by I_Like_Plants » Fri 20 Jul 2007, 14:44:08
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('NotMyBlood', 'T')he US does alot good for the Global community that's not discussed or appreciated. It's easy to blame the US for all the worlds problems. Since we won WWII and the Cold War, were perceived, and rightly so, as the Worlds only Super Power. An Empire; But, it was never the US's intention to 'rule the world'. Globisation, Capitalism, American Culture, American Ideals, and Geopolitical circumstances have propelled it into an Empire.
Yes, it does and will continue to make mistakes. But, when people(leftie europeans,some canadians, south americans, mexicans, muslims, etc, etc) compares bush to hitler, America to the Nazis its incredibly insulting. Some, have a family tree that's filled with dead US soldiers. Mostly WWII. Uncles, Great Grandfathers, cousins. The American system isnt perfect, but please , if you start comparing it to nazis, hitler and claim Iran has a higher moral standard, then don't be surprised if an American bites back. There is great politcal turbulence in America right now, the populace could very well push to withdraw from forgeign affairs. Problems in Africa with disease and genocide?, F-you! Need more money to clean up the tsnuami disaster? F-you. Radical muslims are in the process of burning Paris, Berlin and Stockholm to the ground? F you!!!!
okay, not really; but that sentiment is starting to grow here in the states. The rest of the World hates us, lets just isolate ourselves......Not so much from the Political leaders or Wall Street Willys. Its coming from the middle class. A population increasingly under attack.......
Yeah, well, I don't recall that the Nazis taken to the Nuremburg Trials went with a skip in their step and a twinkle in their eyes - they had to be dragged to the stand in handcuffs and leg irons.
Nazis take more than their share from the world by force. World starts to dislike Nazis - strongly. Nazis get their poor little feelings hurt and threaten to say "fuck you, world". World yawns, and says to Nazis, "You've been on a fuck-you-world way of life for generations, how about fuck YOU, Nazis".
The US has not even begun to experience real containment and ostracism by the rest of the world, but at the rate things are going, it sure will.
NMB keep up the good work, I hope lots of non-Merkuns are reading your rants and spreading 'em around.