I just had the displeasure of watching Hugo Chavez give his hate speech at the U.N (United Nations) and I must say I was taken aback at the reaction of the house afterwords. They actually applauded this loons hate filled rhetoric. Does the rest of the world really hate the United States of America that much? Is this the end of this country as we know it? Are we really the biggest terrorist threat to the world? All politics aside I fear a monster is raising its ugly head and when it is ready to strike it will be like nothing the world has ever seen. Now, you can blame President Bush for all the hate that is directed toward the United States if it makes you feel better but who will you blame once he is out of office and someone else is running the show. Chavez made the statement "Yankee Go Home" so I wonder if the United States did pull out of all the countries that it is in right now, what the consequences would be. I shudder to think. Here at home the political climate is not much better. The hate of a lot of our own citizens towards President Bush and their own country runs so deep that they are completely blinded by it. When asked why they hate so much they are unable to give viable answers. A typical Q&A goes like this:
Me: You tell me that you hate President Bush and he is an evil man. Could you tell me why you hate him so much?
John Q Citizen: Because he is evil, thats why.
Me: what makes him so evil?
John Q Citizen: Because he is the spawn of Satan.
Me: Oh, his mother was a Jackal?
John Q Citizen: Whats a Jackal?
Me: Never mind. Is there any other reason why you hate him so much?
John Q Citizen: Well, doesn't everybody?
Me: Let me ask you this. There were Presidents in the past who made mistakes also. Do you hate them?
John Q Citizen: Thats not a fair question, I wasn't born then.
Me: Why does that make any difference?
John Q Citizen: It just does, thats why.
Me: OK, if the next President makes mistakes will you hate him or her?
John Q Citizen: As long as his or her last name is not Bush, No.
And round and round we go. As the world dictators try to unify the rest of the world against us we will forever be in a fight for freedom. We fought to gain our independence and we will continue to fight in order to keep it. Presidents past, present and future have and will make mistakes. No one leader is perfect and has all the answers because we as humans are not perfect. The ones who think they are, are the ones you should fear. To be honest I wish we could all live together in peace and the world be an oasis. Will grown men and woman start acting like adults instead of children and realize that working together is far Superior to fighting? This remains to be seen. If not, the world as we know it will be no more.
Things are not black or white; I wish it was this simple. You are going to hate me for my next two posts (7th and 8th of October).
I don't believe the people of the world hate the United States or its citizen, but I do believe people do hate their external politics and constant invasions.
Now, just because people can not find the proper words or concept to articulate their dislike for Mr. Bush and its administration, it does not make the guy a saint either. All you have to do is surf all the mayor U.S. newspapers like New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, et-cetera, to find they why so many people dislike and even hate Mr. Bush. This experiment is only in the U.S., but you can take to the mayor newspaper around the world and find even more eloquent reasons. If you take your browsing a little bit further and you include ONGs around the world and Unions, you find irrefutable sentiments.
Regardless of whatever Chávez is a viable of opponent to Bush and his external policies and and invasions, Mr. Bush will turn him into an enemy because the United States needs nothing more than an enemy to justify its wars, invasions, and terrorist incursions. I remember, more or less, what the Russian Ambassador told the Reagan/Bush administration in the late 80s, "I am going to do the worst that can be done to the United States, I will remove your biggest enemy..."
Good luck on this very difficult path you have taken... finding the truth and sentiments of people in your country and outside the big world will be painful.
Posted by: Rudy Girón at October 6, 2006 01:05 PMEl respeto al derecho ajeno es la PAZ. –Benito Juárez
Posted by: Rudy Girón at October 6, 2006 01:08 PMWhy would I hate you for giving your opinion?
If I am to take any path it would be a path to peace.
Posted by: sompopo at October 7, 2006 07:47 AM