Peter D’Souza wrote:
I also believe that most so-called liberals are
actually very closed-minded, consequently I spare
myself the futility.
Santosh Helekar responded:
Do you mean to say that the so-called liberals are
actually very conservative, and are not open to other
points of view?
PD'S:
No. I did not say that they are "very conservative".
Conservatives are recovering liberals (most of us anyway).
SH:
Who according to you is an America-hater? One who
disagrees with the policies of the present U.S.
administration?
PD'S:
People who are opposed to the United States' actions when
it acts as a force for good in this world, people who casually
equate Guantanamo Bay with the gulag and Nazi concentration camps,
people who liken George Bush to Hitler, popular entertainers who
criticise America on foreign soil, people weren't happy when Saddam
Hussein was captured (many of whom were actually sad, for fear that
it would translate to election losses for the Democrat party), people
who weren't willing to admit that the Iraqi elections were one of the
greatest celebrations of freedom in Mid-East history, people who make
lame
threats about migrating to Canada if a conservative president is elected
...they're the common culprits.
In regard to people who disagree with the present administration:
Personally, I disagree with the present administration on many issues,
but I love this country dearly. I do not instinctively support the
the present administration, but I do share its conservative ideology.
There are others who disagree with the present administration
instinctively,
I've identified some of them above.
SH:
Who according to you is opposed to a free Iraq? One
who disagrees with the policies of the present U.S.
administration?
PD'S:
This is not "according to me", sorry. Those opposed to a free Iraq were very
vocal in opposing America and Britain's desire for a regime change in Iraq. Those who
supported a free Iraq choose to put their money where their mouth is by sending
troops and other help in the effort to toople Saddam and his evil Baathist regime.
SH:
Does an America-lover have to be a hater of the French?
PD'S:
Non, monsieur. You can hate everyone and still be truly French,
n'est-ce pas?
Peace,
Peter
