Message to Llewlladdwr & all other Southerners: Perspective on the South bashing.

[johnlucas]

59. Why are you taking it personally? We're calling out the bigoted mentality not the region

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When Bush was President he gave Americans a VERY BAD image. Worse than before.
Other countries thought of us as moronic for giving this fool a second term.
Remember that British tabloid The Daily Mirror's front page headline in 2004?
"How Could 59,054,087 People Be So Dumb?"

Even if it was a ridiculous tabloid the headline hit it on the head.
Why does that irresponsible coalition have sway on the direction of the country?
If a fool like Bush is considered worthy of Presidency, then what does that say about Americans?

If people from foreign countries started criticizing the decisions of America AS A WHOLE, I wouldn't get sour & act like "Nobody better say nothing bad about my country but ME!"
I would realize they are talking about America as a whole & are confounded on how irresponsible views get beyond 50% of the vote.
I would welcome the criticism & use it as fuel to not let ignorant mentalities sway the country's direction again.

Yeah there's stupid mentalities & behaviors all around the world but is that the standard you want to compare yourself to?
So what if racism, bigotry, xenophobia exist all around the planet much less all around the country.
How can we make it happen less HERE?

I don't hold anything against the North Koreans because of the Kim Jong gang.
I sympathize with the Afghanis who are fighting dogmatic oppressors in their own land.
I don't have beef with Iraqis just because my government says they are at war with them.

"How Could 59,054,087 People Be So Dumb?" doesn't offend me.
They're not talking about me.
John Lucas