Brenda wrote: 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.
I would disagree. The consistent and relentless postings here about the United States, both present and past, in the negative, I feel, are anti-american. They are most certainly not pro-american. Not supportive of the actions we are taking and, for that matter, have seen little to any support for anything that the United States has ever done. The constant barrage about what bullies we are in the world scope, our dastardly and covert behavior around the globe are most certainly anti-american sentiments. I have seen posts here that pretty much run the gamut worldwide pertaining to all the areas where the U.S. has been wrong and very little to say that we are a fine country that, regardless of the mistakes that we have made, that has done more good for this world than any country that has ever existed. I see nothing wrong with criticizing the government if we are trying to make it better and working within to do so but I see no difference between many of the attitudes expressed here and those of many people in foreign countries; and they are most clearly anti-american. Also, how can one continuously write about what we are doing wrong currently and then say they are not anti-war sentiments? They clearly are anti-war for we are at war. They cannot be both, have to be one or the other. Either one is for the war or against the war. Pro or con. This is not a sit on the fence issue. > > Does being a pacifist make you anti-American? Not in my book. I agree but have yet to hear from anyone here just exactly what they would do in this situation to solve the problem, other than complaining about and deriding the people who are trying to do something about it. am not anti-American or anti-war, but I am definitely critical and will > continue to be because we can do better. I would love to hear just what we should do in this situation that would be better, and still solve the problem. 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." I think it involves a lot more than saying what you think America should be, like getting out there and making it what it should be. And that not only includes getting involved and changing policy we do not like but supporting those in charge in a time of crisis, like now. I suppose we could serve tea and crumpets to the terrorists and beg them to leave us alone but I don't think that would work and it flat out doesn't matter what we do for as long as we are in the Middle East,(and I am not even convinced that leaving there would suit them) which we will always be unless we decide to leave and let them destroy Israel, which they most surely would do, they are going to continue to attack us and do everything that they can to destroy us. It is us or them, as far as I am concerned, and I am not willing to try to smoke a peace pipe with crazy fanatical individuals who just blew up 5,000 Americans. These people have no shame and all the good will in the world is never going to change that. Mack
