Posted by 838 on March 7, 2006, at 17:06:06 [reposted on March 7, 2006, at 22:17:37 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Imagine » 838, posted by AuntieMel on March 7, 2006, at 10:59:52
> "I know. I am just very surprised that so many are...
> But once again... Nobody here was offended - were they?"> Well, if you noticed I did protest the block.
Yes, I did notice. I was most concerned about whether I may have offended you. But you said you weren't really offended and so I was just wondering whether anybody was or whether it was more that people *could* be. I don't know :-(
> But - there have been other things you have said that rubbed me the wrong way. Was it me being over sensitive, or was it you being insensitive? Who knows. Does it really matter in the end?
Yeah. Same with you though... Same with you. About people not working... That was hard for me too. Was I being over sensitive or were you being insensitive? Who knows. I don't think it really matters... Not if people get the chance to put things right. But when one gets blocked... Things are harder...
> Imagine doing a lot of traveling. Imagine that before you go to *anywhere* you have to do research to see if that part of the world is particularly anti-American (or anti-NewZealand in your case)
Even that is hard for me to properly comprehend... Because I don't think anybody is Anti-NZ. But... As I've been learning... It's cause we are at the *ss end of nowhere and with such a small population... We best not do anything other than peace keeping and diplomacy really... Someone said that he was sure things would be different in NZ if we were a bigger country more in the middle of things... And I guess he would be right. Sad. But correct. I can't comprehend that people would judge because of nationality... Really...
> It does get a bit old.
I'm sure it does! But then... You aren't really lumping me in with all that - are you? I'm really not anti-american. I applied to study in the US. I'd like to work there one day. I might even be able to manage a student exchange for one year :-) I know a lot of people from there. Have tutored a lot of people from there over on student exchanges. Have met a lot of people here on student / staff type exchanges. From all over. I guess people tend to me more liberal (whatever that means - left wing?) In an educational setting... But I don't have anything against 'American's' In general. I understand that there is a lot of diversity from within the country. Mostly... My ideas in terms of 'the american dream' and on taxation etc come from Nagel. And he is an American. So there is some irony...
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