A'ight. Just read the post. And... ...I got nothing. It goes back to the philosophy that Saint kitten the Great once passed on: "People taken in groups are assholes."
And, really, that's it.
Yes, America has it's share of national asshatery. However, taken one-on-one, we're not of that kind. So, then, reading the comments about "Americans" gets us annoyed, because we're being grouped and labeled. Stereotyped. Which isn't something that anyone likes.
And, when "we" read comments that aren't being made by the media (which I have other issues with) or politicians, but by "real people," that basically say "Boo!" to the US, it's (as I said previously,) hurtful and wearying.
Yes, there is media hype. Yes, there have been officials who are asshats. But, the average American doesn't go, "Oh, hey, let's dis Canada!" ...normally it's, "oh, hey, doesn't Canada have maple syrup? They probably have great pancakes." Yet, most of the comments I'm reading (you and those Canadians actually on my flist excluded) are completely anti-American. Just, kinda not cool.
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And, really, that's it.
Yes, America has it's share of national asshatery. However, taken one-on-one, we're not of that kind. So, then, reading the comments about "Americans" gets us annoyed, because we're being grouped and labeled. Stereotyped. Which isn't something that anyone likes.
And, when "we" read comments that aren't being made by the media (which I have other issues with) or politicians, but by "real people," that basically say "Boo!" to the US, it's (as I said previously,) hurtful and wearying.
Yes, there is media hype. Yes, there have been officials who are asshats. But, the average American doesn't go, "Oh, hey, let's dis Canada!" ...normally it's, "oh, hey, doesn't Canada have maple syrup? They probably have great pancakes." Yet, most of the comments I'm reading (you and those Canadians actually on my flist excluded) are completely anti-American. Just, kinda not cool.