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Hum. I'm not sure that that would get troll-rated if made by someone else about their own country. If you felt strongly it was trolling you could have troll-rated it: you're a member of the community and an American.

I didn't see it anyway: I've paid very little attention to world cup threads. I don't think I would have troll-rated it anyway: sighed slightly and ignored it. I see no reason to doubt that he is American, in which case I'm not in much of a position to troll rate him for his opinions of his own country. It'd be like people troll-rating me for saying how obsessed with ridiculous  middle class competition the Irish are.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Thu Jun 29th, 2006 at 03:37:04 PM EST
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I am pondering whether to troll-rate you for accusing the Irish middle class of being obsessed with competition and hiding your slander behind a hypothetical clause.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Jun 29th, 2006 at 03:39:01 PM EST
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Oh it was a comment in a world cup thread and not here. So I must had read it myself. My reaction: none!! Maybe it's because I don't react to sweeping declarations that people make about their own country, though maybe I should (again, the "das juden" episode in WWII comes to mind).
by Alex in Toulouse on Thu Jun 29th, 2006 at 03:44:15 PM EST
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Anyone taking a comment in a World Cup thread at face value is just looking for a fight.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Jun 29th, 2006 at 03:47:00 PM EST
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