On 25 Oct 2001, at 18:00, Dolphie Bush wrote: > I don't necessarily know about the popularity or unpopularity of being > Pro-American on this site but there have been many, many posts expressing > anti-american sentiment here; criticism about what our government is doing > now, and in the past.
I think that this illustrates part of the disconnect. Criticism of our government and what it is doing or has done is not anti-American. Nor is it necessarily anti-war. In fact to me, it is distinctly American to criticize and question our government. Does being a pacifist make you anti-American? Not in my book. Is Richard Gere anti-American because he spoke of turning energy into love, compassion and understanding? Not to me. I am not anti-American or anti-war, but I am definitely critical and will continue to be because we can do better. Again....I'll quote the student from Michigan. I think it applies no matter what your position is: "Being American does not mean blindly supporting the American government," said Fadi Kiblawi, 20, a Kuwaiti-born Palestinian who went to high school in St. Louis and is among the peace group leaders. "It means using your civil rights to say what you think America should be." Brenda
