[Gllug] I can't work out if this guy is a genius troll or just a complete fool

[Tom Haddon]

I agree.

As someone who has lived in San Francisco for the last 5 years, I can
tell you that some parts of the States are more liberal, international
and open-minded than most parts of Europe. 

On Thu, 2006-04-27 at 07:18 -0500, Jason Gilbert wrote:
> just as much as the story, this could be a troll, but as an american i
> might as well point out a few things.
> 
> On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 07:27:54AM +0100, Christopher Hunter wrote:
> > > I didn't think Americans had a sense of irony before I read this
> > > comment on the story:
> > 
> > Actually, they don't.  Irony completely passes them by.
> 
> it's hard to imagine making a stereotype like this for 290 million
> people.
> 
> > Bizarre beliefs like those in the article are really common,
> 
> really common is a bit of a stretch. there are extremists everywhere and
> ignorance has no borders.
> 
> > and the majority know nothing of the world outside their own borders -
> > many have never even left their own home state!  Less than 15% of
> > Americans have passports.
> 
> i'm from alabama. alabama is roughly equivalent in surface area to
> england with about 1/15 of the popution. it's only the 30th largest
> state of 50 and 23rd by population.
> 
> the united states is huge. 3,537,441 square miles covering all different
> kinds of environments. deserts, forests, mountains, beaches. for a lot
> of people, there is no reason to go to another country. the 2
> neighboring countries are mexico and canada. neither of which require a
> passport for an american. most travelers to mexico are probably going to
> somewhere like acapulco or cancun anyway. additionally, you can go to
> places like jamaica and other islands without a passport. it's a good
> idea to have one, but it's not required.
> 
> > I was over there recently, and it's becoming quite an unpleasant place for 
> > Europeans to visit, particularly anywhere away from either coast.  We are now 
> > viewed with deep suspicion, and a series of laws passed since 2001 have 
> > effectively curtailed /all/ Civil Liberties.
> 
> even as someone who disagrees with the patriot act, "all" is definitely
> a stretch.
> 
> > It wouldn't surprise me at all if the DMCA was modified to make illegal the 
> > use of any "non-compliant" operating system within the USA.
> 
> i'm sure i.b.m., google and many other large corporations would have a
> problem with that.
> 
> oh well, maybe you were trying to be ironic and i just missed it.
> 
> -- 
> "sometimes, the urge to strangle someone is so strong it's almost as if there's
> a higher power calling you to follow your instincts..." - bofh 2004, episode 22
> 
>     http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/07/06/bofh_2004_episode_22/


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