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To: tejek who wrote (146624)	4/29/2002 4:25:18 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571681

Ted, <why they see us on one level as the home of pop culture and everything that epitomizes what's cool, and on another level, Satan. And its not just because we are rich and powerful.> Actually, at least where Muslim extremists are concerned, part of the reason why America is the "Great Satan" is indeed the pop culture. Muslims will think the scantily-clad girl dancing on MTV is a true representative of America. Then they'll look at the cross she is wearing and think she's a true representative of Christianity. It's probably similar to the way we think a suicide bomber is a true representative of Islam. As for being rich and powerful, I think that is indeed the core of all the anti-American sentiment. Even some Koreans (hopefully a small minority) love Osama and think America got just what it deserved. It's a real sad view to take, especially since South Korea would have remained a 3rd-world nation without America's help. But it goes to show you just how anti-American the world can be. That's one reason why I don't believe in unilateralism, unless I want to see the problem turn into America vs. everyone else. Although America cannot hope to solve even a fraction of the world's problems, at least she can do more to avoid exacerbating them. Tenchusatsu