At 07:16 19-6-01 -0400, John Giorgis wrote:
>Unfortunately, in my opinion, this discussion exposed a virulent
>anti-Americanism on the part of several members of the List, as quite a few
>attempted to debunk almost every reason Americans might have to take pride
>in their country. When I attempted to argue that America was a net force
>of good in the world, many of these same people repeatedly chose to duck
>the question, rather than concede that America *was* a net force of good
>(or admit that their anti-Americanism actually leads them to hold that
>America *isn't* a net force of good.)
John, when will you ever learn that you shouldn't see the world in only
black and white? The fact that non-US Brinellers criticize the US doesn't
mean they are anti-American; it only means that they do not always agree
with the way America behaves. If we were anti-American, we either wouldn't
be on this list, or we'd be sending flaming responses to every message in
which US members sing the praise of the US.
Jeroen
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