--- In [email protected], "John" <jr_esq@...> wrote: > > It smells like Al Qaeda is involved in this attack in > Yemen and Libya. They may be paying off protestors to > create havoc in American embassies in the Middle East.
John, when was the last time you actually *left* the United States, traveled in other parts of the world, and talked with the people who live there? While it is possible that extremist groups such as Al Quaeda are involved in the demonstrations and turmoil, their participation is not necessary to create anti-American sentiment. They would not have to "pay off" people in the Middle East or anywhere else to distrust and dislike America and all it stands for; they do that anyway. America is one of the most potent symbols of the global oppression that has rendered their lives as miserable as they are. Are these protestors possibly religious fanatics, who have have a completely unrealistic view of the importance of Mohammed and what people should be allowed to say about him? Absolutely. ALL religious fanatics are...uh...fanatics, and thus arguably insane. But the things they dislike about America, its influence in their countries, and its actions over the last few decades are based in fact, not in religious doctrine. America is simply not to be trusted. Even Europeans understand that.
