On Friday 21 February 2003 03:32 pm, Zoki wrote: > *** Somebody has been talking about the US constitution, its democratic > values and the right for free speech on this list I think. Here's a sad > example of how free you are when dealing with the Bush administration: > > http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,896573,00.html >
I can't begin to say whether any of this is true or not. There are many Americans (by no means a majority) who've been interested in bringing the American troops home for a long time. There is also a movement afoot (nothing significant yet) to organize a boycott of French and German goods. A great many patriotic (not jingoistic) Americans believe that the Germans and the French respect Americans only when we are saving their butts or providing them an economic benefit. Said patriotic Americans feel that the French and Germans are knifing us in the back. Many of these same patriotic Americans firmly believe that the Peace demonstrators are effectively supporint Sadaam Hussein. I'm not saying that I back all this, but that's the way sentiment is running. On the other hand, there appears to be a strong belief in France and Germany and even Britain that the European view on the looming war with Iraq is the only correct view and that Americans should structure their political decisions whatever way the Europeans say. Such an attitude just smiply enrages not only jingoistic Americans. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area Athlon-XP gentoo 1.4_rc2 kde 3.1 _______________________________________________ General mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/general
