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
