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I remember an article written soon after 9-11 by Michael Tsongas. I'll pick out various points from it thaty I find particularily good...
'As I sat in my car today taking my son home from a long day of play I saw the umptenth millionth car pas by with an American Flag. My first response was, 'the just dont get it' My feeling is a black ribbon signifying mourning is much more appropriate. I see the flags and I jsut cant help but compare them to the flags of Nazi Germany, or Soviet Russia, or White supremecists waving the Confederate flag.'
'Unfortunatly many if not most Americans are blind to our part in this. Without excusing the violence done, or blaming america, or blaming America for the acts the terrorists have chosen to do in New York; there are real reasons for many people all over the world to hate us. On our mainline media, both tv and papers, I see many people talk about the good America does all over the world. Well, we do some good as a country, but more is done by individual Americans as private citizens and by non-governmental organizations. What many of these people don't seem to get, is that the litle good our country has done throughout the world is far outweighed by the bad.
We let our corporations run rough shod over people and the environment, letting Nike, GAP, and their like enslave men, women, and children everywhere. We let Chevron, McDonalds, and their ilk destroy oceans, desert habitat, and rain forests. We consume the worlds resources, impoverish its people, and don't bat an eyelash. Americans that are doing well, or even not so well continue to buy the products of slave labor and look at you funny if you tell them the actual cost of those Nikes, Vans, or nifty sweatshirts with the logos, are.'
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