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Old 06-10-2012, 08:22 PM   #3
Jwskwhdo

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I'm sorry, Ozzy, but if you think things like the Martin incident are rare, and that we keep things in the open in this country, you are deluding yourself. The rest of your post is on much more solid ground.

But look on the bright side: we're all equally douchebaggy!
The Martin murder certainly isn't unique or exceptional. I never suggested that. Things like that, and worse, happen all over the country. That being the case, things are much better here then across the Atlantic.

1. How do you know it isn't international news? YOU JUST WATCHED A BBC REPORT ON IT. Maybe you should be saying "it's not news in the US because nobody here cares about soccer hooligans in another continent". Maybe it's only idiots in the US who have decided it's the norm in Europe.
2. The US is an actual country, so claiming something reflects badly on the US is far less absurd.
3. People who oppose gay marriage are basically fascists. I think Ben has even claimed that recognition of marriage is supposed to serve the interests of the state. Yes, there are backward parts of Europe like Poland where even abortions are restricted.
4. American racists don't generally put everything out in the open.
1. Yes, a BBC special report. The tone and style of the program firmly suggests to me that they intended to expose a story that no one else was talking about.
2. Oh please. Europe is well on their way to becoming one country by many standards.
3. You are such an idiot. Gay marriage is more legal in the United States then it is in the European Union. If Poland is a backward corner of Europe, then what about France? What about Germany? What about Italy? What about Britain? Gay marriage is illegal. What fascists!
4. That's my ****ing point! It is less acceptable to be racist here, so racists make more efforts to hide their views or tone them down. That is much less the case in Europe.
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