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Originally Posted by kazbates
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However, I will admit that using a VERY touchy topic as my country probably wasn't the best choice to make my point about rudeness. 
But to your original question about rudeness; no, I don't think it is rude to take a negative position. Taking one side or another on a topic is simply a choice. I personally prefer to speak on subjects I have a solid knowledge base from which to pull, particularly in an intellectual setting such as this forum and particularly when I am taking the negative viewpoint. 
Kaz |
Thanks for the clarification. I almost understood you POV to be that it would be best of we all shut up out of politeness and only stuck to things that would not risk hurting anyone. To me, that's too close to a kind of self-censure that I really don't agree with.
I know what it can be like when you hear/see what the press in other countries write about your country, and what other says, but not everyone belives everything the press tells them. USA is also so big and makes so much 'noise' on the world scene that it would be expected. It goes the other way, too. I have seen some odd things said/written about Denmark, but usually I just shrug it off - it's not worth the effort (though, given the size of my country, I should probably be grateful they have heard of it at all
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