Well Subman you have shown your preference towards making conclusions without evidence once again. You assume I am Eastern Canadian, probably Quebecois, because the West is so "passive". Well you are as geographically wrong as you could be. I am born and raised in Vancouver BC. It is a spurrious logic that says that just because I happen to have a bit of a leftist or vocal view that Im from a certain region.
Of course my country has issues! They all do! The only difference is that my country isn't intent on spreading its ideology and policies to every corner of the earth. American Manifest Destiny is still alive and any patriotic citizen has an obligation to watch the US carefully because as many American members have pointed out in other threads on Sub Sim apparently American lives and interests come first in the great scheme.
As the world's leading power the US has increadible power (its in the name right?) and as the old saying goes power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. So the rest of the world is supposed to be wary and critical of the US simply because the US isn't going to stop and think about what we (the rest of the world as you see it) care about or what is necessarily good for us. So if I feel the US is doing something that is wrong or is against the best interests of my nation I am going to say it. That isn't called US bashing. That's called criticism. US bashing is something you'd expect to hear from an Iranian Propoganda speech. But here alot of people are interested in what is really going on and we all have opinions. Just because an opinion doesn't agree unequivicably with the American line does not make it an unintellectual flame. If anything you are guilty of flaming and bashing us (again the world at large) without actually presenting a solid argument. This is a message board. This one in particular is about world events much of the time. The US is the most influential power in the world. That means that the US will be at the centre of alot of our discussions. Every great power (and many smaller ones) dont do the right thing. The US is special because its mistakes have much bigger consequences than the smaller nation's.
So I think it is you who ought to get of his high horse and accept the criticism that comes with being top dog. Even if you don't agree with a single thing I say you ought at least acknowledge my right to say it. Don't be petty and dismiss every criticism of America because I have yet to see you acknowledge that your country has done anything wrong or at least not react venemously to a criticism by anotehr member.
I know my country is guilty of many transgressions. So is yours. The difference is that your country holds the world in balance. We can't afford alot of screw ups.
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