Why has the world turned away from US in terms of our reputation and in joining our efforts against "evil"? Let's review:
1) We constantly berate other nations for human rights violations, how they treat their poor and for their immorality. LET'S ALL THINK ABOUT LIVING CONDITIONS IN DETROIT OR THE MURDER RATE IN CHICAGO.
2) We take the moral high ground in dictating how other nations should raise their children, treat their women and even what to kill to feed their families. WE LOST THE MORAL HIGH GROUND YEARS AGO AND THAT IS NOT A PARTISAN VIEWPOINT.
3) We dictate who can or who cannot have weapons to defend themselves and, based on that, take actions to starve nations. WHO HAS ACTUALLY USED THE ATOMIC WEAPON?
4) We make fun of a private citizen for having a friendship with a foreign dictator and scoff at the possibility that we would open up diplomatic dialogue. WE ARE NOW CONDUCTING WAR GAMES NEAR SOUTH KOREA.
5) We disdain other cultures and countries, are ignorant to their customs and only value their money as we export the overflow of our own cultural crap. SEE HONEY BOO BOO, THE KARDASHIANS AND MORMONS.
There are, of course, mitigating circumstances for these examples but, some day we will have to realize that we are not the police of the world, that we cannot export our own morality and that while we attempt to feed, control, patrol and own the world...our own country is moving toward 3rd or 4th class status (just check healthcare quality, student performance, GNP, etc).
Put yourself in the shoes of someone from the outside looking in.
1) We constantly berate other nations for human rights violations, how they treat their poor and for their immorality. LET'S ALL THINK ABOUT LIVING CONDITIONS IN DETROIT OR THE MURDER RATE IN CHICAGO.
2) We take the moral high ground in dictating how other nations should raise their children, treat their women and even what to kill to feed their families. WE LOST THE MORAL HIGH GROUND YEARS AGO AND THAT IS NOT A PARTISAN VIEWPOINT.
3) We dictate who can or who cannot have weapons to defend themselves and, based on that, take actions to starve nations. WHO HAS ACTUALLY USED THE ATOMIC WEAPON?
4) We make fun of a private citizen for having a friendship with a foreign dictator and scoff at the possibility that we would open up diplomatic dialogue. WE ARE NOW CONDUCTING WAR GAMES NEAR SOUTH KOREA.
5) We disdain other cultures and countries, are ignorant to their customs and only value their money as we export the overflow of our own cultural crap. SEE HONEY BOO BOO, THE KARDASHIANS AND MORMONS.
There are, of course, mitigating circumstances for these examples but, some day we will have to realize that we are not the police of the world, that we cannot export our own morality and that while we attempt to feed, control, patrol and own the world...our own country is moving toward 3rd or 4th class status (just check healthcare quality, student performance, GNP, etc).
Put yourself in the shoes of someone from the outside looking in.
