Dude, I get the bulk of my news from the Internet, and althought it remains true that U.S. sources are very dominant, it is not like I'm a Russian under Stalinism. I see other national perspectives.
As such, I understand that much of that larger world has this anti-American bias, and when it comes to these jihadists, that is the dangerous bias to have. Sure, there are people who would say the CIA is no better, or is even worse, than al-Qaida, but then there is no reconciling our views because we are too far apart. They can believe what they want, and I don't have to take them seriously.
I also appreciate that there is an arrogance of America that is in itself off-putting, and which is indeed a factor in our difficulties in trying to lead a worldwide effort against the jihadists. I'm sure also that a lot of people enjoy the picture of the world's only superpower getting bloodied up.
We do need to be more receptive to other perspectives and interests and peoples, but that doesn't make us wrong about these jihadists. They aren't going to be as good for you as are our policies. I should think you could appreciate that in your own personal life, preferring our universities to a madrassa.
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Date: 2007-07-11 12:15 pm (UTC)From:As such, I understand that much of that larger world has this anti-American bias, and when it comes to these jihadists, that is the dangerous bias to have. Sure, there are people who would say the CIA is no better, or is even worse, than al-Qaida, but then there is no reconciling our views because we are too far apart. They can believe what they want, and I don't have to take them seriously.
I also appreciate that there is an arrogance of America that is in itself off-putting, and which is indeed a factor in our difficulties in trying to lead a worldwide effort against the jihadists. I'm sure also that a lot of people enjoy the picture of the world's only superpower getting bloodied up.
We do need to be more receptive to other perspectives and interests and peoples, but that doesn't make us wrong about these jihadists. They aren't going to be as good for you as are our policies. I should think you could appreciate that in your own personal life, preferring our universities to a madrassa.