At 07:28 PM 4/19/02 -0700 Doug wrote:
>Why is it that if someone has a different opinion than you, especially
>if that someone isn't from the U.S., then that opinion is "bashing"?
> The word bash to me implies a violent attack, and I find the use of the
>term mildly abusive and thouroughly irritating. I think people should
>be free to express their opinion without being accused of "bashing".
I think that the criticisms levelled against the US on this List can only
appropriately be described as "bashing" - that is gratuitous attacks on US
foreign policy, no matter what they do.
JDG
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