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Originally Posted by MTVN
You're missing the point and this is the problem, the citizens of a country are not accountable for what their nation did in the past, nor are they representative of an entire country or continent. Of course European countries have committed atrocities but that doesn't mean Britons shouldn't be allowed to criticise American ones, it doesn't suddenly lose all it's weight.
Why do you view everything as a contest between Europeans and Americans, if someone points out an American atrocity it doesn't mean they are trying to get one over on Americans, and the same if an American criticised British colonialism. You say you know history but you're just reducing it down to a complete point scoring contest.
I'm happy to criticise the UK's history and it's state today, I've done so a lot on here, I'm also going to criticise America because it's futile to take the side of your own country by default. Like with Jesus, I also view my nationality as an accident and hold no loyalty to it which commits me to having to defend it
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I think you understand it.
It's like when someone has something nasty to say about your family. Now they may be saying the same things you've said to your own family members, but if someone outside the family says it, you will be defensive. The point is, it's none of your business, you are not American, you are European, you have plenty of problems in Europe, how DARE you have anything to say about America.
You saying something about my family, is not the same as me saying something nasty about my family. Why do Europeans think they have the RIGHT to have a comment? it's none of you're business.
You will not find a single comment on this forum where i criticized Europe without them saying something about America first.
I have no interest in giving my 2 cents into European business. But once you talk about ME and MINE, then the flood gates open. You wanna talk about America, then i have every right to start talking about Europe.
That's fair, imo.