Re: [OT]Anti-americanism? (FMA)

>From: John Atkinson <johnmatkinson@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
>To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu

>Hmmmm. . .
>
>Am I the only one that notices that this post only
>occours after a response to an anti-Americanism is
>posted?  It's never made in response to the original
>anti-Americanism.
>
>John

John,

At the risk of flaming and borring the others members of this group
etc...

Yes I am British, yes I replied not to ther original statement but to
your 
reply. I would like to think that this was because of the tone of the
post 
rather than the pro american/anti-the rest of the world content.

However, at the risk of sticking my neck out; I think that assuming that
the 
US can continue to do whatever it likes forever is somewhat naive. The
idea 
that any country can exist as a isolationist power in today's close nit 
international community is pretty absurd really. No country is entirely 
indipendant of any other. The final resolution that such a power could 
employ is that of force I suppose, but could anyone, even the enourmous 
military power of the US, hold down (or even take) an empire sufficient
to 
suply all the resources it requires? I think not.

I am not anti-American, I do not claim to fully understand the American 
people but that is pretty much par for the course. However, I do not
feel 
that George Bush's administration is doing the USA any favours with its 
standings in the international community. Anyway, I shall stop here, it
is 
just my opinion. However, it is far from relevant to this list, which is
why 
I feel that discusions along these lines should stop.

Anyways, John if you would like to take this discusion to off-list, then

please do I am perfectly prepared to discuss my opinions, but as I say,
not 
on this list.

Richard

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