As I was comparing the differences in online newspapers for the Gazet Van Antwerpen and the LA TIMES (why on earth would I do that, I hear you sigh…) I noticed this ominous picture of smoke over the ocean and the article below which perfectly illustrates how the US handles crime compared to Belgium.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-looters17-2008nov17,0,155217.story
En op de Belgische nieuwssites (HLN) lees je weeral goed geinformeerde commentaar zoals…
“Als ze daar stoppen met hun oorlogsbeleid alleen al hebben ze meer dan genoeg geld om alles terug op te bouwen. Erg voor de nabestaanden van dodelijke slachtoffers die ze verkoold zullen vinden in hun uitgebrande huizen.”
“In heel de wereld veroorzaken de amerikanen dergelijke beelden, inclusief vele doden. . De natuur neemt wraak en blijft vriendelijk, want geen doden. . Wanneer ze hun 150.000 soldaten uit Irak overbrengen en hier inzetten is het vlug opgelost.”
“In de beschaafde wereld , Europa dus, is een dergelijke ramp uitgesloten. Hier is men voorbereid. Brandgangen bv, . En onze burgers worden niet opgeleid om te moorden en misdaden te plegen zoals de amerikanen die met een geweer in de hand geboren worden en het normaal vinden om in andere landen alles plat te gooien en in brand te steken. Herinner je Vietnam, en nu Irak en Afghanistan.”
And in the Belgian online media you can read the following “intelligent” comments by Belgians:
“In the civilized world, like Europe, these kinds of disasters can never happen. Over here we’re prepared. We have fire lanes etc. And our citizens aren’t raised to murder and commit crimes like the Americans who are born with a weapon in their hand and think it’s totally ok to destroy and set fire to everything in other countries. Remember Vietnam, and now Iraq and Afghanistan.”
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Oh, how I wish I had your abilities with prose.
My head as yours is spinning having left the south of the US, I made the assumption that I had left behind the ignorant inbreeds, not moved across the world to find some of the same. Just shows the saying “when you assume you make an ass of you and me” is still true. So, if we Americans have brought this on ourselves, then how do the Belgians justify Dutroux? We all have our dirty laundry, but where the hell has our empathy for others gone? Not all Americans support Bush, McCain and the likes!!!
I’m afraid you hit the comment section of hln.be, the largest Belgian tabloid that tries to keep up the appearance of being a “news service”, like some of the fruitcakes in the comment section of FOX news in the US.
And much like those US nutcases posting vile comments at FOX news online, radical and often disturbed Belgians are offered a unmoderated soapbox for their sick comments at HLN in Belgium.
I’m afraid ignorance and stupidity have no nationality.
It’s kind of tragic that these retarded commenters are given a platform,
but ignoring rags the HLN seems the most sensible approach.
Well, It’s hard to ignore the number one newspaper in Flanders-and I have to admit, it’s fun not to ignore it-there’s so much material there to make fun of. De Morgen only allows comments on their opinion pages now….(and believe me, HLN isn’t the only Flemish newssite with idiot comments-at De Morgen they just use longer words)
; )