Originally posted by: Yoda Is Your Father
England and America both consider themselves to be good nations with good morals and standards, and we are just as guilty and have just as big a homelss problem (have you ever been to San Francisco? Seriusly, it is shocking). Don't get me wrong, I'm by no means a fan of the french, but this is just french bashing for the hell of it. What about that BumFight website? That was American. There are thousands of Homeless in England, and I'm sure there are people who ignore and walk by them every day. I mean, I try to give them some change and even stop for a chat but not all the time. Sometimes I'm late for work or I don't have any money or I want to buy something with my money. If you want to talk about the homeless problem in general, or the sad fact that society totally sucks and many get left behind, be my guest, but dissing the French as if your shit don't stink, well, it's hypocritical at the least because that's exactly what you are angry at them for doing in the UN.
Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
Eh. There are corrupt politicians everywhere.
Jed's point is that France goes on and on in the UN and in public discourse about how everyone else should be as humanitarian as they are, and yet their people walk by a homeless guy on the street and don't seem to be batting an eyelash.
Texas and the US in general let their actions speak for them, be it for good or ill.*
(I'm not defending or attacking this position, just commenting)
Eh. There are corrupt politicians everywhere.
Jed's point is that France goes on and on in the UN and in public discourse about how everyone else should be as humanitarian as they are, and yet their people walk by a homeless guy on the street and don't seem to be batting an eyelash.
Texas and the US in general let their actions speak for them, be it for good or ill.*
(I'm not defending or attacking this position, just commenting)
England and America both consider themselves to be good nations with good morals and standards, and we are just as guilty and have just as big a homelss problem (have you ever been to San Francisco? Seriusly, it is shocking). Don't get me wrong, I'm by no means a fan of the french, but this is just french bashing for the hell of it. What about that BumFight website? That was American. There are thousands of Homeless in England, and I'm sure there are people who ignore and walk by them every day. I mean, I try to give them some change and even stop for a chat but not all the time. Sometimes I'm late for work or I don't have any money or I want to buy something with my money. If you want to talk about the homeless problem in general, or the sad fact that society totally sucks and many get left behind, be my guest, but dissing the French as if your shit don't stink, well, it's hypocritical at the least because that's exactly what you are angry at them for doing in the UN.
Let me ask you something YIYF, and also Ric if he's watching: Do you believe that any country/people on earth are morally better than anyone else? Or do you believe "perspectives" can be used to justify anything? For example, do you believe the nations that support Al-Queda are less moral than the US or UK? Or is it that their actions are ok because "we're all evil too"?