USA: Land of the Free, Home of the Evil???

Many members here have read foreign newspapers and their op--ed pages, so have been quite aware of foreign opinion, past and present, good and bad.

We have always hung out our dirty linen for the world to see. In spite of that, many want entrance to the US, so they see something good.

Also, such reports have been in US media from the get-go of the war, though not limited to teenagers, as in the Fox News report.

"Teenagers" can range from 11 up. As so many of the dead in Iraq have been 18 and 19 year-olds, that could give pause to them.

I heard somewhere that the French-Canadian province is more French than France itself.

It's just not lately that we have been unpopular. The book, "The Ugly American" was published in 1958. It was a conglomeration of fiction based on fact..

I'm one who cringed at the tone of the "We'll go it alone!" speech, but we hadn't exactly been liked by other countries long before that, and long before the war.

Angeline
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My 6th sense says.......


I do not think it would be fair for Canada's youth to say what they said about the USA, but perhaps their opinion was based on the entire current WARS takings place.

I believe the War in Afghanistan, Iraq, the foreign policy have gained the world's dislike for the USA. As far as USA being free, yes but so does Canada and many other countries. As far as labeling Evil, that is excessively vague. If it meant social evils, well all other countries have its share of it. Perhaps the social evils are more obvious in our country simply because it's been advertise so much by our own media.

Perhaps this evilness is attributed to the BIGGER EVIL in terms of occupations. I do not think any country meant the evilness is directed to the national issues. But then again, the USA, is known for 100 of years as the BIG DADDY of all nations --- interfering and or saving other country's problem.

I believe the intensity of such labeling is due to the obvious propaganda that a country has made itself to be. A Muslim country for instance has its label by the Western Countries and vice versa. There are stereotyping even within the national territories as such --- the town of so and so is so and so?

Same goes with labeling a person. So and so is a hate monger. So and so is cryptic. Hahahhahahha but these are the things we do to ourselves that brings about the name.

Personally, really, who cares? I won't loose a sleep over what people say about my country, about others country ?? there's truth and false in every views.