The Professor 2 said:
Can you find nothing at all that is good about America????
I speak as an independent...an Ex Pat living in Europe and Dubai.
You shoot off your mouth with nothing but criticism and you seem to have no idea at all about what it is like to live outside of the US! And you have no idea how fortunate you are to live in and to be an American.
Your diatribes are frankly disgusting and give creedence to the phrase "ugly American"...my students would give their left arm to be in the position you are in and you don't have a clue.
Try someone else's shoes on before you vomit on your own!
Say something - anything - good about the US or keep your painted lips shut unless and until you can put yourself in someone else's position who is NOT fortunate enough to be an American...Madame?...give me a break! You have who and what you vote for!
Without stating it too strongly . . . BULLSHIT. You get who and what you vote for when you have a legitimate election system that is not twisted by corrupt election officials in places like Ohio where voters are disenfranchised, and where elected officials are actually elected instead of appointed by a biased Supreme Court.
Having lived here all my life, served in our military for almost a decade, and done so proudly, I can say for a fact that Madame Zora's statements are spot on.
When "elected" officials show a complete disregard for the Constitution and laws which they are sworn to uphold and defend, they deserve criticism and they deserve to be called on it.
The fact is that the majority of the world currently views the US as the largest threat to world peace, not a bastion of freedom. The overwhelming hubris shown by this administration destroyed the vast majority of positive feelings toward the US, even the increased goodwill shown by the world at large after the events of 9/11 has been obliterated.
Little clue for you - "Ugly American" refers to someone who has the belligerent attitude that America is better than any place else on Earth and who obnoxiously displays that attitude wherever they go, both through their statements, and their self-involved attitude and actions. Someone who actually travelled extensively and actually dealt frequently with residents of other countries would know that.
If you'd like the primary definition, I give you the following:
[SIZE=-1]"Ugly American is a term used to refer to perceptions worldwide of arrogant, demeaning, unthoughtful behavior of Americans abroad. The term originated as the title of a 1958 book by authors William Lederer and Eugene Burdick, reprinted in 1999" --- Sorry, but someone critical of America who is living there hardly qualifies. Doubt me? Look it up.
This may come as a shock to you, but criticizing something that is extremely wrong with your country is NOT a bad thing. It's a much worse thing to see something wrong and remain silent and complacent than it is to speak out against wrong and try to make it right. NO man is supposed to be above the law in the US, and when you have those in power who believe they can alter the law to suit their whim, then the US is no longer what it was intended to be.
Another shock for you - the President is NOT the United States. He is merely an elected official. Criticizing him does NOT equate to criticizing the United States anymore than criticizing Tony Blair equates to criticizing the UK.
"[/SIZE]To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President,right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile,but is morally treasonable to the American public." - Theodore Roosevelt
