| -- End Ad Box ---> | | | | countries and certain other countries hate us because |
| Americans need to get used to the idea that, no | | | | they are afraid that their citizens might try to |
| matter what The United States Of America does, | | | | emulate us and rise up and take away their power |
| the rest of the world will never like us. | | | | over those citizens. Additionally, most Moslim |
| Ours is a unique society. We are made up of people | | | | countries hate us because our country does not |
| from almost every other nationality in the world. We | | | | follow Islam, 'the one true religion'. According to them |
| were originaly formed by immigrants seeking religious | | | | we are Satanists for not following the 'one true God'. |
| and other freedoms. Our ethics and moral codes | | | | Since all of these governments control, in large part, |
| were formed mainly from Judeo-Christian ideals, ie: | | | | the information sources in those countries, the |
| The Old And New Testaments, The Ten | | | | majority of the people of those countries believe the |
| Commandments and the teachings of Jesus Christ. | | | | lies and propaganda that are reported about us. |
| Our form of government is mainly secular but our | | | | Notice, however, how when many, not all, of those |
| way of living, our body of law and our way of | | | | citizens make it into this country, they learn about us |
| thinking is, for the most part, Judeo-Christian. | | | | and they become, not only good citizens but, assets |
| Ours is not an insular society. All Americans, with the | | | | to our country. Some of our most contributing |
| possible exception of Native American Indians, are | | | | citizens came from countries that hated or fought |
| decended from immigrants. These immigrants have | | | | against us at one time or another. |
| come from all over the world. These immigrants | | | | People that can recieve or hear news about our |
| brought, with them, differing ideas, customs and | | | | country, listen to our loudest and most strident |
| ways of doing things. Many of these ideas, customs | | | | voices. Voices from people like Howard Dean, Ted |
| and ways of doing things have been melded into our | | | | Kennedy, Nancy Pelosi, Alec Baldwin, Susan Sarandon, |
| way of life. The foregoing has made us completely | | | | Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, Al Sharpton, etc.. Since |
| different than any other country in the world and | | | | many people, in other countries, don't understand the |
| people, due to the nature of humans, don't always | | | | true meaning of freedom of speech, they think that |
| like other people who are different. | | | | these people are speaking for all of us. They think |
| Ours is a wealthy country, not only in resources and | | | | that all of us hate President Bush, they think that our |
| land but also in our varied citizenry and our freedoms. | | | | country is filled with prejudice and hatred, they think |
| This makes other people jealous or envious. They | | | | that crime is out of controll and they think that |
| don't have what we have, so they say that they | | | | every one of us carries guns and shoot each other |
| don't like us or that they hate us. Some of those | | | | for no reason, they think that we all feel that the |
| same people, however, can't wait to immigrate to | | | | war in Iraq is immoral or already lost, they think that |
| this country, in order to have what we have. | | | | all Republicans and most whites hate minorities and all |
| Our people, for the most part, are loving, caring and | | | | non Jewish or Christian religions. |
| generous. This may very well be one of our biggest | | | | These people in other countries don't understand that |
| problems. We want to give to and help others. Many | | | | the voices that they are hearing come from a very |
| people think of our giving and help as pure | | | | loud and vocal minority of hard line left wing zealots |
| interference while others feel that no one would give | | | | and that those voices do not speak for all of us. |
| or help without expecting something in return. No | | | | These people also hear from a few loud and vocal |
| other country in the world is guided by | | | | far right wing zealots, however the right wing zealots |
| Judeo-Christain principles so no other country in the | | | | are not celebrities so these people don't pay as much |
| world thinks or believes as we do. We can't | | | | attention to them. What the people in other |
| understand how they think and they can't understand | | | | countries don't understand is that the majority of |
| how we think. | | | | people in this country are moderate to slightly left or |
| We deal with other countries and their people as we | | | | right wing and don't really agree with either the far |
| deal with each other. We don't understand that, in | | | | left or the far right. The majority of people in this |
| most parts of the world, fear and hatered are more | | | | country are hard working, kind, caring and generous |
| powerful than love, greed and envy are more | | | | people. However, moderate views are not exciting |
| powerful than kindness and generosity, wanting to | | | | and therefore do not sell a lot of newspapers or |
| win is more powerful than a sense of fair play and | | | | garner a lot of television viewers, so moderate views |
| that all of the foregoing are considered by many | | | | do not get much coverage here or in any of the free |
| people to be weaknesses. | | | | or fairly free foriegn press. |
| When France helped us during the Revolutionary | | | | Finally, most of the people in the world don't like each |
| War, the facts that the were already at war with | | | | other, many Chinese consider anyone not Chinese to |
| England in the Caribbean, that we had to pay them | | | | be a barbarian and less than human, Indians and |
| for their help and that they did not come to our | | | | Pakastanis hate each other, Russia and all of the old |
| assistance untill they were sure that we had already | | | | Soviet Union members fight or feud with each other, |
| won the war, did not stop us from being grateful. | | | | many Muslims hate Jews and Christians, most Arab |
| When During the Civil War and The War of 1812 a | | | | countries seem to hate Isreal, Muslim sects hate and |
| few French helped the Union, again for pay and again | | | | kill each other, the French think that everyone else is |
| after they believed that the Union had won or would | | | | beneath them, some Irish hate the British, in Ireland |
| win the war, we were grateful. We we helped the | | | | Catholics and Protestants fight each other, many |
| French during their Civil War and in the First and | | | | Chinese and Koreans hate the Japanese and many |
| Second World Wars, a few French were grateful but | | | | Japanese hate the Chinese and the Koreans, Africans |
| many more hated us. After all, we had humiliated | | | | hate and kill other Africans, Argentines feel superior |
| them by helping them. We had shown them that | | | | to citizens of other South American contries, etc, |
| they could not succeed with out our assistance. | | | | etc.. If so many people in the world hate or dislike |
| When the French believed that, Saddam Hussein did | | | | each other, how can we expect them to like or love |
| have weapons of mass destruction and was a threat | | | | us? |
| to the world, they refused to help us or to join with | | | | Isn't it about time that we quite worrying about |
| us because their profits were more important than | | | | being liked and instead started worrying about being |
| the live's of others. They believed that they were | | | | respected or even a little feared. Fear usually |
| safe because they were trading partners with | | | | generates a certain amount of respect. I'm not |
| Hussein. In addition, they feel that we have too much | | | | suggesting that we become another Soviet Union or |
| power so, they oppose us every chance they get | | | | a China. I am saying that perhaps we should stop |
| (Don't tell me about Desert Storm, the French did | | | | worrying what the world thinks of us and instead |
| and contributed very little. The main thing they did | | | | stand up for ourselves. Use our financial clout, |
| was to help talk us out of going into Bagdad and | | | | sacrifice a little, or a lot by not buying oil and goods |
| ending the problem in Iraq, thereby saving their | | | | from our enemies, cancell free trade agreements |
| trading partner Saddam Hussein.). On the other hand, | | | | with our detractors, etc.. Sure many things will cost |
| they want our money from tourism and trade so | | | | us more, but aren't our way of life and our dignity |
| they invite our citizens to visit and to buy their | | | | worth something. And, if we do need to use military |
| goods. The French do not do anything unless it is in | | | | force, maybe we should use it without first trying to |
| their own best intrest (By the way, I hate to admit | | | | get everyone else's permission. Help from countries |
| this, but I have been told that, much to my regret, I | | | | like France, Germany, Russia and China would cost us |
| am part French.). I know that the foregoing | | | | more than it would help us. Help from the United |
| paragraph makes it sound as if I am a biggot. I am | | | | Nations always seems to cost us more, in money |
| not a biggot, I just do not like being used, abused | | | | and problems, than it helps us. There are a few |
| and lied to and I feel that that is what has been | | | | countries, Australia, England, Israel, Taipei and a few |
| happening ever since the French Indian War or as it is | | | | others that usually stick by us, however, we may |
| also called, The Seven Years War, which took place | | | | not always be able to count on them. Even now |
| before we were even a country. | | | | many people in England are trying to have Tony Blair |
| Russia hates us for causing the breakup of the | | | | removed from office and if we don't start doing a |
| Soviet Union. The governments of Russia, Mainland | | | | better job of helping our friend and ally Israel, they |
| China, North Korea, most Moslim countries, many | | | | may, someday, cease to exist. |
| African countries, some Central and South American | | | | |