Posted by Ginjoint on April 7, 2003, at 22:01:05
In reply to Re: Tired of America bashing., posted by Phil on April 6, 2003, at 11:08:07
...when America chooses to stay out of a crisis, we hear...."HOW CAN AMERICA <drum roll please> STAND BY AND WATCH THIS HAPPEN?!" That's one of my favorite quotes. When we do get involved to stop a tortuous, murderous tyrant who has women gang raped in front of their own families, then we're spreading imperialism from our trash culture to the seemingly more pristine cultures of the world (many of which still treat women as trash). Meanwhile, other countries sit smugly by, there own economic interests in Iraq safely umbrellaed under a peace movement.
It would be interesting to see, over a span of say, five or seven years, how well some other countries would fare if they should take the reigns from the U.S....the dirty decisions, lousy compromises (but they're the only ones available), and constant cries for huge amounts of aid from countries due to their own fiscal mismangagement. Plus, on the homfront, the jobless rate is high and folks are living well under the poverty line.
I do not want this war. I did not vote for George Bush. But I am tired of hearing complaints from countries that are not in the position we are in. Years from now, if we don't get involved, people will be in "shock and awe" that we stood by and let this brutality go on. Damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
Ginjoint
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