Sorry Everybody
Sorry Everybody
This is one of the most touching and beautiful things I've seen or heard since the election and ever in the US. So many people have no idea what to say right now... to themselves or to each other. This site says it for 49% of voters in the US--to each other and to the world.
This site shows what's really loved and admired about Americans by the rest of the world. And I'm sorry too.
This is one of the most touching and beautiful things I've seen or heard since the election and ever in the US. So many people have no idea what to say right now... to themselves or to each other. This site says it for 49% of voters in the US--to each other and to the world.
This site shows what's really loved and admired about Americans by the rest of the world. And I'm sorry too.
posted by smokey spice at 3:20 AM
2 Comments:
i don't want to sound all patriotic and shit, but we certainly don't have to apologize for electing a president. i didn't vote for bush, but i am not going to apologize to people for his election. fuck that.
most of the other countries are far worse than this -- especially those in the middle east and asia. and what about england? can you believe these people actually look down on us for electing bush? who the fuck elected their queen? and i haven't seen tony blair do anything other than tea bag bush for the last few years.
and in all honesty, i think it would be rude to apologize to the people who have been victims of our recent (or any other) wars. usually when you apologize, it's good not to go ahead and repeat the things you are apologizing for.
Ay... ok, James, I get where you're coming from to an extent. But the bar is just higher for people who can elect their president.
In any country where you can't vote, you can always claim that its not the majority of the participating society that desires a particular leadership or ideology. You can't do that when people vote in who they want. In a democracy, accountability is inherent.
I think people are apologizing for what will likely happen in international politics rather than for electing Bush. On a fundamental human level, people are saying 'I tried, I don't know what to do now, and I'm sorry for what I think is going to happen'.
No one's saying you have to apologize for democracy to non-democratic states. But this site speaks to people on a personal level...and mostly to Americans at that.
Jeff: Thanks for the info on the site. I've checked it out, and you're right to say that his views/commentary is pretty harsh. But, as a generally harsh person, I'm okay with that. He does recognize something about what's occurred in Libya, though he doesn't know it. Actually, the comments speak more to that than anything he said. But he did provide the opportunity for that discussion, and I respect that.
Unfortunately, I think he had some preconceived notions of Libya; that he had no personal connections in Libya; that he was expecting something more tourist oriented rather than being able to appreciate what was there and preserved.
But, honestly, on a certain level, I hope that Libya stays off the raidar for most Mediteranean travelers. Tourism does strange things to a society, and money isn't enough compensation for it. Besides, they contribute nothing and corrupt too much.
As for you being a right winger, that's between you and Destiny or God. The identity of 'right wing' is pretty vague.
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