“Politicians in Washington are in no position to talk about human rights worldwide before getting their own house in order. Hope that the day Americans can live free from gun violence and fear will come sooner rather than later.” The above is from today’s Twitter feed of
" . . . what does the rest of the world think?" As a dual national, quite a few times it has been expressed/said to me that the USA is an empire and a retarded giant. It's not just our gun laws but the staggering amount of societal violence, endless wars, a republican system that does not provide us with the best and the brightest, foreign policy hypocrisy, general ignorance about the rest of the world, intractable racial issues, etc. But, on the other hand, we are still thought of as the land of opportunity, an idealized beacon of freedom, and that we make great things.
" . . . what does the rest of the world think?" As a dual national, quite a few times it has been expressed/said to me that the USA is an empire and a retarded giant. It's not just our gun laws but the staggering amount of societal violence, endless wars, a republican system that does not provide us with the best and the brightest, foreign policy hypocrisy, general ignorance about the rest of the world, intractable racial issues, etc. But, on the other hand, we are still thought of as the land of opportunity, an idealized beacon of freedom, and that we make great things.
Very well said and completely agree.
So well said. I it truly the obsession with adhering to the second amendment &/or the less noble fetishes of money and power.