xenophobe said:
I never said "everyone's doing it so it's okay" or whatever your point might be. Slavery was not JUST an American issue as you would apparently like to concede, it's an issue of civility. But of course none of that matters since your only here to slam America for its' collective wrongdoings, while not being able to acknowledge any good, yet ignore much more inhumane injustices elsewhere. Typical.
Wrongdoings should never be overlooked. Some American love to condemn injustices from elsewhere (Russia/Chechnya, China/Tibet, etc) I don't see anything wrong with critics condemning camp X-Ray.
To me, it seems as you're (metaphorically)condemning your neighbor for molesting little kids, but ignoring it in your own family.
I live here in the U.S. California to be exact. I see what's going on in the news and media, not just the biased news from America, but from BBC, ITN, Aftonbladet, and so on. I see the world from the inside and outside. So... I'm metaphorically condemning my family, if you will.
When we have our military somewhere, YES, that is one of the main reasons we of using our military presence. Keeping the peace requires intimidation and force. That concept isn't singularly American.
Some people don't want the U.S.'s military presence in their backyard. Where was the U.S. soldiers and peacekeepers in Liberia before this year? Seems like the U.S. finally arrived on Liberia's soil because America is trying to "polish" with its tarnished image after Iraq... after millions of slaughtered Liberians.
"The US may not be as brutal as it used to be?" Who would you rather be held captive by the "brutal US military" or any other nation's military forces?
Good question. The U.S. had been supporting dictators for some time. ruthless Pinochet, Noriega, Saddam Hussein (during Iran/Iraq war)... It definitely depends where and when. I certainly don't want to be napalmed, agent oranged, and clustered bombed because I look like a "Charlie".
Latin Americans and Shah-period Iranians had been tortured, raped, and killed by oppressive governments backed by the U.S. May not exactly be "brutal U.S. military", but definitely an evil henchman.
http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2001/072001/07132001/330066
And you think the few incidents that happen outweigh the good that we do there? Think the South Koreans would rather have us leave or would be better off?
I don't live in South Korea, but most South Koreans thinks so.
And it is not just the U.S. helping South Korea's defense, Japan and Russia are of assistance.
And that's how you see me?
Incredible. Since I'm defending my country, I'm a blind patriotic fool?
Brainwashed by "America = teh great" rhetorics.
Yes, America is all evil, does no good, and everyone's hatred of us, no matter how uninformed or unbalanced, is correct.
There are justified hatred for the U.S. government, but not its people.
