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Cali_Democrat

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1. I've followed German news from time to time over the years...the Germans got us pegged pretty good.

Reply to DFW (Original post)

Thu Mar 22, 2012, 01:50 AM

Mar 2012

It is indeed the image we project to the world, courtesy of the NRA and Republican fear politics.

There's no need to "damage control".

America deserves to be ridiculed, especially when folks claim America is the greatest country in the world.

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Martin shooting on the German TV news, a TWO MINUTE SEGMENT ! [View all] DFW Mar 2012 OP

I've followed German news from time to time over the years...the Germans got us pegged pretty good. Cali_Democrat Mar 2012 #1

well if we say we are then it makes it true. ejpoeta Mar 2012 #2

Germans especially are rather cool to claims of "greatest country in the world." DFW Mar 2012 #3