The comment was in no way intended to annoy/mock you. :? But i feel you add further evidence to the point, seeing as that was your reaction to it. The EU thing was not at all about 'the broad, sweeping effects on the world' but about how it is taking power away from countries like the UK and how there's an unbalance between the money you pay in taxes for the EU and the benefits you get back. My question regarding a persecution complex seems completely valid, as it's become more and more common in America these days after the world seemed to turn against the country due the foreign policy decisions of the Bush administration.
You, for one, seem to take these questions as 'putting the country down', but i really dont see how a curious question regarding the drinking law being 21 is intended to 'put you down' or cause any offense. That's always been a question of contention, as the age in the states is higher than so many other western societies. Nobody has INSULTED america because of that law, only questioned it and discussed it which is perfectly reasonable. The digital economy bill which was proposed in the UK a few months ago was also discussed here negatively as a bad piece of law; that doesn't mean people were trying to offend the British or 'put down' the country. Like i said, that is the response you're choosing to have, not the desired one.
As for your final comment, nobody (not i, at least) has said that you are NOT ALLOWED to ask this question, i have only said why the question itself is flawed and derived from an ill-founded sense of persecution. You speak as though there is a damning question about America every 10 minutes; there is not. And i'll further disagree with you that the ratio is 4:1 - perhaps you merely notice more threads about America because it is your country. It would make sense if there WERE more questions, however, as proportionally speaking it's the largest western nation and this is a board of around 90% westerners.
I feel this quote best represents my comment regarding persecution:
If thats all why act confused and put the nation down? Also why do you only ask about the USA and not other nations? We are the focus.MoonMarvel
You seem to feel that there is a relentless inquisition as to the ways of American life, all intended to degrade and put down the nation, and that these efforts are exclusively focused on America and do not occur with other countries at all.
That is a persecution complex; an idea that people are out to get you, when they are not. That's just my opinion on the matter.
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