Funny, I've been thinking about the reputation of the USA around the world lately (more so then usual), maybe because of this forum. Anyway, a few years back I was exposed to anti American, hate propaganda and it actually was a revelation to me as to how this is being built up around the world. Naive of me you probably say.... it struck me at the time as a bigger plan a foot, something that's in the works of the PTB. A fabricated target erected on this country to bring us down eventually. I think its clear, a large part of the population now, see the government doesn't represent the people (finally....
) but are working in some vacuum that doesn't include them.. The government is pretty useless these days in actually doing anything for the people. And the truth of what they have been doing around the world has been hidden very well from most. I suspect its only been in the last 20 years or so that the behind the scenes stuff has come out for those with eyes to see.
The people of this country can not be judged by what this consortium is up to and I'm sorry to see that this is the case. Like all countries, we have our fair share of rabid, foaming at the mouth pea brain idiots yelling KILL the ____! I also see that the efforts of millions to stop wars hasn't gotten much coverage in this country or abroad. The nation wide, coming together of people to stop the war in Iraq was one huge example. Millions marched on Washington several times by different groups, petitions presented to city councils ALL OVER this country. There was an immense, ongoing outcry that there would be NO WAR. In the end no one listened to all these people, it just didn't matter. And so we saw, no government that represents "we the people".
So I'm sorry. All the anti-American talk I hear sounds like ignorance to me. We certainly have our problems, been stupid in a lot of ways. But we aren't the ones calling the shots over here.
I don't wish to start a debate on the matter, but being a international group here, the issue arises. I hope there is more insight in these matters here and I suspect/know there is. I do not condemn the people of ANY country and to do so is _____! I'm not to sure of Chomsky by the way, he's considered cointelpro by some.