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USA, Afghanistan, GWB's latest speech
Sep. 21st, 2001 09:13 am"Americans are asking, ``Why do they hate us?''
They hate what they see right here in this chamber: a democratically elected government. Their leaders are self-appointed. They hate our freedoms: our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freedom to vote and assemble and disagree with each other"
-GWB's speech to Congress, 20/9/2001
I don't know if he really believes it's that simple, or if he's just decided it's easier to pretend it's that simple... whichever, this kind of simplistic "we're good, they're bad, it's all envy" speech achieves nothing good.
Looks like he's treating the nastier symptoms, and steadfastly refusing to mention any cause. I imagine the less right-wing British press (and, hopefully, politicians...) will be uncomfortable with this sort of rhetoric. I know I am.
(from here)
They hate what they see right here in this chamber: a democratically elected government. Their leaders are self-appointed. They hate our freedoms: our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech, our freedom to vote and assemble and disagree with each other"
-GWB's speech to Congress, 20/9/2001
I don't know if he really believes it's that simple, or if he's just decided it's easier to pretend it's that simple... whichever, this kind of simplistic "we're good, they're bad, it's all envy" speech achieves nothing good.
Looks like he's treating the nastier symptoms, and steadfastly refusing to mention any cause. I imagine the less right-wing British press (and, hopefully, politicians...) will be uncomfortable with this sort of rhetoric. I know I am.
(from here)
