Having looked at the news reports and seen how Americans have treated their own, in what is suppose to be the richest country in the world and being told that capitalism and democracy is the ONLY way. Many people have to wonder why we are told it is the Land of the Brave, Free, etc.
The poor that account for two thirds of the population of New Orleans were unable to leave because they were far too poor to buy a ticket to leave the city. They were left abandoned to face the harrican, to fend for themselves while the governments at various levels sat on their backsides and did nothing.
So the motto the Americans have had of "Give us your poor, hungry, etc.. and we will take them in and build a great nation", really should be "Give us your poor, hungry, oppressed and we shall use and abuse them make the rich richer and then abandon those who helped create the wealth".
What a country ! We are told that all the wars that were fought were for the freedom of people all around the world, mighty big words in the light of how the poor are treated. The sacrifices of those who died are being honoured in a very unusual way.
The USA holds its self to be the most just country in the world and a role model to follow. If that is what is called the highest standards of governance, morality, eqaulity and justice, please don't force your model on others.
During the Cold War, I saw a documentary on the USA made by a Soviet documentary makers that showed third world conditions many rural poor mostly blacks Americans lived in, how people would look for food in Bins to get at scraps of food to feed their family. The documentary was laughted at because it was made by the enemy. Since watching that documentary in the early 1980's I see not much has changed.
Yet blacks make up a disproportionate number of personal in the armed forces per head of population. Blacks give up their lives for the USA but share very little of the wealth and privileges of the greater society.
America at its best 3867Who are those "many people" ? Commies like you? Third world despots? Arab theocracies? Reality check...
Yet these Yanks and Westerners have the hide to point fingers at other nations that are less well off if they do not meet there high standards. Makes you wonder how these shameless people and carry on living with themselves. NO wonder Iraqi's and many others are fighting for their freedoms as they can see what type of governance they will be under if they took up Western values.
Yanks and the rest of the gang you should be ashamed of yourselves.
