Actually , it ' s possible she said it deliberately that she ' s trying to drive a wedge between you and them , and possibly to undermine your own selfimage . Either way , I ' m sorry she ' s choosing to behave so nastily towards your family . <| sep |> Worrying about getting hitkicked in my penis and possibly vomiting . <| sep |> No offense taken , just wondering what group of people you were lumping me into . I have my own world view and opinions based on my experiences , reading , and conversations with others . But you cannot seriously believe that the US government doesn ' t partake in propaganda ? It ' s not the in your face , Uncle Sam and Rosie the Riveter stuff that used to be there , but it ' s still there . I ' m not saying it ' s some sort of evil thing , just something to be aware of no matter what country you are a citizen of .