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[serene]

I want to shake the whole US Administration and say, "Do you really WANT to be the one that everyone hates the mere thought of? Didn't you like it better when we were the ones everyone wanted to be like?"

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[mistdog.livejournal.com]

But that time ended so long ago... not long after the moon landing I think, around 1970.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

And at that time, most of these people were already actively in politics. These are old guys. Doesn't matter -- my point is, I look at that video and think "Yup, they've got a point. We're assholes." and they look at something like that and say "Look at those bad guys there threatening us because they hate freedom!"

[velochicdunord.livejournal.com]

It's not that I'm not fond of standing in front of the US consulate waving signs (I'm not exactly a raving fan of current US foreign policy, the current administration or our new PM's current coziness with them), but do keep in mind where that video is coming from. North Korea, the police state? Hu-huh. Yep.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

No, I know. And I'm no big fan of the former Iraqi government, either, nor the Taliban -- what I'm saying is that there's a particular hatred of the US that is not only based in fact, but it makes these lunatics sound like they've got good heads on their shoulders.

[velochicdunord.livejournal.com]

I don't think they would have kept control of N. Korea without it.

[snippy]

Based on actions not words, I think we're still the ones everyone wants to be like. That would be the actions of millions of immigrants, that is.

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

think harder. man, that statement is full of holes large enough for the starship enterprise to cruise through at warp 9.

"everyone"? several billion people do not immigrate to the US. that's some rather generous definition of "everyone" you have there.

immigrants all want to be like you? in what way? and immigrants are all alike to start with, so naturally they all want the same thing?