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I just lost all faith in the American public.

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theBOSS.
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=vatr8AmM2nA&search=usa%20invade


And you wonder why we get the stereotypes we do...
Apr 18 2006 12:34PM
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Scratch*my*Back
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bah effing americans (no offense). i know not all of you are as ignorant as those idiots in the video. but it is that kind of ignorance that drives me nuts, from anyone, not just americans. although it's unfortunate there are many americans with that mind set because the US is a powerful country.
Apr 18 2006 12:38PM
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futurespin
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hahaha i can understand north korea, but at least know where the country is...
Apr 18 2006 12:39PM
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Scratch*my*Back
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ya and that chick hadnt heard of sri lanka ahahahaha
Apr 18 2006 12:40PM
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Scratch*my*Back
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actually u know what that reminded me of, jay leno's "j-walking" i dunno if anyone else watches leno but i love when he does that segment because it's incredible how little people know about the world around them.
Apr 18 2006 12:41PM
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ninjea
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its incredible how little AMERICANS know about the world around them.
i can understand a kid from the samburu tribe not being able to make a diffrence between Iran and Australia. But c'mon, Americas suposed to be a first world country. i mean Italy? WTF is wrong with those people
Apr 18 2006 12:46PM
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Lord_Piot
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hahaha just a random sampling of every day americans.
Apr 18 2006 12:51PM
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asac
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thats almost as bad as the ending woman suffrage video
Apr 18 2006 1:03PM
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Tasche
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looks like we are going to war with Australia.
Apr 18 2006 1:04PM
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GotamaBCshredder
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theres people like that from everywhere
Apr 18 2006 1:09PM
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back_woods
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for once I agree with you
Apr 18 2006 1:20PM
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Nihiriju
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haha wow, i just woneder how long they had to film to get that footy and how many pepel they cut out that actually knew something. Thats awesome though.
Apr 18 2006 1:25PM
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MarkieR
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yeah there are people like that everywhere... it is funny though. those people were retarded. some of them looked like they'd at least have a clue, but nope. i mean, australia as iran??? people don't know what's up.
Apr 18 2006 1:30PM
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flippintricker
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were just as ignorant as they are if we assume they are all that ignorant. i think its safe to say that MOST americans are dumbfucks, but not all
Apr 18 2006 1:34PM
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t-man152
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I agree with the guy who said Italy should be bombed because their responsible for those guys.

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Apr 18 2006 1:34PM
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traer
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wow your great at stereotyping.....so where are you from because I too would like to do the same for you.
Apr 18 2006 1:36PM
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*DrewT*
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haha Canada
Apr 18 2006 1:38PM
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GotamaBCshredder
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we are the 4rth most educated country in the world and that is a new developement,most of this I would guess is because of all the drugs and rebels that are coming out now more then ever. Like I said before dude. Go to africa, you think I am a dumbfuck, chances are those kids can't multiply man, you think that 90% of this workd is on Par with the US? its not.
Apr 18 2006 1:38PM
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jksl
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hahahaha the best was the 7th guy in the video, who just keeps listing off countries. and obviously he kept on going with more than three, i love it.
Apr 18 2006 1:38PM
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j.bird
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I totally agree that the video was a fucking joke and ridiculous, but come on. You can't just stereotype the entire country. Because you know what? There are just as many ignorant fucks in canada, france, UK, Australia, anywhere.

I personally find it very ironic that these types of things pop up on NS and poeple can bash/stereotype/criticize/group these people together about being ignorant, when in fact stereotyping is the largest form of ignorance.

Again I agree that those people were fucking morons, but how many people did know the answers and then they just didn't edit them into the tape. Depeneding on where you go, just like every country, I would bet there was just as many who knew them as who didn't, if not many, many more.
Apr 18 2006 1:39PM
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flippintricker
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wow youre as resourceful as americans come. for next time, youll notice that if you click on someones name a profile will pop up. oh, and id love to see you be resourceful enough to google an insult for his bulgarian ass
Apr 18 2006 1:39PM
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Melvs
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I hate the average american so fucking much it makes me sick to think about it. People are so much more caught up in celebrity life, fashion, and what is cool then what actually goes on in the world. Why can't we just bomb ourselvs and make it all better?
Apr 18 2006 1:40PM
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GotamaBCshredder
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^^americans are actually very resoucreful, What couontry do you come from if you are so amazing, and above us all>/??
Apr 18 2006 1:42PM
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J.D.
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Having been to those places, I can honestly say I've had more bewildering, stupid things said to me by americans than all other countries combined easily. Even accounting for the encounter rate. In fact, ironically enough, the only really dumb questions re: Canada, or dumb statements re: world politics I have had cast in my general direction while in europe have been from American tourists there. There are idiots everywhere... there is a great deal more arrogant ignorance in your backyard than anywhere else, though, in my experience.

The tendency seems to be that such comments come from people from the south, the east, and to some extent the midwest... Pretty much never from the PNW or Cali.

The real dumbfucks are the guys you meet on cruise ships. Wow, is all I can say to that.

"Doesn't BC mean British Columbia? Isn't that owned by England?"
Apr 18 2006 1:47PM
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J.D.
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To be fair, I will mention that the Americans are mosst often much nicer than are the europeans. The Italians particularly can be a bunch of cocks. Possibly because they assume I'm american unless I have a flag somewhere on me.
Apr 18 2006 1:50PM
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GotamaBCshredder
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^that explains alot I guess.
Apr 18 2006 1:56PM
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flippintricker
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i particularly liked how you described yourself as resourceful, then asked me where im from. maybe the the site of newschoolers appears differently for americans, or youre just a fucking idiot, because i clearly told the other guy how to check a persons profile.

thansk for backing up my arguments, assclown
Apr 18 2006 1:56PM
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traer
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Haha, I was just making a point...I didn't actually plan on doing this, I try not to project one kids knowledge, personality ect. towards one whole country.
Apr 18 2006 1:59PM
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GotamaBCshredder
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^^so judging from your comments people from where you from are assholes? Because yeah you pretty much seem like a flippant dick. You may be more educated or something, but yeah no one likes an ass.
Apr 18 2006 2:00PM
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chillonhill
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Brazil, Canada, Italy, France, Russia,
Duh
And why does everyone think australia is
France, or Korea
Yeah there are dumb people all over but americans take the cake for sure !
If you surveyed the whole country I bet at least 50% don't even know where France is!
We should invade cause there trouble, I guess they beleive anything. They must watch the Oriely Factor a lot
Apr 18 2006 2:01PM
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flippintricker
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they dont pretend to know that they can multiply.

however, i do agree with you. american education is good (minus wherever they teach intelligent design). what americans learn outside of school seems to be the problem. i want to know wherre people come up with ideas like "lets bomb france"
Apr 18 2006 2:04PM
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Melvs
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because they labeled it as such to prove that although you should know that the country is aus, people are so stupid that they think it's something else.
Apr 18 2006 2:04PM
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skogenjake
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i agree.

but seriously what do you think TomKat will name their baby? i bet itll be something weird. like "apple" or "hazel and phinneaus". Katies really far along. i cant wait for another addition to the scientology community! ugh its lunch time, im going to grab some lo-cab atkins approved fritos and then wash it down with some kaballa water...actually kaballa is so 5 minutes ago..psh at least its not redbull. thats so outtie.
Apr 18 2006 2:04PM
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traer
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Yesssssssssssss PNW!! I hear what you saying, I would say from the time I spent in Europe that I had alot of dumb comments and just general stupidity compared to where Im from in the PNW. It just depends on what your used too and where your from. I most likely tune out the stupid crap around here but when other places I tune into everything. But (this is no longer geared to wards you JD_May) I don't take those experiences and say the whole country is stupid, and then choose to spout out on NS about it every chance I get.
Apr 18 2006 2:07PM
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traer
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Also, this is youtube.com would they really put smart people on there?? No it wouldn't be as much fun to watch. What very unlegit company is that?? CNNN or something (I can't tell?). For all we know its a video from the daily show........and that it could possibly be staged.
Apr 18 2006 2:17PM
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skiinscotland
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^^thats still a lot of people that want to invade aus
Apr 18 2006 2:24PM
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Mattman
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lol I have seen that
Apr 18 2006 2:29PM
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Ericpbp
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that was dumb. they just made it the way they wanted. sure those people were dumb but others would have noticed that the country they said wasnt wre it really is.
Apr 18 2006 2:36PM
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almostaskier
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French and Americans are par in my books when it comes to stupid, retarded comments about the world. The americans, when adressing the world in general. The french, when adressing the USA and how they think the world should be (ie: influenced by the French, for the French).

the average french person is no better than the average american. one sucks at geography, the other excells at hypocrisy. take your pick.
Apr 18 2006 2:36PM
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reezyfbaby
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i like when that crackhead was listing like twenty countries and then out of nowhere claims canada... what a mark...
Apr 18 2006 2:39PM
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flippintricker
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dont forget history. both suck at history. the french, because they try to forget theirs. the americans, i dont know why. i had an american tell me the other day that more people died in the civil war than in both world wars combined
Apr 18 2006 2:39PM
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almostaskier
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the french don't suck at their history because they try to forget it, they suck at history because they flaunt what they did and forget the bigger picture. oh, and blame america every step of the way.

but i think i may have been too harsh. the average american as i know it is by far more ignorant in general than the french person. they both make equally retarded comments in my book though.
Apr 18 2006 2:43PM
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JockinJLoads
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dont be fucking ignorant...the media only portrays a select few that answer like dumb fucks....the sad thing is that the majority of ppl are dumb enough to not realize that the media controls how we as americans are portrayed by selecting these few dumbasses to speak for the majority
Apr 18 2006 2:45PM
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wilkesyachtingco
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probably meant more americans died...

but to the point... i spent a lot of time in canada, and i cant count the number of idiots whose first comment on meeting me was "oh, youre american? we won the war of 1812 you know"

if thats not blatant arrogance and stupidity all bundled up together, i dont know what is.
Apr 18 2006 2:50PM
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twix_182
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i can't stand that dude, he's such an asshole to everyone
Apr 18 2006 3:06PM
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Scratch*my*Back
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bah.
It's not about education it's about being trigger happy. bush's regime is very military-minded and now us in canada with the tories in power I am afraid the same thing will happen here.
Ignorance has nothing to do with education. Ignorance is NOT taking the time to understand why things are the way they are and yet agreeing with it or acting upon it yourself or having any type of opinion. ignorance is people who act like they know wtf they're talking about when in reality they don't have a clue. ignorant people are everywhere. my point earlier as others have agreed with is that although they are everywhere, there are many in the US and because the US is a powerful country it ultimately manifests itself within its government.
Apr 18 2006 3:07PM
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Quinny
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I'd take a video like that with a grain of salt. I could pick any general populous in the world and justify their stupidity. History have PROVED that group rule is a breeding ground for stupidity. The only reason the ignorance is different in nature between groups of people is because of what their culture has taught them is important and what is not. Why do French violently riot in the streets over a bill? Why do people in the Middle East kill and torture over petty disagreements? Why do many people in Africa believe that sleeping with virgin kills AIDS? Why can't Americans find Spain on a map? Why did the Germans believe the Nazi doctrine of exterminating Jewish people and creating a tyrannical authoritarian government? How about Scientology? Jim Jones? Why do communist supporters still exist? Why did the crusades happen? People are morons. Many leaders, intellectuals, and people power have channeled this kind of group thinking for a living. This is nothing new. Welcome to the show.
Apr 18 2006 3:10PM
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flippintricker
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yeah, the truth is that more americans died inthe civil war than the world wars. but most likely this guy was told by a friend or a misleading source of information, and believed it. the problem is that he didnt show any initiative to think about whether or not thats true. its perfectly obvious that a civil war in a small country (at the time) would be far overshadowed by a war that claimed over ~~50 million lives. what with (in order of people killed, greatest to smallest) russia, japan and germany out killing people based on race, youd think one or two people died. the americans takeover is a joke compared to the japanese. in two days they fucking raped more than half the number of americans that died in a 4 year war.
Apr 18 2006 3:12PM
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flippintricker
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sorry, didnt finish

what americans need is a class or schooling in how to distinguish biased news sources from objective, good, reporting.
Apr 18 2006 3:13PM
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Quinny
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No. What the American school system need is complete reform. US public education shit. Comparatively it is very good compared to the rest of the world, but it is a huge underachiever to it's potential.
Apr 18 2006 3:17PM
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Scratch*my*Back
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^yes but that is the problem.
lots of people, people of weak character i might add, don't seek out their own beliefs. Instead they rely on tradition because tradition means it's "okay." It's one thing to have certain principles because you've saught them and came to your own conclusions on your own terms, than to allow for your conclusions to be shaped FOR you. that is my whole point.
everyone in the world needs to start giving a shit and finding out why they have the opinions they do, not just americans, people in general.
leaders are not idiots, they're rather clever, but that doesn't mean they make rational decisions.
Apr 18 2006 3:17PM
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