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In reply to the discussion: Olympics opening ceremony: US media reacts to 'peculiar' British festival [View all]arely staircase
(12,482 posts)45. i'm just saying that any perceived insult
was in the mind of an american seeing it that way.
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Olympics opening ceremony: US media reacts to 'peculiar' British festival [View all]
AlphaCentauri
Jul 2012
OP
My wife last night on the NHS part - "THAT is clearly flipping the finger at the US"
underpants
Jul 2012
#1
I had the same thought - about showing up the ridiculous American attitudes about ......
northoftheborder
Jul 2012
#3
Don't you mean: People tend to see things through the lens of their own experience?
Tunkamerica
Jul 2012
#50
us and the belorussians... total outliers! no other countries ever see themselves
Tunkamerica
Aug 2012
#70
No she meant more of how it would be received (and probably attacked) by the US MSM
underpants
Jul 2012
#40
I have no doubt that Mitt with the shared history and special relationship w/Great Britain
Voice for Peace
Jul 2012
#2
Yes, the humanity of all of it, the triumph of the human creative spirit and imagination
northoftheborder
Jul 2012
#6
They should have to take tests in order to earn the privilege of speaking to us & their scores
patrice
Jul 2012
#13
The Media and Corporate Elite need to STFU! They are destroying this country with their greed!
fascisthunter
Jul 2012
#9
But it had a glimpse in a video during the ceremony too, when the helicopter overflew it.
Lars77
Jul 2012
#24
Looks as though we'll have to go to the WWW in order to see the ceremony as it actually was. nt
patrice
Jul 2012
#12
Trailer trash in expensive clothes. I know trailer trash in poor clothes who know more than msm does
patrice
Jul 2012
#18
Pardon my offense to your sensibilities. That would have been a joke amongst my friends.
patrice
Jul 2012
#65
And, btw, there are plenty of people who know that their understanding is what makes them
patrice
Jul 2012
#66
next time i comment on the vulnerability of people who live in trailers i'll keep that in mind
Tunkamerica
Aug 2012
#67
The UK has displayed real discipline in the face of all the false propaganda by the Repubs.
alfredo
Jul 2012
#25