Well said. It seems simple to me. I've spent time in many developing countries; Egypt, Sudan, India (Kashmir) the Muslim ones among them. It doesn't matter if you sit inside the borders of this country and think we are peace loving. Those people do not think so. They see the material wealth we have. They see the violent movies Hollywood cranks out. They see the exploitative way we portray women/sex. They see the damage done to the environment by companies based in the West. And, because they aren't pacified by driving to the Mosque in a big, comfy vehicle, because their electricity goes on and off intermittently, because they don't have a nice, manicured golf course or yard to relax in, because their sons and daughters scramble for the same prospects of 2 dollar a day jobs they've had and their fathers had, because they read about the US acting with violence (overtly or covertly) to many countries (Cuba, Vietnam, Granada, Panama, Iraq, Somalia, Kosovo, Iraq, etc.) that do something our leaders don't like....they are kind of pissed at us.
Spend some time among that HALF of the world rather than in front of a TV. (I know you know this.) The US has many virtues. But we certainly have room for improvement. |
