Thu, 5 Mar 98 03:27:43 EST
You're right Benjamin, the U.S. does brings images of war,
conflict, power (and abuse of) and many other negative
images to the common citizen of the world. Nations that have been
to war with the US (and probably lost), countries that
have been reduced to utter poverty and even those that are
merely jealous of the opportunities and influence of the
US have justifiable reasons for their impressions of the
world's largest superpower. These negative images are
not suprising considering the many national toes the US has stepped
on, not to mention the thin veil of an international
affairs department skewed to fit our political and
economical agendas.
What is surprising is the same kind of criticism is voiced
from the same citizens that are supposed to love and
cherish this wonderful country we live in. Words such as
"arrogant, fake, loud, confused, war and theft" are
used to describe the US.
If one examines the french responses to France, descriptions
of "pays natal, variete, culture, beau and republique"
are
most common.
Why is it that a country that seems to have it all, power,
money and envy from around the world harbor so much
criticism not only from the world, but also of it's own
inhabitants?