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Originally Posted by MovieBird
As far as my attitude, and that of other arrogant Americans, I think you're reading into it what you want to see, rather than what is actually said, or intended.
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Yes, its a little off topic alright but I think you steered it off topic by jumping on Kellhus the way you did, just because he was giving a viewpoint which doesn't match your own. I dont know what you mean by, "what you want to see" because I dont have any particular agenda. What I do know is that when you come out with statements like:
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Originally Posted by MovieBird
When someone says the "West", they generally mean the USA, seeing as we have the most economic, and political impact of any nation in the world.
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I dont know many fellow Europeans who wouldnt react to that statement in the way that I did
I'm not sure what you meant by it, but arrogance is the way it reads (to me as a non-American). Besides, why wouldnt people just say "USA" if the "West" was equivalent to the "USA" in their eyes?
I you get a chance to watch any of the European news channels I think you'll see we dont refer to the "USA" as the "West". Have a look at the Wikipedia definition at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_world.
Anyway, back on topic: I believe that governments have already too much power in terms on spying on their citizens. Yes, the terrorism issue is out there, but unfortunately most governments have proven untrustworthy when it comes to the usage of their powers for the right reasons.