What do you hate about your country?

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**Da Boss**

It is hard for the junior partner to fight anything though, without threatening the "nuclear option" of bringing down the government. At this stage, I think it's easy to see why a responsible party wouldn't do that.
The lib dems may have "betrayed" their base, but if they did it was only by going into power with the Conservatives. The base have to accept that as a small party they are going to have some issues that don't get through, and some that do. It's fair to be annoyed at them, but consider the alternative if they hadn't gone into coalition- would any of their policies (such as electoral reform) get through? I'd be annoyed in your situation too, but I'd mostly be annoyed at the Tories, not the lib dems.

**Samus_aran115**

MeanGreenStompa wrote:The rubbish littering the streets, the misery, the filth, the steadily quickening pace of the nation becoming a place where intellect is a dirty word and the massed majority chew the cud, watch jeremy kyle and have nothing better to do with their time than update their facebook status with X Factor results. The property prices, the unemployment lines, the lack of financial support for public services and the endless ranks of middle management that now infests and slows them like too many barnacles on the hull of a ship. I hate the lad and ladette culture, the fake tanned fat slags throwing up every Saturday night from too much booze whilst their scrawny bastard boyfriends pick fights and the inability of any fether in my office to communicate with each other about anything other than soccer. There is no pride left in this nation except misguidedly by those who fly her flags in support of fascist ideas that we actually fought against.

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So...Should I give up on moving to the UK after school?

**Fateweaver**

I hate that living in the US *I* have to press "1" for English.

I hate that it's harder for a law abiding citizen in most states to obtain a gun than a criminal. Permits and licenses are a form of gun control.

**Cheesecat**

I hate people who complain about there country.

**Monster Rain**

Cheesecat wrote:I hate people who complain about there country.

I hate people who don't know the difference between there and their.

**Cheesecat**

Monster Rain wrote:
Cheesecat wrote:I hate people who complain about there country.

I hate people who don't know the difference between there and their.

I hate grammar Nazis.

Also the rent is too damn high!

**MeanGreenStompa**

Monster Rain wrote:
Cheesecat wrote:I hate people who complain about there country.

I hate people who don't know the difference between there and their.

Well played sir!

**Emperors Faithful**

Hate a strong word, but the repeated scares on 'Boat People' and a call for harsher immigration laws by both parties does make me sick to my stomach. It doesn't help that I know this is backed up by a larger-than-comfortable portion of the population that reckon the White Australia Policy was the best bit about the Good Ol' Days. There is an undercurrent of racism, not only from poloticians like Pauline Hanson, but a lot of my peers that is just disturbing. Other than that I think Australia is a fantastic country, and that our unique mix of cultures will turn out to be a strength in the end.

Cheesecat wrote:
Monster Rain wrote:
Cheesecat wrote:I hate people who complain about there country.

I hate people who don't know the difference between there and their.

I hate grammar Nazis. Also the rent is too damn high!

Is that a real party? Please, tell me so!

**Samus_aran115**

Cheesecat wrote:
Monster Rain wrote:
Cheesecat wrote:I hate people who complain about there country.

I hate people who don't know the difference between there and their.

I hate grammar Nazis. Also the rent is too damn high!

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YES. Hilarious. I love how it's NY1 too. Like anyone watched that

**Mike Noble**

I hate how people will side with whatever their own party is on everything. This seems like a poor way to decide your position on an issue. Basically, I hate the polarization of politics here.

I also hate some of the ridiculous fears people have (ie. Conspiracy Theories) Most of them seem to be right wing, but it can go both ways.

**Xenon**

Its pretty damn cold in here!

**Cheesecat**

Emperors Faithful wrote:Hate a strong word, but the repeated scares on 'Boat People' and a call for harsher immigration laws by both parties does make me sick to my stomach. It doesn't help that I know this is backed up by a larger-than-comfortable portion of the population that reckon the White Australia Policy was the best bit about the Good Ol' Days. There is an undercurrent of racism, not only from poloticians like Pauline Hanson, but a lot of my peers that is just disturbing. Other than that I think Australia is a fantastic country, and that our unique mix of cultures will turn out to be a strength in the end.

Cheesecat wrote:
Monster Rain wrote:
Cheesecat wrote:I hate people who complain about there country.

I hate people who don't know the difference between there and their.

I hate grammar Nazis. Also the rent is too damn high!

Is that a real party? Please, tell me so!

It's a real party on the municipal and state level as far as I'm aware.

**ShumaGorath**

Ideologues.

**Avatar 720**

Emperors Faithful wrote:Hate a strong word, but the repeated scares on 'Boat People' and a call for harsher immigration laws by both parties does make me sick to my stomach. It doesn't help that I know this is backed up by a larger-than-comfortable portion of the population that reckon the White Australia Policy was the best bit about the Good Ol' Days. There is an undercurrent of racism, not only from poloticians like Pauline Hanson, but a lot of my peers that is just disturbing. Other than that I think Australia is a fantastic country, and that our unique mix of cultures will turn out to be a strength in the end.

Cheesecat wrote:
Monster Rain wrote:
Cheesecat wrote:I hate people who complain about there country.

I hate people who don't know the difference between there and their.

I hate grammar Nazis. Also the rent is too damn high!

Is that a real party? Please, tell me so!

I want his facial hair.

**hemingway**

Mr Mystery wrote:
Because we realise that owning a gun doesn't mean anything, as you're never going to overthrow your Government?

You'll be the victim of tyranny, instead. Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot have weighed in, and the experts agree: Gun Control works!

Mr Mystery wrote:And indeed the only reason to have a gun for home defence is if the laws on guns means anyone you'd need to defend your home from is likely to be packing?

What?

MrMystery wrote:Simply put, we're just not that paranoid. And a frying pan upside the head does the job just as well.

You should be. There was 1.7 million burglaries in England + Wales in 1997. That number is do not make pitiful attempts to bypass the swear filter ta. astronomical and says that burglars have nothing to fear from citizens, and they well should. You bring your frying pan to confront one of those burglars with his throwaway .32, and let me know how it turns out.

**George Spiggott**

hemingway wrote:You should be. There was 1.7 million burglaries in England + Wales in 1997. That number is astronomical and says that burglars have nothing to fear from citizens, and they well should. You bring your frying pan to confront one of those burglars with his throwaway .32, and let me know how it turns out.

There's so much wrong with the data and conclusions here I don't even know where to start.

**Avatar 720**

There was 1.7 million burglaries in England + Wales in 1997

I can't see how we can possibly use statistics that are 13 years old here...

**rubiksnoob**

Avatar 720 wrote:
I want his facial hair.

Yes, the testicle beard is quite the rage these days.

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**Peter Wiggin**

The complete and total focus on violence, materialism, and self serving in order to get ahead monetarily. It makes me want to wretch at times.

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chowderhead13 wrote:The DAMNED WESTBORO BAPTISTS.

And people who think that Gay Marriage is not allowed, because of god. May I refer you to this:

6th amendment wrote:...no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.

Damned bible thumping jesus freaks...

This too, but less so now that I live in the San Fransisco bay area.

**Monster Rain**

agroszkiewicz wrote:The complete and total focus on violence, materialism, and self serving in order to get ahead monetarily. It makes me want to wretch at times.

I gots to get paid.

I feel completely retched about it though.

**Peter Wiggin**

Oh, and I'm totally sick of "press 1 for english".

This sign also annoys me.

I have no problem with people being immigrants, or keeping their own traditions, but my entire family learned English when they moved here and I think its sad that people don't feel the need to at least become a nominal member of the culture that defines who and what America becomes.

**Monster Rain**

**dogma**

I don't really hate anything outright (unless I'm sauced), so things about America that annoy me:

Self-Importance
Exceptionalism
Anti-intellectualism
A public that accepts very little responsibility for its politicians
Evangelism

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agroszkiewicz wrote:
I have no problem with people being immigrants, or keeping their own traditions, but my entire family learned English when they moved here and I think its sad that people don't feel the need to at least become a nominal member of the culture that defines who and what America becomes.

Why are you mad at the immigrants? Shouldn't you be mad at the people that provide alternative language services in order to make money?

**Stormrider**

Ah yes, People of Wal-Mart, everyone's favorite freakshow. *shudder*

**dogma**

Avatar 720 wrote:
There was 1.7 million burglaries in England + Wales in 1997

I can't see how we can possibly use statistics that are 13 years old here...

Especially since the overall crime rate in England has fallen by 39% since 1997.

**Monster Rain**

dogma wrote:Anti-intellectualism

As someone who is somewhat "right of center" I couldn't agree more.

I can't stand the way that a certain segment of the Republican base takes such joy in being hillbilly trailer trash.

**Fafnir**

Stephen Harper. The saddest part about it is that his competition isn't much better either. You know you should be ashamed when the only decent looking party leader is Jack Layton.

**A Black Ram**

I'd say it, but then racial flames/arguments would appear.

**Peter Wiggin**

dogma wrote:
Why are you mad at the immigrants? Shouldn't you be mad at the people that provide alternative language services in order to make money?

I'm actually frustrated with the ridiculous level of political correctness in our society that dictates it is "wrong" that we demand people speak English. We have no national language, and as such we have a pretty damn weak national identity outside of middle America.

I'm not mad at people for speaking spanish, I'm deeply offended that as a culture we no longer require that people adopt our language or even an americanized name as my own people did when they came through Ellis Island. Oh wait, thats not illegal immigration.

Another key component that I hate is the draconian citizenship application service and the billions of dollars we waste "fighting" immigration instead of integrating them into society so that we can collect tax revenue and more voters.

**dogma**

Why is that offensive to you?

I'm honestly asking, because it doesn't even make me blink.