I thought you weren't responding to me?

I would just like you to not label me a bigot in every thread. I don't hate
American people and it is something I get tired of defending myself against.
Miles, you clearly don't see how you come across in threads. You have NEVER been here and have almost NO understanding of what Americans are like, our culture, our economy, our government etc. That being said you wade into thread after thread with an uninformed opinion and a hypercritical attitude telling us Americans how terrible and jacked up we are and if only we were as enlightened as you. You ignore the factual information that is provided on the US and dismiss the people who actually live here. If it is about US foreign policy then my often times first hand accounts of things have no bearing b/c of my profession. If it is about domestic issues then due to my cultural brainwashing and inferior education I don't really understand and shouldn't be trusted. Bigotry is defined as 1. stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed , belief, or opinion that differs from one's own. When it comes to your posts regarding the US I find this pretty spot on. If you don't like this adjective for your posts then maybe you should take a moment of introspection.

On this welfare issue, we clearly disagree, but that is no problem. We are
ideologically quite different. I prefer cultures where tipping is not needed and I prefer cultures that offer a competitive basic wage for their workers. It doesn't mean I am a bigot for disagreeing with the American model, it just means I disagree with that model.
Cultures don't provide comeptitive wages. Employers offer them to people with marketable skills. I prefer a culture that believes in voluntary exchange and not coercement.