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To: Lane3 who wrote (208723)	6/17/2007 4:48:20 PM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793917

"Why do they hate us?" does not convey the notion that "America is the source of all evil." Quite the contrary. It expresses amazement that anyone could hate us good guys Except it is a rhetorical question, one where the answer is already known. The answer is: because it's all our fault. If that isn't "America is the source of all evil in the world", it's as close as your going to get.

To: Lane3 who wrote (208723)	6/17/2007 4:58:58 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 793917

See D. Long's post

To: Lane3 who wrote (208723)	6/17/2007 5:02:42 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793917

Why Do They Hate Us?" A post by Maynard How many times have we heard Leftists insist that we should respond to threats and attacks by searching our souls and repenting of our wickedness? We heard it after 9/11 and we continue to hear it now. Just the other day, Ted Kennedy again fumed from the Senate floor that a troop surge would "make us more hated". Such statements rest upon an implicit assumption that hatred is somehow, if not reasonable, at least rational. But that's utter nonsense. What did the Jews do to make the Nazis hate them? What did Abel do to make Cain hate him? When we hear of murderous hatred, isn't our first assumption that it was the hater, and not the object of his hatred, who was inexcusably evil? Why is it that only attacks made upon America and Americans are assumed to be understandable? In recent years, there's been a rash of legislation against what are referred to as "hate crimes". Some of us regard the trend with suspicion. If someone intentionally breaks your nose, then is it really relevant whether you're a member of a politically-favored class? But, like it or not, hate crime legislation increases the harshness of certain sentences. To be consistent with the sensitivity towards those who hate Americans, maybe it should work the other way around. If a crime were alleged to be a hate crime, then perhaps the sentence should be reduced, because the victim is a member of a class of people that have done things to make themselves hated. Do you remember when James Byrd, a black man, was dragged to his death? Maybe Jesse Jackson should have capped that incident by pleading with African-Americans not to do things to make white people hate them. With respect to hating America, isn't it obvious that this nation is far greater than any other nation? People have come here from all over the world to make better lives for themselves. Where we've influenced other regions, we've made them better than anyone else has done. Look at South Korea versus North Korea, West Germany versus East Germany, Taiwan versus mainland China or Vietnam. How can any sane person look at the big picture of history and conclude that Americans owe the world an apology? This is not to suggest that America — or anyone else — is above criticism. America may be grand compared to the rest of the world, but we fall short of utopia. Of course we need to work on our flaws! Please, let's just not lose perspective. Dinesh D'Souza wrote an interesting article on how the Turks are angry with America for turning pornography into mainstream global entertainment. Is this, D'Souza asks, why they hate us? The irony is that so many Americans are also concerned about the degradation of our culture. D'Souza distinguishes between the pornographers — who are quick to admit they're making unglorious trash — versus the ACLU-type moonbats, who aggressively work to batter down the cultural infrastructure, such that none of us may be spared from the flood. Wouldn't it be absurd if, in the final analysis, the people who paint the target on our backs happen to be the same people who insist that we not respond when outsiders shoot at us?