Re: What's with our posting habits?
Reply #38 –
Howie, the only reason I ever mention Scotland's problems (or those of GB, in general…) is that there's a certain crotchety Scot who constantly harangues the U.S.… He doesn't do so for any purpose that I can tell, other than to vent his spleen. He's ignorant and arrogant in equal portions, and all-but illiterate. But he loves his telly! (Let's hope his government pension continues to allow him to pay the tax… )
I seem to recall that he's stood for local office twice, and twice been rejected by his neighbors and friends. Yup! That's democracy — excuse me, I mean "democoracy"… as practiced there; keep practicing, boy-o! You might get it right, eventually. But that's not likely, is it?
Actually, that not quite correct: You'd have your "wide democracy" -and be glad of it!- even if it utterly destroyed you nation, and your culture. (As one of our historians referred to it, "snout counting" seems an extremely unlikely way to achieve good government. But, of course, that's not what you have: Your "corporates" have always been in control, much as have ours.) Your excesses are well-chronicled. And the animosity you, yourself, hold towards our founders -who saw the flaws in your system and created another- likely stems from the fact that "your side" lost that battle, and then had to rely on us to help them survive the wars they'd engendered two centuries later… Your wee ego was hurt, and you can't seem to get over it!
But you wouldn't know anything about that. You were, at best, a Boy Scout. Were you, sir, ever in your country's military? I'll assume the answer and ask the obvious question: Why not?
This does relate to "our" posting habits: You, sir, are a troll! I engage you, for the practice it gives me…