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Strategies & Market Trends : Zeev's Turnips - No Politics
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To: Zeev Hed who wrote (4305)11/8/2001 6:37:47 PM
From: Steve Lee  Read Replies (1) of 99280
 
I earned Rich's broken promise to never post to me again not by disagreeing with American policies but by saying that a large number of people disagreed with them. I actually said America was unpopular amongst other countries. That doesn't mean I don't like their policies. Did you know there were celebrations in the street in Greece and in England and in Denmark after WTC? Did you see the Athens soccer fans in Scotland holding their arms out and making like Aeroplanes to taunt the British allies who were chanting "USA" in response to the Greeks refusal to participate in the minute's silence at the match? These are just my experiences from countries I have been in since 9/11. When I am at home I have CNN on most of the time. Other times I have BBC News 24. It is amazing how different the news is between channels. I firmly believe that Americans are shielded from World news and that the US press is heavily censored.

Do you know why the Greeks don't like the USA? It is because they came to the aid of Muslims in a number of Balkan countries - countries which suffered from violent uprising, terrorism and the killing of civilians.

So USA gets criticised for being Anti Muslim in the ME, and for being pro Muslim in the Balkans. It is a fact of life that you can't please everyone, and if you are a superpower you are going to piss people off however honourable your intentions. To admit that is not Anti American.

GDP went negative recently. Some here would have us say it was positive because admitting unpleasant facts is not patriotic. Ooops, don't wanna give Greenspan any ideas if he is reading this <g>

Neither did I earn the right to be disappointed by the fleeting thought he would never post to me again through criticising Israeli soldiers for shooting children, but for criticising the retaliation on the part of the Palestinians as a parallel for Rich1's thirst for blood against innocents in revenge for 9/11.

And as for the final point you made on the insensitivty of timing of remarks, maybe you are right and I have admitted that long ago.
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