Civilization, War, and so on.

[Pindar]

Pindar, forgive me for shoving aside your question. The whole point (at least I hope it got through) of the thread was that to criticize America as an imperialist nation, as an aggressive nation, or an aggressive people... Basically, I think America has a bad civilization, and you can fill in the reasons -- the details -- yourself.

So, you are basically wanting to say you are anti-american?

[Stig]

So, you are basically wanting to say you are anti-american?

Would anything be wrong with that?

[Don Corleone]

Would anything be wrong with that?

Not at all. It just qualifies your opinions as something other than objective.

[Pindar]

Would anything be wrong with that?

The answer to your question should be rather obvious. If it is not, then the cognitive dissonance will make any attempt to "enlighten"...pointless.

In such cases, it is usually best to simply smile and direct the afflicted to the appropriate sandbox.

[Papewaio]

Pindar, forgive me for shoving aside your question. The whole point (at least I hope it got through) of the thread was that to criticize America as an imperialist nation, as an aggressive nation, or an aggressive people... Basically, I think America has a bad civilization, and you can fill in the reasons -- the details -- yourself.

So, you are basically wanting to say you are anti-american?

Not sure if pointing out perceived flaws in a relationship (tab A) makes one anti-the flawed object (slot B).

Mind you if the wife ever asks 'Do these jeans make me look fat' then ones response may will lead to one finding out the hard way that people tend to link tab A to slot B automatically.