My original question was specifically asked in reference about the direct protection of American citizens by British troops or civilians. As in WWII when America supplied Britain and then contributed direct manpower to protect her. The war on terror is a stretch of an example at best.
Well I for one, am very glad you don’t live here…May you carry on being grumpy and self righteous in the States…I’m not talking about American troops, I’m talking about American citizens.
When’s the last time British troops came to the aid of American citizens?
BTW, Britain profited nicely during the American Civil War as she supplied materials and weaponry to the pro-slavery Confederacy of the South. The results of the Empire’s greed extended the war by countless American lives on both sides.
But to the larger point, it’s a shame that Britain has forgotten it’s Catholic roots. The oldest Universities in the world (Oxford and Cambridge) were originally Catholic Institutions of higher learning. And some of the greatest contributions to Catholic culture, literature, theology, philosophy, mysticism, and scholarship came from Catholic Britain: Shakespeare, St Thomas More, Cardinal Newman, J. R. R. Tolkien, and the incomparable G.K.Chesterton. Not to mention the contributions of the Catholic-trending Anglican C.S.Lewis, to name only a few.
Unfortunately nowadays, Britain is producing some of the most proliferate Atheistic evangelists, and it’s culture has become a blueprint for the secular nanny-state of Fabian socialists. Such is the inevitable progression of Protestantism. The only nations to contribute worse theological calamities onto the world would be Germany (the home of Protestantism) and Russia. And what’s worse; the American Left looks to Britain as the great example of “achievement” in all these moral disasters. sigh God help us all.
No it isn’t. Try telling that to British troops out there. What are American troops out there for?
Well, I’m not grumpy, and I’m sorry if I come across as self-righteous, that is not my intent (although I am open to the possibility that I may be deluding myself). I’ve simply had enough American criticism from Europeans. Thanks to the American Left, it seems as though most Europeans (especially Brits) seem to think it’s perfectly acceptable to openly flaunt anti-American sentiments.
Yeah, it is.
So am I.
Once again, not sure how this thread got onto a post about Hugo Chavez… but, seriously. England was being attacked by Germany. They needed more protection than we did at that time.
Uhm Veronica, I would suggest you go back over this thread. If you do, you will notice that the nation-bashing started with America-bashing.
Come now.
. The Battle of Britain was the sole reason that the Nazi front was not US lands and seas (although needless to say it was only due to American cup holders in British aircraft, without which the Battle of Britain would have been hopelessly lost). British forces did also fight in the pacific campaign in much smaller numbers than in Europe, but that was purely for the fresh air and exercise.So according to your logic… if someone “America-bashes” then the correct response is to bash their country of origin? Seems pretty juvenile to me.
How exactly is Britain’s involvement with bad policy aiding the American citizenry?
No, I don’t know. Or do I? Feel free to elaborate.
Geography?
Then why are you engaging in negative oneupmanship by diminishments?
No. My line of reasoning is adherent to the factual history in all it’s context.
No I’m not. I’m really not.
The UK is not a big country, and the coffins of our own are coming home on a fairly regular basis, so I thought I would leave it there rather than stray into such potentially inclement waters. I shall continue to do so, and thank you for your kind words.
You do that, if you wish. I could be far more uncharitable than I have been in response to that - and as you clearly know, it is tempting for someone who loves their own country as much as you love yours to rile up when somebody insults it. I do not want to go through the looking-glass you already have, however, and insult all the perfectly nice Americans here, and the ones I call friends, and perhaps even insult the American war dead because I perceive, wrongly or rightly, that someone is bashing a particular country.
“obvious motives”? “suspect”? …really?
And yet in the very next paragraph you follow that up by implying and inferring the exactly thing you just denied. :doh2:
Feel free to stray.The UK is not a big country, and the coffins of our own are coming home on a fairly regular basis, so I thought I would leave it there rather than stray into such potentially inclement waters. I shall continue to do so, and thank you for your kind words.
If you would kindly go back over this thread, you will see that the Brits in here started bashing America first. That’s what started this specific debate. You will also note the historical facts that I cited to bolster my case.
“obvious motives”? “suspect”? …really?
The problem here of course, is that you have already been participating in the bashing, albeit, you are simply doing so by obvious inference through insinuation and implication. And that doesn’t make your motives any less charitable, it simply makes their insidious intentions more understated and ulterior.
No, I did not do that.
And… we’re done on that.
I would ask you to stop giving me “ulterior”, “insidious” motives and intentions that you are imagining, and saying what I’m inferring and so on.
Agreed, God bless you sir.
Wouldn’t it be much easier for everyone if you simply stated the specifics that seem to be on your mind?
Holy Spirit, Guide us through this. Amen.For everyone’s sake.
I don’t think Ephesians was attacking americans or america, Try to cut him some slack
I’m honestly not sure what he was trying to be. His messages were seemingly mixed. But okay. I’ll be more charitable.I don’t think Ephesians was attacking americans or america, Try to cut him some slack
and try to be more charitable.
God Bless you, sir!