drawscore wrote:Strange but true: Russia is the US's nearest overseas neighbor. Just two miles and the International Date Line separate Big Diomede Island (Russia), and Little Diomede Island (Alaska, US).
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Jason Toddman wrote:I correspond regularly with a gay man in Russia who wishes to move to America with his boyfriend because of the anti-gay bias people have there. I have also known people from Russia who were here in the USA temporary on student/work visas. They were some of the nicest people I have ever known; perhaps a bit too nice and trusting of people for their own good as one had bought a laptop, made the mistake of showing it around to people, and had it stolen from his room one night.
I think the problem is not the Russian people themselves but their leaders. After all, look at the negative impressions Europeans, mexicansm the Chinses and other folks must now have of us here in the USA because of idiots like Donald Trump running their mouths dissing people everywhere and making all Americans look like fools. Which maybe we are since he has so much support... a notion i find very much worrisome. Anyway, if it were not for Putin and his ilk I imagine Americans would like Russians a lot better.
After seeing so many car crash videos taking place in Russia though i sure as hell would never want to drive there!!!
drawscore wrote:There must be something there. According to Google Earth, there's an airport on Little Diomede Island.
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The USA is seen, in many counties, as an aggressor 'a nation looking for a war'. (that is a perceived observation) not necessarily my personal view. Russia, or USSR as it was, does seem to think that given a chance USA would 'go after them'
Chris12 wrote:No one on this planet could stop America if it truly wanted to flex its muscles.
Chris12 wrote:Sure, they invade but that's general in the form of regime changes or temporarily military presence and them leaving again with a few bases to look after what they just left. That's not to bad
Chris12 wrote:So far they haven't actually illegally invaded their neighbors and annexed land when that neighbor stopped dancing to their tune
Chris12 wrote:America is playing far nicer then it has any need to do
Chris12 wrote:like mother Russia did
Vixen Hero wrote:Well i'm happy of creating an usefull topic !!
frank burns wrote:Chris12 wrote:No one on this planet could stop America if it truly wanted to flex its muscles.
They didn't do so well in Vietnam. In fact I can't recall any conflict they have won on their own since the tactical withdrawal of the British.
frank burns wrote:Err Cuba ?? Mexico ?? In fact The US Has Invaded 70 Nations Since 1776 (50 since 1945) – Ref: http...://www.countercurrents.org/polya050713.htm
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frank burns wrote:Now I sound anti-american. I don't mean to
They didn't do so well in Vietnam. In fact I can't recall any conflict they have won on their own since the tactical withdrawal of the British.
What??? Not too bad!! Really. They don't agree with how someone runs their own Country so the have the right to invade. Ergo If I don't like the new USA President after the elections, I must have the right to invade and leave behind my own Private Army based in The White House? After all thats not too bad is it?
Err Cuba ?? Mexico ?? In fact The US Has Invaded 70 Nations Since 1776
So in conclusion, as I said. The two are very similar
Chris12 wrote: They did annex parts of Mexico though. Texas and California if I'm correct.
Dustupjobm wrote:I dont know much differences between Canadians and Americans since I live so far away from Canada, I just know a few here and there. No wonder Americans hardly know much about Canadians.
Well I heard Canadians spoke in english before, they sound the same as Americans. I dont see what makes them sound different.
SocksGagged wrote:Crazy I'm a ex US soldier and don't hate nor dislike the Russian people actually my current supervisor is Bulgarian and is a great guy. That being said I don't like Russian Politics but I don't like ours either haha. It's about to get worse for the US come November.
O well vodka anyone?