rich is p*ssing you off, have a go at Rich.
Lumping us all in with him makes you no better than he is, so how about giving it a rest, eh?

First of all Rich hasn't p*ssed me off. It just gets old, very old, listening to his and Colins constant remarks about our country, our president, our government, and our people, so I thought I would fight fire with fire. They make general statements so I will too. Your right it doesn't make me any better than them so it was a bad idea. Just wondering though, why haven't you ever stepped in and asked Colin and Rich to "give it a rest"?

2) Anglophobia,as the name suggests, refers to the English, not the British. You do know that Scotland, Wales and Ireland are different countries?

Yes I do know Scotland and others are countries too and are part of GB, I just didn't keep that in mind, when I was trying to write my slams. Sorry

 

[ShaneMan]

I've never said he wasn't, I posted a quote that anyone with a basic grasp of the English language could see was written by an American, not me.
In a typical American christian response Shame Man decided to shoot the messenger in a shameful and vitriolic personal attack.
Still, nothing new there eh

"Shame Man", that's a good one Rich. Hadn't heard that one since I was in, oh the 5th grade. "Shameful and vitriolic personal attack?" Poor Rich, plays in the sugar bowl but doesn't plan on eatting. You go around messing with the bulls and now your shock that you got his horns? Are you really so one sided that you can not see the hot poker you use on people and then are "shocked" by their reaction? Even in this sentence to get your point across, you did it again, "TYPICAL AMERICAN CHRISTIAN", wonder why folks react to you the way they do?

 

[ShaneMan]

No! you and Shame Man reacted to an off the cuff remark about "the American sue all culture"

No I didn't. I reacted to your "off the cuff remark" here, but really only to this part "The USA is "No. 1" in nothing but weaponry, consumer spending, debt, and delusion.":



Quote: Originally by Mrs. Gorilla
So, how many of said Americans would you say "had brains"? And then, would you say that you thought they were representative of the American population or an anomoly?



I did find this snippet

"# The United States is 49th in the world in literacy (The New York Times, Dec. 12, 2004).

# The United States ranked 28th out of 40 countries in mathematical literacy (NYT, Dec. 12, 2004).

# One-third of our science teachers and one-half of our math teachers did not major in those subjects. (Quoted on "The West Wing," but you can trust it -- their researchers are legendary.)

# Twenty percent of Americans think the sun orbits the Earth. Seventeen percent believe the Earth revolves around the sun once a day (The Week, Jan. 7, 2005).

# "The International Adult Literacy Survey ... found that Americans with less than nine years of education 'score worse than virtually all of the other countries'" (Jeremy Rifkin's superbly documented book The European Dream: How Europe's Vision of the Future Is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream, p.78).

# Our workers are so ignorant, and lack so many basic skills, that American businesses spend $30 billion a year on remedial training (NYT, Dec. 12, 2004). No wonder they relocate elsewhere!

Twenty percent of Americans think the sun orbits the earth? Suddenly some of the opinion poll findings I see make more sense.

Read the whole piece to see why America may not "Number 1" anymore:

No. 1? In most important categories we're not even in the Top 10 anymore. Not even close.

The USA is "No. 1" in nothing but weaponry, consumer spending, debt, and delusion."

 

[dan-cat]

Just wondering though, why haven't you ever stepped in and asked Colin and Rich to "give it a rest"?

Well duh!, the words "blood" and "stone" spring to mind...

 

[Rich]

No I didn't. I reacted to your "off the cuff remark" here, but really only to this part "The USA is "No. 1" in nothing but weaponry, consumer spending, debt, and delusion.":

Nice try but once again you can't read or do your own research, I'll type this in capitals to make it easier for you to read, IT WAS WRITTEN BY AN AMERICAN, NOT ME.
Why not do the normal American thing and shoot him or her, as the case may be, for treason?

 

[Rich]

Just wondering though, why haven't you ever stepped in and asked Colin and Rich to "give it a rest"?

Because he, like Colin and me, lives in a free country