Comments on: Stand Proud America http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2008/07/10/stand-proud-america/ The Blog for Travelers, Retirees, Expats and anyone who needs to know the REAL Costa Rica. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:12:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jenny http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2008/07/10/stand-proud-america/#comment-13565 Jenny Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:26:14 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/?p=319#comment-13565 Tim, Obama has been a US Senator since 2005, and he was a state senator for many years before that. I think he will do much to restore our standing in world. He has promised to shut down Guantanamo, prevent the US from torturing people, and end the war in Iraq. Overall these will be very good things for the US, and I think most Tico/as would agree. While the problems in the US are certainly not the fault of Bush alone, he has pushed us to (I hope) the extreme of what this country should not be. I lived in Costa Rica in 2003 when the war started, and I was very embarrassed to be an American. Costa Ricans are very polite, but I could tell what they really thought. I will never forget that feeling. I have enjoyed your website, but this post makes me question your judgment a little. Tim,

Obama has been a US Senator since 2005, and he was a state senator for many years before that.

I think he will do much to restore our standing in world. He has promised to shut down Guantanamo, prevent the US from torturing people, and end the war in Iraq. Overall these will be very good things for the US, and I think most Tico/as would agree.

While the problems in the US are certainly not the fault of Bush alone, he has pushed us to (I hope) the extreme of what this country should not be. I lived in Costa Rica in 2003 when the war started, and I was very embarrassed to be an American. Costa Ricans are very polite, but I could tell what they really thought. I will never forget that feeling.

I have enjoyed your website, but this post makes me question your judgment a little.

]]> By: babooshka http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2008/07/10/stand-proud-america/#comment-13454 babooshka Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:54:08 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/?p=319#comment-13454 Hey KO, how about, "like those Americans TO whom you are opposed...touche? Hey KO, how about, “like those Americans TO whom you are opposed…touche?

]]> By: KO http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2008/07/10/stand-proud-america/#comment-13408 KO Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:40:17 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/?p=319#comment-13408 To Joe , the raging ignoramus: Wow. I am an American and happen to share some emotional elements of your recently posted diatribe. Not all Americans are unapologetic, uncritical, flag-waving Yahoos. But nobody will take you seriously with such blatantly uneducated rants. Not to mention the atrocious spelling and grammar mistakes. You obviously have access to a computer; most come with spell-check and thesaurus. Use it. When you rant with such conviction, but cover WWII to Current events in one incoherent breath you sound exactly like those Americans whom you are opposed. And, for your convenience: Diatribe, Utopist, Delusional, civilians, Guidance, hypocrites, supplying Poisonous, applauding, (Kent State, not Ken), exercised absolvation - what the hell does this mean? Elected, government, stupefied, hypocrisy, oppression, familiar Fascistic, Communism, initiated, malicious, bamboozle, truly Defense, accountable, punish, felons, favorable To Joe , the raging ignoramus:

Wow.
I am an American and happen to share some emotional elements of your recently posted diatribe. Not all Americans are unapologetic, uncritical, flag-waving Yahoos. But nobody will take you seriously with such blatantly uneducated rants. Not to mention the atrocious spelling and grammar mistakes. You obviously have access to a computer; most come with spell-check and thesaurus. Use it. When you rant with such conviction, but cover WWII to Current events in one incoherent breath you sound exactly like those Americans whom you are opposed.

And, for your convenience:

Diatribe, Utopist, Delusional, civilians, Guidance, hypocrites, supplying
Poisonous, applauding, (Kent State, not Ken), exercised

absolvation - what the hell does this mean?

Elected, government, stupefied, hypocrisy, oppression, familiar
Fascistic, Communism, initiated, malicious, bamboozle, truly
Defense, accountable, punish, felons, favorable

]]> By: Tim http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2008/07/10/stand-proud-america/#comment-13406 Tim Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:21:50 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/?p=319#comment-13406 WOW Danuta!! Don't hold back girl! ;) I guess I was not clear about my sister. She will be moving here permanently in 2-3 weeks and will have no other household in the USA. And yes, the cost of living has gone up here and in the USA. Greatly. Still, there are values for those who take their time finding a permanent location to live and who shop intelligently for food and services. Thank you for your comment on the site and blog. Oh... and as for the crime... it has gotten blown WAY out of proportion. While on the increase, I would NEVER tell anyone it is so dangerous here as to cancel a vacation or move. You just have to use common sense... something that is sadly lacking in many people... generally a GOOD thing however, as they DO make the best targets! :) WOW Danuta!! Don’t hold back girl! ;)

I guess I was not clear about my sister. She will be moving here permanently in 2-3 weeks and will have no other household in the USA.

And yes, the cost of living has gone up here and in the USA. Greatly.

Still, there are values for those who take their time finding a permanent location to live and who shop intelligently for food and services.

Thank you for your comment on the site and blog.

Oh… and as for the crime… it has gotten blown WAY out of proportion. While on the increase, I would NEVER tell anyone it is so dangerous here as to cancel a vacation or move. You just have to use common sense… something that is sadly lacking in many people… generally a GOOD thing however, as they DO make the best targets! :)

]]> By: Danuta R http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2008/07/10/stand-proud-america/#comment-13405 Danuta R Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:58:17 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/?p=319#comment-13405 Tim - Just wondering how your sister can afford to live in Costa Rica as well as USA based on the income you mentioned in previous posts? (Since she would have to maintain two housesholds (both USA and CR). Hasn't the cost of living gone up greatly in both countries? Really love your blog and hope some day to visit CR, but am a little worried about the crime situation. Being in the "fabulous 50's age, I'm more cautious now than I was in my 20's. As for Joe- You are really an idiot! Who cares what you think of the USA? Like so many other foreigners, you are just jealous of America. That's why we have such an illegal immigration problem, because people don't think it's the best place to live. I'm a naturalized citizen and while we have our share of problems, this is a great country. It's the idiot liberals like yourself who have caused most of the problems. "Let's give uncollaterized bank loans to people who can't afford them." I don't see you spouting off against Robert Mugabe, Omar Al-Bashir, Kim Jong-il, Sayid Ali Khamenel. Bet you really admire these "leaders" and how they treat their people... Tim - Just wondering how your sister can afford to live in Costa Rica as well as USA based on the income you mentioned in previous posts? (Since she would have to maintain two housesholds (both USA and CR). Hasn’t the cost of living gone up greatly in both countries?

Really love your blog and hope some day to visit CR, but am a little worried about the crime situation. Being in the “fabulous 50’s age, I’m more cautious now than I was in my 20’s.

As for Joe- You are really an idiot! Who cares what you think of the USA? Like so many other foreigners, you are just jealous of America. That’s why we have such an illegal immigration problem, because people don’t think it’s the best place to live. I’m a naturalized citizen and while we have our share of problems, this is a great country. It’s the idiot liberals like yourself who have caused most of the problems. “Let’s give uncollaterized bank loans to people who can’t afford them.” I don’t see you spouting off against Robert Mugabe, Omar Al-Bashir, Kim Jong-il, Sayid Ali Khamenel. Bet you really admire these “leaders” and how they treat their people…

]]> By: joe http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2008/07/10/stand-proud-america/#comment-13400 joe Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:31:39 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/?p=319#comment-13400 To :"Stand Proud America" I read your article carefully and I must admit the aftertaste is one of an unpleasant feeling,for it appears that your dedication to a nationalism is nothing short than being blind and deaf and ignorant at the same time,although on the surface few things sound to be reasonable...but being proud at any cost is rather disturbing. There is very little to be proud of in the light what consequences resulted from unjustyfied attack on Iraq hich resulted in more than 50 000 innocent Iraquees murdered from the utopistic delusionistic actions of "Americans".How can anyone be proud of half a million innocent civillians murdered by your atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,how can you condone actions of CIA in the latin Americas where thousands and thousands honest and innocent people were murdered under the guidence of your "American experts-the CIA".Your past present and the future governments whether they had a meaningful leadership or not displayed remarcable lack of humanity dealing with such issues as nazism in Germany-financing the Hitlers efforts at the beginning of his drive for power and later doing the same with Stalin....(what hipocryts). ...And even in recent time again siding and sponsoring first Sadam Husain suplying him with MDV-poisenous gasses as to use that against Kurds and then against Iran and quietly aplauding when thousands died from the effects and then to turn the coat when convenient and blame Husain for using it and deny any wrong doing. I could go on for hours with litany manifestations why I would rather believe that your pride is greatly misguided and that it serves preciselly those who have robbed you of your right to protest(Ken incident in 1960-1970 ? to say what you really think and are depriving you of your free will with such slogans as:"Who is not with us is against us-comunist manifesto of the USSR 1922,Hitler's motto 1930-1945,-Bush 2002 !!!! The fact that there seem to be an absolute void of reason and visdom or logic excercised by people of the USA from the year 2000 when Bush was ellected by fraud and again four years later is a demonstration of not a lack of leadership in the goverment circles but toal political numbness of the disolusioned and stupified American people who each and every time condone hypocricy,lies ,swindle and opression as being things to be proud of...!? Lastly I gather that you either live or planning to live in Costa Rica,should you not be thinking rather in terms of how to become a contributor to Costarican society through assimilation rather than bringing your nazism to the new home? For I am certain that Costaricans are prety well familliar with the "GOODNESS "of the USA policies and if they reject any meddling in their internal affairs they probably know what could follow the generosity of the "Americans". In conclusion I would like to direct your naive view of your nazism to the fact that every support you will promote "Americanism" is playing straight into the hands of the very hands of those of which you briefly mention at the beginning of your article. America is a corporate fashistic state that is beginning to resemble the beginning the totalitarian states of "Easter Block"=Comunism American Style".The latest bail out of the Wall Street"financial institution is a confirmation of the process of change into a communist state has been innitiated and there is nothing that anyone can will or could do about it !!!!! One must certainly be wondering what is going on and why there is no one that stands up and objects to such blatant display of malliscesness for it is more than certain that the bail out is not going to make any difference in salvaging the institution - if there ever was a need to do so ...an other way to bumboozel public("There will be such a strife for freedom in the world to come that there will be no stone left unturned,and we will take you(america ) ower without firing a single bullet !!!-Nikita Sergyeyewich Chruschov in UN assembly 1962 ! If you are trully concerned about your country then you go back and start an intelligent defence of the civil and huiman rights ,impeach Bush and the whole clique who caused this mess,outline and promote -work in the direction as to promote fair and just society where we all are equal before the law( and do not accept the fact that money can buy freedom and absolvation from crime,.Preach that truth is relevant and demonstrate to the world that americans can and are willing to be accountible for their deeds,punnish fellons and reward those who serve the people with good heart and honest fair intentions...and mainly stop electing CRIMINALS as heads of your state.America today is a laughing stock and the opinions about the americans is not very favourable to say the least in fact it is autright uncomplimentary !!! To :”Stand Proud America”
I read your article carefully and I must admit the aftertaste is one of an unpleasant feeling,for it appears that your dedication to a nationalism is nothing short than being blind and deaf and ignorant at the same time,although on the surface few things sound to be reasonable…but being proud at any cost is rather disturbing.
There is very little to be proud of in the light what consequences resulted from unjustyfied attack on Iraq hich resulted in more than 50 000 innocent Iraquees murdered from the utopistic delusionistic actions of “Americans”.How can anyone be proud of half a million innocent civillians murdered by your atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,how can you condone actions of CIA in the latin Americas where thousands and thousands honest and innocent people were murdered under the guidence of your “American experts-the CIA”.Your past present and the future governments whether they had a meaningful leadership or not displayed remarcable lack of humanity dealing with such issues as nazism in Germany-financing the Hitlers efforts at the beginning of his drive for power and later doing the same with Stalin….(what hipocryts).
…And even in recent time again siding and sponsoring first Sadam Husain suplying him with MDV-poisenous gasses as to use that against Kurds and then against Iran and quietly aplauding when thousands died from the effects and then to turn the coat when convenient and blame Husain for using it and deny any wrong doing.
I could go on for hours with litany manifestations why I would rather believe that your pride is greatly misguided and that it serves preciselly those who have robbed you of your right to protest(Ken incident in 1960-1970 ? to say what you really think and are depriving you of your free will with such slogans as:”Who is not with us is against us-comunist manifesto of the USSR 1922,Hitler’s motto 1930-1945,-Bush 2002 !!!!
The fact that there seem to be an absolute void of reason and visdom or logic excercised by people of the USA from the year 2000 when Bush was ellected by fraud and again four years later is a demonstration of not a lack of leadership in the goverment circles but toal political numbness of the disolusioned and stupified American people who each and every time condone hypocricy,lies ,swindle and opression as being things to be proud of…!?
Lastly I gather that you either live or planning to live in Costa Rica,should you not be thinking rather in terms of how to become a contributor to Costarican society through assimilation rather than bringing your nazism to the new home? For I am certain that Costaricans are prety well familliar with the “GOODNESS “of the USA policies and if they reject any meddling in their internal affairs they probably know what could follow the generosity of the “Americans”.
In conclusion I would like to direct your naive view of your nazism to the fact that every support you will promote “Americanism” is playing straight into the hands of the very hands of those of which you briefly mention at the beginning of your article.
America is a corporate fashistic state that is beginning to resemble the beginning the totalitarian states of “Easter Block”=Comunism American Style”.The latest bail out of the Wall Street”financial institution is a confirmation of the process of change into a communist state has been innitiated and there is nothing that anyone can will or could do about it !!!!! One must certainly be wondering what is going on and why there is no one that stands up and objects to such blatant display of malliscesness for it is more than certain that the bail out is not going to make any difference in salvaging the institution - if there ever was a need to do so …an other way to bumboozel public(”There will be such a strife for freedom in the world to come that there will be no stone left unturned,and we will take you(america ) ower without firing a single bullet !!!-Nikita Sergyeyewich Chruschov in UN assembly 1962 !
If you are trully concerned about your country then you go back and start an intelligent defence of the civil and huiman rights ,impeach Bush and the whole clique who caused this mess,outline and promote -work in the direction as to promote fair and just society where we all are equal before the law( and do not accept the fact that money can buy freedom and absolvation from crime,.Preach that truth is relevant and demonstrate to the world that americans can and are willing to be accountible for their deeds,punnish fellons and reward those who serve the people with good heart and honest fair intentions…and mainly stop electing CRIMINALS as heads of your state.America today is a laughing stock and the opinions about the americans is not very favourable to say the least in fact it is autright uncomplimentary !!!

]]> By: bfriesen http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2008/07/10/stand-proud-america/#comment-13382 bfriesen Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:07:15 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/?p=319#comment-13382 I agree with Gerard. I agree with Gerard.

]]> By: Gerard http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2008/07/10/stand-proud-america/#comment-13357 Gerard Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:28:32 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/?p=319#comment-13357 Once Americans begin to understand the difference between a democratic republic and a fascist theocracy your country will be the better for that. Don't bring that attitude to Costa Rica . . . . Once Americans begin to understand the difference between a democratic republic and a fascist theocracy your country will be the better for that. Don’t bring that attitude to Costa Rica . . . .

]]> By: Tim http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2008/07/10/stand-proud-america/#comment-13352 Tim Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:15:28 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/?p=319#comment-13352 I have a much better idea! Just don't read it! Simple huh? I have a much better idea! Just don’t read it!

Simple huh?

]]> By: Jimmy http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2008/07/10/stand-proud-america/#comment-13349 Jimmy Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:14:35 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/?p=319#comment-13349 The foolishness of this "blog" is incredible. I especially like how you indirectly call anyone who doesn't buy into your craziness an idiot. I think maybe you should hang up the old blogger status until you learn a little more about what you are talking about. The foolishness of this “blog” is incredible. I especially like how you indirectly call anyone who doesn’t buy into your craziness an idiot. I think maybe you should hang up the old blogger status until you learn a little more about what you are talking about.

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