10 Reasons to be Anti-American
1. They claim to be the greatest democracy in the world, yet only a small
percentage of their population even bothers to vote. This means US
governments gain power via pathetically small margins about 49,000 votes in
the last congressional election. And this is labelled government by the
people! Whats more, getting elected in the US now requires vast amounts
money, and corporate sponsorship. Naturally this results in big business
gaining more than their fair share of government help. Is that democracy?
And does that give them the right to invade other nations in the name of
their democracy?
2. Americans love trumpeting on about their love of freedom. However, they
are currently dismantling a great many civil rights laws in their attempts
to rid themselves of terrorism. At the same time, hundreds of prisoners of
war remain in Cuba without legal representation, and with no hope of a
trial. More murders occur in the US than any other Western country because
of their freedom to own guns. The Bush government is keen to crack down on
freedom of speech when it comes to sexually explicit material, something
the vast majority of Americans indulge in. And sodomy is still illegal in
dozens of US states. Is that freedom?
Whats more, the propaganda that says the terrorists hate our freedom is
just so much bullshit. Its not freedom that these people hate; it's
America's hypocrisy.
3. The Americans are supposed to be the good guys. Yet they have, over the
last 50 years, engaged in numerous dodgy interventions in other countries,
including Vietnam. On many occasions, this has involved supporting despots,
and being accessories to mass murder. We have no proof that will allow us
to believe they have learned from their mistakes.
4. The US champions free trade for everyone else. When it comes to steel,
or their farm products, or any other US product with a vested interest, the
rules don't apply.
5. They have consistently undermined the UN for the last 10 years at least,
and then have the gall to say it is a spent force and impotent. Their
unswerving support of Israel is part of this, to the point of defending
Israel when it defies UN resolutions.
6. When other countries defy or ignore international treaties, they should
be bombed. When the US ignores or abandons international treaties, they are
asserting their rights as a sovereign nation.
7. The US public has an incredible ignorance of the outside world, thanks
to their media, and an accompanying arrogance. When Bali was bombed, we
didnt hear a peep out of them. Australia was mentioned in passing as being
south of Indonesia. Chances are that most Americans won't know that
Australia is about to be one of their few allies in the coming war. The
less you know about the rest of the world, the more mistakes you can make.
8. The general neglect of the US's own people when it comes to education
and healthcare is atrocious. Their system of funding sees terrible inequity
in these areas, and reinforces cycles of poverty. The US should be looking
to clean up its own backyard, perhaps using some of its defence money to
educate its children.
9. The US consumes vast amounts of the world's resources, and its people
are some of the most
affluent in the world. Yet they ignore their responsibility toward the
environment (eg Kyoto) and see oil as a birthright. If the US had developed
sustainable energy technology and industries, this war with Iraq would not
be inevitable.
10. Jerry Springer.
http://smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/27/1043533999118.html
There are 10 reasons to like them,we are for all purposes americans anyway,now.
