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Originally Posted by Sparks
I was reading the "Galloway" thread, and it reminded me of something that's been bothering me for a long time. It seems that people are extremely quick to pull the "anti-US" card. Here's what I mean:
Any criticism of the United States seems to be immediately branded with this label. Any.
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If you take that one thread in isolation, it sure might look like that.
If you take the vast history of the Off-Topic board, you might have a different opinion.
The vast majority of people who have had the anti-US card played against them have never said anything good about the US. It's okay to be a critic or a cynic, if you admit (and argue as such) that there are some things that are good. If everything is bad, you're anti- it.
In the same way, anybody who seems to support the US position in any way gets labeled as pro-US, or a neo-con, or "in bed with Bush", or whatever. It's not just on this board but in public in general. It is still okay to have similar thoughts as the US/Bush and disagree with them in other matters.... but that seems to get ignored too.
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Originally Posted by Sparks
And let's face it - the United States is far from perfect, but the same can be easily said with regards to Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, China, Japan... God, Luxembourg! Shouldn't it be obvious that no country is perfect?
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I agree with you. No country is perfect. That said, no country is absolutely 100% wrong all the time either - which position those frequently labeled anti-US seem to take on an increasingly frequent basis.
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Originally Posted by Sparks
So, why, when questions are raised about American foreign policy after 9/11, it's "anti-US?" Why, when questions are raised about the States' funding (and support) of various regimes over the years, it's anti-American? If anything, it's extremely pro-US! As a Canadian, I'm proud of my country, and want to know how we can make it even better. Don't Americans en masse? Don't their apologists?
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So... those that criticize the US aren't anti-US, but those that defend the US are apologists? Good one!