Do anybody like me, believe that Britain`s fondness for America has turned this country into something?

Question

horribly resembling a satelite of the USA Jason W

bearing in mind,the iraq war how started it

I should have written Who started the Iraq war,

Answer 1

Britain like many other countries, particularly since the end of WW2, has had American culture thrust upon it, almost unwittingly, in the way of TV programmes, films and popular music.
It has given a rather stylised view of things American. It has glamourised and idealised the American way of life and been instrumental in perpetuating the American dream. We are mostly shown just middle class America, where everyone has a well paid job and drives a very big car, the guy comes home to his everloving faithful wife and they sit down with their university educated children and eat a 5lb steak each washed down with a Coca Cola.
It has also influenced the way that Americans view us too, they are taught constantly that they live in the land of the free and that America is the greatest country on earth and everything else is inferior.

The reality is somewhat different to that and many people now are beginning to take notice of what is actually happening in America, for example the horrors of Guantanamo Bay, torture flights by the CIA, the reposession of homes, the way the authorities acted after the flooding disaster in New Orleans and the fact that it is not possible to have a country led by a half-wit, making it obvious that the nation`s strings are pulled by a person or persons unknown and therefore unelected.
So much for democracy eh ?

People are beginning to realise that they are losing their national identity to global brand America.

We have to accept globalisation has gone too far for us to stop it now and we must try to maintain some dignity and national values as the world trundles on.

As has been mentioned above, check out the CFR stuff and don`t blame the American people too much, they are just beginning to see that the joke is on them too.

Answer 2

America is not turning communist, Socialist would be a better description. America is certainly not tapping all phones lines. There are certain protocols the government should follow and if they can capture idiot terrorists then God Bless them. Communist countries had no civil rights period. They took you out behind the barn and shot you for talking. In America we still can have civil disobedience but no one has the right to ruin other peoples day to day lives with their protests. Almost 24% of Americans (and others who live here) are employeed by the local, state and federal governments. 24% is quite a voting block and they only want more government. And I wonder what the percentage is for people here that are on entitlements. That is where the government sends you a check every month, - social security, welfare, EIC, food stamps, etrc. Even the farmer that gets a check to make sure he doesn't grow the wrong crops. Communist countries don't send out checks very often.

Answer 3

Yes I agree.

But the problem doesn't rest with America in a political sense. Britain's new attachment to America is due to America being the hub of the global market. Market forces are the controlling factors of policy in both the UK and the US. It is almost impossible to maintain a nation's sovereignty in the face of such powerful market bindings between the two countries.

Answer 4

You Brits are not fond of America or any other country you a smug,envious people Who can't believe you are not allowed to vote in our elections I have lived and worked with y'all for a few years Can't stand too look nor hear that accent,and trust me if ever given the chance I well pay y'all back

Answer 5

I think the media have a fondness of everything American (probably the fact most of our media outlest are ownd or financed by Americans perhaps?) but they seem to think we enjoy it as well which we don't.

This country has become "Americanized" but not through the people, although we tend to use the slang, but that is down to the media and their obsession with anything US.

Answer 6

I would certainly trust america to back us up in a war rather than the french and germans and italians who i wouldnt trust as far as i can spit, europe is a hot bed involving war especially now that putin is fighting back and lets face it apart from the usa who else backs britain?, not the faceless french.

Answer 7

That's nonsense. I live in California and will be in London for 10 days right after Christmas. I say, keep Britain British. You're our best friends, but you are no satellite.

Answer 8

It is nothing to do with Britain's fondness for America, and everything to do with strutting, corrupt, self serving, and obsequious politicians like that soon to be catholic loathsome, grinning cheshire poodle Blair.

They continually tie England to the US militarily and economically when they know for certain that it is in Britain's long term interests to be in the eurozone.

Of course, nobody believes that, because they are continually being told by the press that Europe is a disease. And who runs the press? The most influential publisher is of course Rupert Murdoch, who prints worldwide what his friends in the White House want him to publish.

Answer 9

From what I've seen on this board, America is the least of your problems. What is that new favored phrase in GB? Praise Allah?

Answer 10

Well im from britain, and i dont have a fondness for America.. :S