Sheldon Rampton wrote:
* Finally, it is rather bizarre to give this thread a
title of "More
anti-US bias." Even if Ed were right instead of wrong about this story
all being cooked up by Democrats and their liberal media lackeys,
there's still no evidence of "anti-US bias." Ed seems to have
forgotten that the U.S. Democratic party is based in the United States
and that its members are U.S. citizens. Even if this story were driven
by anti-BUSH bias, that's not the same thing as bias against the
UNITED STATES.
Speaking from outside the US, it's easy to see how the country becomes
identified with its current president, and George W. Bush has left an
impression on citizens of other countries that quickly becomes an
impression of the United States. He has given the world a magnifying
glass with which to look at the United States' faults. In the course of
a Canadian Broadcating Corporation program on the US election it
reported on a survey of whom Canadians would vote for if they could.
80% favored Kerry. That's an astounding ratio, but I suspect that a
similar result would be found in many countries. The damage that Bush
has done to the reputation of the United States may take at least a
generation to repair. No US president has been so widely reviled around
the world as the current one. The opportunities which the 9/11 tragedy
afforded him to improve international co-operation he has turned into a
disastrous legacy of bitterness, hatred and resentment. The platitude
about keeping America strong does not win friends anywhere, because at
anywhere law applies equally to the ultra powerful.
To keep my observations on domestic policies short, the US has not seen
a comparable government since Harding.
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