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Originally Posted by Sea Demon
Freedom of expression is fine. But how about living by your words. If you think the USA is a country of idiots, then don't come here to earn you money. Stay there. Especially if you feel that you have to insult the USA to make your point. I for example love the USA and would never live anywhere else. I've lived in Europe as a member of the U.S. military. I don't have any desire to live there permanently and am glad to be back home in the good ole' USA. But I don't feel that I have to insult Europeans on my way out. And I certainly wouldn't trash Europe if it was responsible for my success. In this regard I have no respect for this piece of trash.
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Given the global corporate nature of most markets these days, especialy the entertainment media, such a suggestion would be not only meaningles but disingenuous. Given the number of American people who make a living in all the aspects of such industries in general, and the specific individuals work in particular. The inherent concept seeming to indicate that status and sucess buys silence from critical obsevation. Given that many people have achieved success in a world where many nations have aspects of their cultures weather social or political which people are equaly critical of to trivial or major degrees. Is the idea that people should only be critical on places which haven't contributed towared their overall staus etc. Perhaps a sliding scale based on sales figures or box office recipts.
Perhaps it might have been more palatable if the comments had come from an American personality.