2006-09-20 21:17:19 · 6 answers · asked by Perfectly Flawed 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I have been listening to the speeches made at the United Nations and I am deeply concerned.
I realize that what I am about to say amounts to treason in certain circles.
Has it occurred to anyone that the United States and her government sounds more and more like the former Soviet Republic?
I grew up listening to Kruschaev and all of his talk of domination - for the good of the poor nations. He was scary.
Now we, the United States of America, are telling the world that since we are the most powerful nation on earth the rest of the world needs to come into step with us or face our decision of whether or not they can continue to govern themselves as they wish or we will take over and 'free' them.
Scary.
It is not the job or the obligation of America to 'spread' democracy by force. We were not founded by the forefathers so that we might impose our government on any other people. We do not have all of the answers and we are not only wrong but arrogant to think otherwise.
It is time for American's to take back their government and insist on righteousness. True dealings in government, education, economics and politics must come to the forefront and the desire to 'run' the world must take a back seat to the needs of human dignity and righteousness.
America is becoming a shallow imitation of her ideals and it is up to us as citizens to stop this madness.
Thomas Jefferson said that it was our obligation, as citizens, to overthrow any government which no longer represents its citizens.
I do not espouse the overthrow of the government. I do say that this government no longer represents her citizens. The rich get richer. The poor get poorer. The wars escalate. The rhetoric mushrooms. The true criminals never face justice. The petty offenders fill out jails.
Sounds just like the former USSR and I, for one, am scared. my God. I have waited for this question!
2006-09-20 21:23:05 · answer #1 · answered by Temple 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me quote others who had better communication skills then I have:
This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector.
~Plato
Every war when it comes, or before it comes, is represented not as a war but as an act of self-defense against a homicidal maniac.
~George Orwell
“The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and for exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.”
Herman Goering (second in command to Adolf Hitler) at the Nuremburg Trials.
2006-09-20 21:22:12 · answer #2 · answered by Hey Polly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are a bunch of imbosiles stating they know what they are doing.Meanwile people in South Africa is dying of AIDS the roads are in a horrible state crime is the new national sport and the previous vice president commits fraud and has not seen the inside of a jail.
Goverment in SA sucks to say the least. The people that vote for ANC are mostly illiterate so what type of democracy is there?
I say that an exam must be written by all who wants to be president and the one with the best marks becomes president.
2006-09-21 00:34:14 · answer #3 · answered by alwyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idea that any of this war and power mongering from the U.S.A. is new and exclusive to the Bush administration is unbearably naive.
2006-09-20 22:23:10 · answer #4 · answered by numbnuts 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be careful, they are watching what we write...lol
2006-09-20 21:24:37 · answer #5 · answered by Mommadog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i hope they are happy
2006-09-20 21:19:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋