@BillRM,
BillRM wrote:
Quote:He was wrong wasn't he? Just like you
He was wrong. Roosevelt was smart enough to sack him and replace him with someone who saw the bigger picture. Roosevelt wasn't stupid, he wouldn't have authorised any loans if he thought we would surrender. Roosevelt could see that Nazi Germany was a grave threat to American democracy. Supporting us in 1940 was in America's best interests, and I don't see why you think there's something wrong in that. Most countries act in their own interests, it's not meant as a criticism. What's wrong is when
you try to turn it into something else, and then try to airbrush the contribution of British and Commonwealth forces from History.
Quote:By acting like a Frenchman on this thread you are doing a deserve to how Americans view your nation.
**** knows what this sentence means, but there's a monumental difference between appreciating the sacrifice of American (and other) forces during the war, and the sort of forelock tugging servility you seem to expect. Maybe the French were upset that you didn't constantly praise them for saving your 'asses' during the wars of 1776 and 1812.
Maybe it's because you're just too immature to see History for what it is, and just an opportunity to boast about how brilliant you are. It's really time you grew up, and not see everything as a personal slight against 'the Great and Powerful Bill of OZ,' because, like the Wizard you're just a sad little man with a big booming voice who thinks he can bully everyone else into submission.
BTW disagreeing with you isn't disagreeing with America. You don't personify your country any more than I do. There's plenty of Americans who ridicule your childlike interpretation of History, and don't see my attitude as anti-American in any way. I quite like Americans, I don't like blustering gobshites who are too used to getting their own way, and try to bully anyone who doesn't agree with them.