I've been gone a week and expected that you would not respond to my reply to this.

>>Ok, now we're on the same page. I guess I should have put something in the post referring to him, because that's who's attention I was really trying to get. Like you, I'm tired of his slamming USA posts. I'm not this great patriot, but it bother's me after while that all he posts seems to be about that. If he was somewhat equal in his rantings - other countries, etc - then it might not get to me as much. You're right about the culture. Since he does seem to get many of his views from movies and google searches of "bad america" I guess I shouldn't expect too much.
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>Jay,
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>You're trying a so funny thing with this thread... :)
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>I'm not a conservatist man as like you. I'm critizing my country everytime and a lot of people look like as you me in my country... (First of my father of law and my dad was before he die) :))
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>I really don't try search google for anti-american news. I read and watch some news in turkish media and after that I search some english articles about these news.
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>Orhan Pamuk didn't get any punishment about this issue. He exonerated.