On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 4:29 PM, denstar wrote: >> But that's exactly the problem I was referring to. Americans throw >> around words like "haul me off to Gitmo", and then people in other >> countries read that stuff and take it seriously, which goes a long way >> to explaining why people in other countries have such an f-ed up view >> of the United States. > > The disconnect, at times, is incredible. Simply incredible.
You're right, the disconnect between reality and what people around the world believe is breathtaking. Why is it that Gitmo is regarded as something akin to a concentration camp? Someone please explain what actual events at Gitmo would have given it the reputation it has. Here's my take. Gitmo is a bogey man of the Left - part of the justification for its "Hate America" stance. People around the world see what has been, in effect, a six year propaganda campaign by the Left against America (the US government, which is what people really mean in this context when they talk about America), and they wonder if all the bad things they hear are true. Perception is reality, right? So why does the Left (and I'm not talking about you, Maureen) continue to drive the perception that Gitmo is a den of horrors? The answer goes back to why we are debating this election - it is a partisan political maneuver designed to put America in as bad a light as possible overseas, to put pressure on the President to change policy. Well, they have changed the policy, but they have managed to put America in as bad a light as possible. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:269806 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
