It Is The 17'Th Anniversary Of The Most Horrifying Event Of The 21'St Century
Oct 4, 2018 4:03:47 GMT
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Post by mystery on Oct 4, 2018 4:03:47 GMT
Non-Americans love to make stereotypes about American culture based on what they see in movies or in the media. The reality can be quite different. People are just people, no matter where they're from. We're all individuals, and making broad stereotypes about any group of people is wrong. JMO.
I'm not so sure what you mean by this. What does being a woman have to do with not feeling fear or paranoia?
This is what you stated earlier:
You have made a sweeping generalization yourself here, by claiming 'every' and while I agree that people are just people, please explain how life has never been the same since for 'every' American. Most will just move on with their lives, without the feeling of insecurity every time they visit an airport. How is that a way to live ones life. There are millions of overseas tourists that pass through the States every year. Do they feel the same sense of fear and paranoia that Americans do? They are on the same soil.
...That said, 9/11 hit every American very hard, because we saw it play out in real time, in our own backyard, and life has never really been the same since then...
America is perhaps the most violent country in the world and that includes those that aren't considered from the West. Is it at all surprising that an event like 9/11 ended up taking place? It is ok for the US to invade other countries with their phony propaganda and self-serving agendas and still claim due provocation, yet when something happens on their own soil, it becomes undignified. What is the diff?
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You claimed I was feeling fear and paranoia, so I pointed out that I have traveled through the Middle East solo, which I would not have done if I was paranoid and afraid.
Let me explain something for you. After the US got pulled into the ridiculous war know as World War I, we became isolationist. If a conflict didn't directly involve us, then we didn't get involved. Hitler rose to power, we did nothing. Germany began invading other European countries, and it wasn't our problem. We didn't get involved in the war until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, and the entire world was in crisis.
After the devastation of World War 2, the US was determined not to make the same mistake again. If a country became belligerent and began invading their neighbors, then they had to be stopped. We became the world's sherriff. Have we made mistakes? Certainly. But if the US suddenly decided to turn back to isolationism, how long do you think it would take Russia or China to begin gobbling up neighboring countries? Personally, I don't want to find out.
There have been times when I wished we could stop being the world police, but every time we pull back, Russia does things like invade Crimea, and China begins expanding territory into the South China Sea. Testing the boundaries.
It's fine if you hate the US, and Americans. You have that right. But would you really prefer us to go back to isolationism? Just curious.