Time to move on.
 

Enjoyed the conversations.

Thanks,
Brad

Leaving? Why?

Always fair winds! ;)

Audieu! :cry:

Take it easy and hope to see you soon!

Well...Goodbye then.

What is the reason for you leaving?

Goodbye Brad. I've enjoyed our debates.

Don't be a stranger, send us a post-card. :D

huh? Another Brewster in disguise.:lol:

I'll hold the door, right behind you. I live in a free country and censorship really bothers me.

Been real, been fun, not both.

I think it’s my time to bail. This just isn’t a nice place. I’m a decent person and I don’t mean any harm to anyone. I’m always 1st to lend a hand when I can. I think most people around the world are the same way.

If you ever came to my house, you would always be welcome. I wouldn’t care where you were from, what god you believe in or the color of your skin. You’d still be welcome.

In this forum, I feel hated because of the country I live in. The moderators seem to feel it’s socially acceptable to allow American hatred. Why they can’t understand hate is hate, in any form, is beyond me. It doesn’t matter who it’s toward and why, it’s still hatred.

I didn’t make all the decisions that my government made. I personally didn’t start a war. I don’t always agree with my government, but I still have to support them because I live here and I love my country.

All I do is work hard and live a good life the best I can. I didn’t choose to be an American, I was lucky enough to be born here.

Best of luck to all of you and I hope you find peace.

Brewster who...?:88)

Umm... We do? :hmm: I don´t think so. Check the Iraq Conflict thread for example, where I´d removed all the anti-American nonsense. Not only because it was OT, but also because it was stupid.

BTW, the amount of hatred is small in this forum, but there´s a lot of criticism. Criticism!=Hatred

Mohballs hit the nail right on the head.



The thing most people don’t understand about the US is liberty and how much it means to us. In the US you can come here from any part of the world and practice any religion you choose, you can voice your opinion about anything you want, you can go anywhere you like at any time, you can enjoy all of the benefits of freedom in peace.

If anyone ever threatened your liberty, I wouldn’t care where you were from; I would stand up and defend your freedoms because I am an American.

MB is right. Americans aren’t welcome here and now is a good a time as any to make a graceful exit.

Bye, Brad! :oops:

Yes. I agree with both MothBalls and Coda.
This forum is very European dominated, and I have seen, just like all of you, some very rude threads critisizing the USA posted by people who might never have been to the US. The American average person shouldn't be blamed for ANYTHING to do with what his/her government has done. It just isn't their fault! I may be 100% Finnish, but I've lived 1 (almost 1.5) years in the USA and will move there again next July for 2-3 years. That one year there was the best year of my entire life, and I am looking forward to living there again.

http://www.4thfest.org/graphics/flagraising.jpg
PROUD OF ALL AMERICANS, WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO THIS WORLD AND WHAT THEY WILL DO IN THE FUTURE.

Right, and AFAIK there wasn´t a case here where anyone said that it is the fault of the American people as a whole. Like I said, criticism doesn´t equal hatred. Coda and Mothballs were totally overreacting.

I disagree but don't have time to debate on it ATM, cya in ~9 h when I get back home. If this thread isn't locked by then...

Wow. :o What's happened since I've been away?

Just looking at it, I also tire of the stupidity of the anti-Americanism some take refuge in here. And also the "Bush is Hitler" stuff is rather tiresome also. Another theme that is beyond idiotic is the "America is on the verge of collapse" stuff. There is no intellectualism in any of these things. And I choose to participate in some of these conversations, and others I won't touch. Yet, none of them will stop me from coming here. Subsim is the BEST forum I've ever been apart of.

Despite the fact that there are a few immature trolls here who love to start flaming wars, you still have a choice whether or not you want to be a part of it.

I agree the anti-Americanism gets overboard at times, but there are other groups who come in for hatred or shall I say criticism (very strong) as well. :down:

Sorry to see you go Brad.