: Big irony: The USA is accused in this fashion: Our
: problem in the USA is the fact that we have to stop
: acting like we are divinely appointed to rule.
: Seraph there indicates that the United States feels free
: to involve itself with the rest of the world, to make
: it better, perhaps improve humanitarian things, or get
: rid of evil dictators.
: It is criticized because other countries would say then
: to America, "Where do you get off being the Moral
: Leader of the World?" or, "Who died and made
: you God", etcetera.
: But this is contradicted even by Seraph himself, as well
: as the many others who make the equivalent plaint. For
: even when the United States would say, "All
: right, fine, we'll worry about our own issues and
: isolate ourselves some; you clean up the
: world," it would be internationally chastized
: again, because people would then very much criticize
: the United States for only thinking of itself, of
: being selfish, greedy, and unwilling to help in the
: world.
: This is a double standard. It basically means the USA
: can't exist at all or have any policy whatsoever.
: *throws up hands* What the heck are we supposed to do
: then?? There's no winning in that kind of ironic
: situation. And this dreadful paradox is pervayed all
: the time .
Here's my opinion.
The United States barges in and overthrows goverments.
Hence, we have "Who died and made you god?"
The US says, go handle your own *beep* problems.
Now we get accused of being greedy.
Personally I think that the US enters into situations where it is in its own interests to interfere.
We aren't the UN. The United Nations was founded to be the police/peace keepers of the world, not the US.
And also, even if we did do the "right thing", people like you or Stinger(One of you said something that made me think this, and I'm sorry to say this if you were just pissed)
make it seem like these countries that we help should be praising us as saviors...even if that's true, it's so condesending or something.
Well, I'll have to check the old parts of the thread to be sure, that I'm not imagining stuff there...tell me, and please don't be too pissed.
Seraph
