American Zenophobia and Racism
Crimson, it really s#cks that you feel uncomfortable posting here on kfo these days. Its too bad that this government's propaganda machine has bred such zenophobia and displaced rage and racism. Bush's "You're either for us or against us" policy is devisive and insidious, resulting in derogatory sentiments towards France and many other nations. But believe me, not all US citizens feel this way (mostly just the ones that the media covers, exagerating & compounding the problem). And Paris is still one of my favorite cities!
I've tried to stay out of the political debates on kfo, i don't really think this is the place for it. I would rather debate politics on a political forum and leave this place for what we have in common and for the martial arts related knowlege and ideas that I respect the people who post here for. But some people's ignorant racism surfaces here, and thats unfortunate.
I despise President Bush, i think he's a tyrannical imperialist and I hope he gets impeached over this fiasco.
Of course I also think Saddam is a terrible dictator who suppresses & lies to his people and i certainly wouldnt stick up for him. But I think Bush lies to us and the world just as much. Theyre both aweful men. I would like to see a more free Iraq without Saddam, but not this way...
I am against the process and methods that this administration has undertaken. I really don't think Iraq is that much of a danger to the US; we have been subject to scare tactics and propoganda designed to scare us into military aggression and the real danger of terrorism is being compromised and used as an excuse to propagate US & British imperialism in the Middle East. It is NOT all about oil, althought that is certainly part of it...It is about global domination...The real danger is the hatred that this first strike policy will breed in others around the world. It sends a terrible message to the rest of the world about what America really stands for and I think that will ultimately set us back in making the world a freer and more equal place.
Now that the our troops are over there, I support them and hope they get the job done with as fast as possible with minimal casualties for both US military and Iraqie citizens.
I just think that Bush is setting dangerous precedents and is doing more to divide the world than bring it together. His policies are spawning zenophobia and racism. He is jeopordizing our constitutional rights rights as well as the concept of world democracy, although he states otherwise. His logic is flawed and he openly disrespect the opinions of other world leaders, as well as discenting voices here in the US (and there are many). Hopefully this will be the final nail in his coffin as far as his chances of getting re-elected in '04.
I don't consider myself a 'peace-nic'; I just think that the real danger is the personal freedoms and world relations that we're sacrificing in aggressively rushing into war in such an un-democratic way.
What ever happened to good ol fashioned free-thinking and rebellion? Bush has so many people in this country in his front pocket, championing his skewed ideals and battle cry, like a bunch of flag waving robots. Its truely bizzare.
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