We are Not the Good Guys, We are not the Bad Guys...

[Alex]

But in the U.S. we are constantly reminded that we are the greatest nation on the planet.

We are intractable in our greatness, and it causes our wrongness to go uncorrected. [img]rolleyes.gif[/img]

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ September 13, 2002 10:07 AM: Message edited by: Alex ]</font>

[soulfilms]

i think it's america's sense of duty to 'protect' and 'better' other nations in it's own likeness that creates the problems.

[Alex]

hmmm. Sounds like every other political group ever created!

Only we are right! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[soulfilms]

just for the record, i do not think america is the root of all the world's political problems. so there is no reason or obligation for american to think it needs to fix them.

[Alex]

Imagine an addict that proclaims consuming their drug of choice is a right and a freedom.

Our drug of choice is oil.

[soulfilms]

as opposed to everyone else's drug of choice.........life...?

[Alex]

So perhaps everyone else want's oil to, and if we weren't consuming as much as we do, they would take up the slack.

However, must we waste it? Even a drug addict trys not to spill a drop.