Little Stevie van Zant said it pretty well in his song "I Am A Patriot", when he wrote "I am a patriot and I love my country but I fear my government , because the government has all the guns." I don't think our listers are bashing America, I think their bashing our representatives in out government. After all aren't we all America? gene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kate Bennett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 10:20 AM Subject: bashing njc
> kakki wrote "what our country has been through in the past year has been > devastating to me and many others....What has made me so troubled at this > point is what I perceive to be the ongoing America bashing on the list." > > yes these events have been devastating, but not just to our country, they > have been devastating to the entire world! & the entire world is being > affected by the decisions made by the government of this country... > > i am not sure what you perceive as bashing but this has often been a common > point of contention in these discussions (as it is in the larger world).... > > people in this country have a right to criticize those who are in power > representing our interests (supposedly) & people who are not citizens of > this country have the same right because they are not immune to the fallout > of our govt's decisions... > > what is 'america' anyway? this term is too broad for me to understand...is > it our government? our president? our everday people? our constitution? our > land? > > & while i'm at it, i'd rather use the term 'usa' because i have always felt > uncomfortable using the word 'america' when we are north america & there is > another continent of south america, but i keep digressing... > > ******************************************** > Kate Bennett: www.katebennett.com > Sponsored by Polysonics/Atlantis Sound Labs > Over the Moon- > "bringing the melancholy world of twilight > to life almost like magic" All Music Guide > ********************************************
