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There was a reporter on tv live last night. She was standing on a road that was covered in mud. She said the towns people had been out there shoveling to clear the road so help could get through. I told my wife "At least they aren't sitting on the roof waiting for somebody to help."

On O'reilly the other night, he was talking to an American that lives there. Bill said the Japanese are a very structured and law abiding. He asked if there were problems or looting. The other guy said no and that he didn't expect to see any.

Compare that to the looting, raping and killing that goes on here after a disaster.

It's our 'entitlement' attitude........... :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

sorry boys but i still havent forgiven them for pearl harbor,toyota nisson, honda and all the other import junk.now ill wait for china

So, You don't buy anything German or Italian either?

Remember 9-11? Gas prices around here skyrocketed. Many gas stations were price gouging.

yall can feel sorry for them all you want. im a seperatist.always have been.every time something goes wrong in the world , our government takes my money and yours and herre they go.foreign aid. what about aid at home.they want to open the borders even more.give amensty to all the illegals that are here now. give them my social sercurty money health care for free.school lunches. im sorry but you can NEVER make me feel sorry for things that happen outside of my country.and no slow i wouldnt buy anything foriegn if i didnt have to. but there is no way around it.up untril a few years ago japan had extemely high tarrifs on american made products.in the 70s you could buy a honda 750 cheaper in the u.s. than you could in japan. they flooded the market here, in hopes of getting a foothold here for other products. by the time our government caught on it was too late.damage done. research history. its there, in black and white.no i dont like italy or german products.italin leather. whats wrong with american cows. their skin no good?im not feeling my best today so im not gonna be able to type alot but start reading and read alot. then you can see what ive been saying for years.draw your own conclusions.but if you read with a open mind i will bet you , you will change your mind.does anyone know who opened the oil fields in the land of sand? american companies. we did it. we paid them for the rights.when they found out hey theres money in that there sandbox, our government stepped in and we lost them.that happened many many years ago.no i dont feel for any of them. the american people get blamed and screwed for every thing that goes on in this world.so srew em.

Get feeling better Outlaw, we need honest and open opinions on here!

When Katrina hit we could not even help our own people yet we have battleships parked all over outside of Japan?

We need to watch and take care of our ourselfs, we have enough problems already in this country.


Thats just my opinion, I could be wrong...

I have to agree with Chris & Outlaw on this, I do feel for human life but we need to take care of ourselves before taking care of other countries, People here laid off from job's most without health care it is a endless list, Do you think they would come over here to our aid :?: I dought it :!: And i also could be wrong :!:


Mark

Sorry boys can't agree on this one. Hate the governments all you want; but the governments arent always the people.

If I was a young man and could get over there and help I would, there are men women and children starving right now.

What makes a man human is his compassion and willingness to help others, regardless of what they might have done to him in the past. These starving homeless and orphaned kids are not responsible for tarriffs.

What makes this the greatest country on earth is that we walk the talk and show that compassion and willingness to help.

Sometimes the road to greatness is lonely, desolate and friendless- but you do it because you are great.

S

X2 Scorp!

I understand outlaw's opinion. I asked the Germany/Italy question to see it it was all imported products or just Asian.

As far as Katrina goes. Those people were warned way ahead of time. They chose to stay there. Then they complained about the gov not doing enough for them.

Not everybody down there is a bad person. Why are there still people living in FEMA trailers 5 years later? They will stay in them till they are booted out. It's hard to help people that won't help themselves.

If you think I'm just a jerk that doesn't like helping people,
I'm the membership director for our local Lions Club. http://lionsclubs.org/EN/index.php
We do a lot to help our community. We do get people that try to defraud us. They give fake addresses or claim family that isn't in their house to try to get benefits they don't deserve.

BUT i am afraid we do it toooo many times for STUPID reasons. :oops:

OUR GREAT TROOPS deserve better from our leaders[ cough cough ]
gee- i got cho :evil: ked on that last word

That is the crux of most of our problems today in the USA, NO 'LEADERSHIP'
I can only dream how Ronnie would be handling things........

The ONLY upside of all that is happening the last few years, is it is FORCING U.S. to wake up and pay attention. IF we, the People can work TOGETHER and pull America back up by her bootstraps, when we are at the very edge of the cliff, America will be even BETTER than before. I sincerely believe that America's better days are yet ahead of us. Remember, America was a divinely inspired nation, built on goodness and freedom.

"Americans just get it done, not expecting reward, but because it's the right thing to do"

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man did i start some shi- or what.guys i just dont like sending our money or our troops to other countries.i also dont like giving my money away at home. like some of the katrina people. get a damn job and get out of the trailer. no way man its free!i worked hard all of my life. if i used my money like our government did i wouldnt have any or anything.we have already given our country away to japan , now china.watch and see uncle sam will pledge a few billon to help out.want to help out hell keep buying hondas.me, i will help out detroit.i never have own a foreign car never will.you know what really frosted my bal--. i built a harley chopper and every part and i mean every part that i ordered was mad in JAPAN OR CHINA.with a few in india and pakastan.hows that for help out the foreign countries.a damn harley. made with japan parts.didnt happen again.i made sure every part i ordered was american made.i grew up in a time in america when my generation was gonna change the world. boy did we do a good job or what. i still love you guys, i just dont agree with you.!lol

Live here buy here. Everybody wants the American buck, but doesn't want to buy the American product. If we don't buy American who will ????????????

You didnt start nothing outlaw, just voiced an opinion like everyone else. If our opinions were all the same, how boring would that be?!?
The good thing is we have a group of guys that can agree to disagree without calling each other phuckers or faggots.

:D

X2 harbone. Outlaw you didn't stir it up. I agree with a lot of what you say.

X-TOO,

I like your comments Outlaw... does not mean everyone will agree though. I like that you are still passionate about stuff!!! Keep on keepin on!!

I lived in Japan for 2.5 years (1982-1984ish). Yokosuka- Navy brat. I lived off base for awhile & got to know the people well. I learned they ARE NOT to be confused with Chinese, Vietnamese, Philippine folks, etc... they like to be recognized for who they are exactly (not that they are prejudiced). Here is what I liked: we did not need to lock our doors/house, stuff did not get ripped off, we could be safe just about anywhere when I was there. Here is what was VERY interesting...

Moved on base later, had to lock car doors, had my BMX bike ripped off, got into some fights, etc.... I missed living off the base more. People in Japan have a great deal of honor & treat each other with respect. They are very disciplined & smart. They will survive this. Personally, if it is manufactured in Japan, I look at it as quality... not the same as China, Indonesia, Taiwan, etc... I not know about those places much.

We have ourselves to blame for the manufacturing NOT done in the USA. Believe me, I know how hard it has become to manufacture product here. (I work for a USA manufacturer) I am one of the few that gets to sell product to people in other countries.... such as Japan. Our bows are all made here in Oregon (Bowtech) & sent all over the world.

Anyways, I wish we would get back into more USA made things, but our politics & government has made that very hard with excise tax, taxes in general, pollution concerns, etc... Scooter

here is my opinion for what its worth
a in 1942 they attacked us with out provication and we had to show them to respect others
b we felt sorry for using the bomb on them and helped rebuild them
c then over the years sold our selves to them
d now we help them out and sell ourselves deeper

now how about this we use or resources time and misc to help but they wipe out our debts?
nice friendly trade heck racers do it all the time

Correct me if i am wrong but aren't the United States in debt with China not Japan :?: :?:



Mark

Pearl harbor was Dec. 7, 1941, just over 69 years ago. How many people responsible for the attack are still alive? Using that for an arguement is almost as bad as black people hating white people for slavery that happened almost 150 years ago.

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i dont hold them responcible for pearl harbor i hate all countries that import their crap here.our government was so blind years ago to their dumping practices that we have been paying for it for years.it wasnt just honda it was every thing they sent over here. it all could be bought cheaper here than in their own country.and thats a fact jack. now they have a foothold here they no longer need to do it but the damage is done and i resent it ALOT!!! i still have my t shirt that says id rather push my harley than ride a honda.