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pcwells wrote:scott priest wrote:Sorry, but quotes like this are a thorn in my side. It is true of the government, but not the people.Totally Mental wrote:Funny how America just commented that it was a strange affair.
Friends will be friends and stick together no matter what......
.....until the oil runs out.
I see this a lot online.
When Brits refer to 'America' in posts like this, they mean the American government. The political decision makers - and, most commonly, official foreign policy.
But when American people see the word, they often take it to mean them personally.
It's like talking about Britiain or the British. I'm British, but I don't claim to represent the nation or make decisions on its behalf, so I don't answer to the name of Britain...
Britain followed America into Iraq. That's true. But I marched against the war and opposed it from the beginning. Many other Brits did the same.
Just an observation.
greedoniz wrote:Can I be the minister for science understanding and the irradication of irrational belief?
I think I am hardline enough
themagicwand wrote:greedoniz wrote:Can I be the minister for science understanding and the irradication of irrational belief?
I think I am hardline enough
Only if I can be minister for the occult and the promotion of irrational belief.
My first decree would make it illegal to deny the Cottingley fairies.
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