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Originally posted by Ronn_Bman:
My post on this subject, as always, is in defense of a remark made. I'm not "casting the first stone". Sorry that last one came off to you as it did, but I think if you'll look back at my previous posts, I'm never shouting from the house tops "America is Great" but, instead, speaking in defense.
Your second statement is the kind I'm usually responding, too, although, admittedly, it was phrased less harshly than most.
--This is how the arguments usually go:
Pro-war, "We were attacked and we are defending ourselves by attacking terrorism."
*At this point the Anti-war argument decends to an anti-American one, "But your actions, in the past have caused this problem. It's your fault. If you'd try to help the poor nations of the world, things wouldn't be this way."
Pro-war, "But we do help the poor nations of the world."
Anti-war, "But you aren't doing enough, so it's still your fault."
It's ridiculous, but if you look through all the threads on this forum you will find this argument over, and over, and over again.
Why do non American's feel the need to judge us? Who is "just" enough to say someone else doesn't do enough? "We may have problems, but you American's are really screwed up and here's why"
No, you're simplying what we are saying totally. There are many different reasons why America is perceived negatively throughout the third world. One of those reasons, as I've already pointed out, is due to the way American multinationals operate overseas in poverty stricken countries. The word 'exploitation' doesn't even go part way to describing what happens.
The reason why non Americans are judging you is because we've heard you all saying over and over again, 'why is this happening to us'?? If America doesn't want to know about cause and effect, then let Americans stop asking questions that they obviously are not interested in knowing the answers to.