james wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 6:46 am
I find it amusing when an American? ( MV) starts getting preachy about asset stripping and general fuckery in other countries when the USA has such an impeccable record, oil grab in the Middle East, any number of South American countries that had regime change forced spin them under the guise of democracy or just myrdering large numbers of the indigenous population.
You criticise the Chinese for looking after their own interests? They are doing it with money and investment, the USA with bullets and false democracy
I suspect history will judge the effectiveness of the first method rather more sympathetically
and then this....
james wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 11:29 am
...The question was simple
Are kites produced in sweat shops?
No they are not. The end
Which you have already stated already.
(QUESTION #1) How did you go off topic, when complaining about other forum users going off topic?
Given the challenge you referenced me with the top quote:
james wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 6:46 am
I find it amusing when an American? ( MV) starts getting preachy.....
I replied:
Matteo V wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 10:28 am
But james, you do get special note for assuming that all Americans agree with the past and present policies of the US's government.
to which you replied:
james wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 10:39 am
How does “an American” singular
Become “All Americans” plural?
As for lying that I said you all agreed on past and present US policy? Well you get a special note from me too.
Stop lying.
To which I replied:
Matteo V wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 10:43 am
james wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 6:46 am
I find it amusing when an American? ( MV) .......
I'm sorry. I took this as a generalization. Does that not fit the definition of generalizing the view of a group?
So why would you "find it amusing" if you did not simply generalize me as having a particular view because I am an American?
And once we get this cleared up, would you care to offer a view contrary (or in agreement) to what I have submitted?
to which you replied:
james wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 11:29 am
No because the group isn’t entirely made up of Americans, so why would you lie about what I said or try and twist it to deflect it was directed solely at you?
Let me make this simple. You have stated that "I
(james)find it amusing when an American? ( MV) starts getting preachy......". What if I made a similar statement such as 'I find it amusing when a Frenchman starts getting preachy about how to defend their borders'. Or what if I state that 'I find it amusing when a German is not on time'. These statements specifically denote an assumption that all of a particular group exhibit a common behavior, or trait. Thus the reference here is to the bias toward, the French, Germans, or in your case, Americans. We know generalizations are not always good, or always bad. But how can you deny
(Question #2) that you are not making an assumption about me because I am a member of a group (for which it is proper address that group as the plural)?
And I do actually agree with you that almost all groups exhibit certain stereotypical behavior. I just do not find amusement in that. And just to "head you off at the pass" I am not putting words in your mouth as you did state exactly:
james wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 6:46 am
I find it amusing when an American? ( MV) .......
"an Ameircan" is undenyably referencing your assignment of the group identity to me as being American, or in group made up of Americans.
"amusing" is the only thing left for you to try to back out of.