[WikiEN-l] Re: Trading with the Enemy

[Ray Saintonge]

Jake Nelson wrote:

>I believe recent discussion (ie, the posts starting this thread) pointed out
>that the US is very far from perfect on these matters. Just because people
>are pointing out that France has some very nasty laws doesn't somehow make
>the US legal code's flaws go away.
>And a statement isn't libel if it's true.
>Frankly, if you don't want repressive laws on information and free
>discourse, you're limited to places like Sealand.
>
The problem is not just the flaws in the U.S. system, but that the 
United States actively promotes itself as the archetype of democratic 
virtue.  Those of us who are outside of the United States do not see the 
President of the United States as the leader of the "free world"; we see 
him only as the leader of those countries in the free world where the 
majority voted for him.

Citizens of other countries resent the dictatorship of a foreign tyrant 
far more than that of a home-grown tyrant.  

A little humility goes a long way.

Ec