Text 7443, 53 rader
Skriven 2005-01-15 16:06:04 av John Hull (1:123/789.0)
   Kommentar till text 7433 av Björn Forsström (2:203/614.61)
Ärende: Thailand
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Björn Forsström -> John Hull wrote:

 JH>> So, because they didn't want to discomfit a bunch of tourists, they
 BF> didn't
 JH>> bother to issue a warning.  It doesn't matter if they could've warned
 JH>> everybody or not.  ANY WARNING AT ALL would have saved thousands of
 BF> lives.
 JH>> Instead the callous bastards just let it happen, and now they have the
 JH>> unmitigated gall to castigate the US for not giving enough aid!

 BF> Don't you find it a bit strange that everything in the world must be
 BF> done the
 BF> American way?
 BF> That's what I call dictatorship and the people in Malaysia aren't that
 BF> rich so
 BF> they can afford a tsunami warningsystem.

There are some things that transcend national boundaries and ethnic divisions. 
Common courtesy is one of them.  Humility is another when someone offers to
help you without being asked.  However, aside from anything else, US troops are
bound by US law, no matter where they are.  They are required to carry their
weapons in potentially hostile and/or dangerous areas, if for no other reason
than self-defense from rioters or looters.

 JH>> Screw 'em all!

 BF> Yeah, that's right, go kill them too.

I said nothing about killing anybody except terrorists, and you damn well know
it.  I don't give a damn what racial, religious, ethnic, or nationalality they
are, either.  If they are participating in terrorist activities of ANY kind,
then they should be exterminated on sight.

As for the muslim Indonesians, they can go to hell.  Apparently they think they
are hetter than we are, so they are dictating to us how we should distrubute
the FREE relief that we sent over there.  They have no graciousness, no
humility, and don't deserve our help.  Its just too damned bad if that rubs you
the wrong way.  YOU take up the slack and we'll see how long you last as their
fair haired boy.

 BF>>> Sorry. I wrote 20 m and that's about 22 yards, not miles.

 JH>> We don't measure by meters.  We use inches, feet, yards, and miles,
 BF> and
 JH>> this echo originates in the US, so use those instead the metric
 BF> system.

 BF> I said I was sorry, didn't I?

Not till after I sent that message.

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