I hope and pray that people around the world do not assume that the actions of U.S. soldiers and the decisions of U.S. political figures actually reflect the feelings of each and every citizen of the United States.
I have to say this, and if I offend you or whatever, then good:
ANYONE WHO THINKS THAT UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND UNITED STATES SOLDIERS REPRESENT EVERY PERSON IN OUR COUNTRY IS STUPID..
It's ****ing impossible. And, (please correct me if I am wrong about this) everyone around the world that makes an opinion about the average U.S. citizen makes their assumption based on what they hear about our government leaders and what our soldiers do in other countries.
That is total bullshit.
If anyone really thinks that our government really cares about the average person, you are completely delusional. I don't know if anyone outside of the States learns about our government, but what we learn in school is that it is supposed to be chosen by the people, for the people. And in some part, it is. The people vote for who they want to be president.
But the candidates don't always cover every question. They mostly make statements that will get them votes. And the people hear their words through the media, which is always slanted one way or the other. It likes to make one candidate look bad and the other look good.
And then, candidates need to have money. Connections. They won't get anywhere unless they know people. Look at Bush. He signed up to serve in the air force and dodged it completely. Then, since his daddy owned oil pumps or some stupid shit in Texas, Dubya greased his way up the ladder.
Our government is not a fair representation of the needs and welfare of the common people.
Then there are our soldiers.
I personally don't know much about the stuff they do. That's because here in the States, the media will not reveal any information that might anger the people: they only print stuff that will sell papers.
But from what I have heard second hand, none of that shit was sanctioned, and no officials gave anyone permission to do it. The soldiers did it on its own.
I have a few historical references to make. It has been said that the States cannot possibly install a democracy in Iraq. They say it can't be done at all. I say bullshit, look at Japan. After they fell apart at the end of WWII, who rebuilt them? Why, the United States?
Look at South Korea. They were invaded by the Communist Nation of North Korea back in 1950. We are actually still in a technical state of war with them; no treaties were ever written. We drove North Korea out of South Korea and dominated every inch of it, and China pushed us back to the borders they have today. People in South Korea have very short memories, because they don't like U.S. soldiers on their borders. But, wait, if we never showed up in the first place, wouldn't they be a communist nation right now?
And on a side note (though it is still kinda related), I thinks its funny that France mocks us. Especially because we saved their assess from Germany. Twice.
Okay, I'm ready for anyone to throw corrections or rebuttals. I really want to know how accurate I am about this sort of thing.
And anyone from the states who reads this, can I get any verification for what I've said?
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