I know a lot of Americans will disagree with me about that, but that is the biggest difference between Americans and Canadians or Europeans.
This also brings to mind something that Will Ferguson said - "Americans might be the loudest people in the room, but Canadians are definitely the second loudest."
you are the media you consume.
Here I feel similar effects to what Helen is describing. People are much nicer "to my face" than what a European might experience on dkos, but I can sense a lot of resentment just under the surface.
Yes, I'm sure that can happen. I know I can be harsh myself sometimes, but I hope that most of the time I vent my frustrations on the US Government rather than Americans. And I'm also careful to be far more scathing about the British govt than any other.
But if ever I offend, I really don't mean it. I love the fact that americans feel comfortable and like to comment here. It helps. keep to the Fen Causeway
There's a little group on there, including a coupla front-pagers, who will do anything to prevent criticism of likud-Israel taking root there. keep to the Fen Causeway
that is one reason I don't give my real e-mail address here because I have been targeted by some of these people, and this, months after I posted some criticisms of Israel
