Stephen Fry & Craig Ferguson on America

Interesting perspective on the US from two Brits.

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[satch234]

@01000001011100100111 I've heard him criticize the US as well, but he hasn't said anything that contradicts something he said here. It's obvious that you dislike the US, and so when someone you like and respect makes statements you disagree with, rather than just accept that he may hold those views, you call it bullshit. So, it's quite clear that you're just insecure and uncomfortable with someone you respect holding different opinions that your own.

[satch234]

@01000001011100100111 Wrong again. I took apart your original assertion logically, that is, that he didn't say anything in this video that contradicts anything he's said in the past. Since that's true, I can only assume that you have deep anti-American biases; I never went ad hominem, I don't even know you, I'm just assuming based on your original post, which reeked of insecurity.

[asdasdasdfdfd333]

@judgejudyslover The pilgrims were religious rejects from Britain yes, but they didn't found the USA. The founders were coastal traders, generally normal people. As you'd expect from a load of christian morons, the original pilgrims fared disastrously badly when they arrived.

[judgejudyslover]

Didn't the pilgrims go there because they wanted to rule a new place based on their religion? So that theory he has is bollocks but I do love ya Stephen :)

[genestealerbroodlord]

@PlannedObsolescence That's true. Sorry for coming across badly. I didn't mean Americans or Scots, as in individual people. I ment more in the national character. Americans are a nation that acts almost like a know it all teenager, Scotland as a grumpy old man who complains alot, but is too scared to do anything about it. Scotland has to grow a pair and America will be the great nation it thinks it is right now one day, when it grows up. I don't like know it all teenagers :p

[PlannedObsolescence]

@genestealerbroodlord Yes, I know. But it never ceases to puzzle me when people say/write things such as, "I don't like (insert race or nationality)." That will never make sense to me. I guess they're just ignorant. I judge someone for who that person is based on his or her individual character, not his or her origins.

[genestealerbroodlord]

@PlannedObsolescence Please don't just take a small part of my post and jump on me for it. I continued after those words as follows. I don't like Americans, But at least they had the balls to fight for their freedom and for that I give them respect. As Mr. Fry says, all the people willing to take a chance, left on boats to the Americas, all we have left are the people who won't. - I don't like Americans, But I give them credit for not being cowards like us Scots.

[PlannedObsolescence]

@genestealerbroodlord "I don't like Americans." Yeah, because you've met every single one of them. What country did YouTube come from?

[PlannedObsolescence]

@satch234 There are Americans who criticize the U.S.

[seraphilm0]

@N64isgreat Because he likes it. Surprise.

[N64isgreat]

Why is he sucking up to america so much? :/

[akkastylish]

nationality is nothing...its all about ethnicity