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Scenes From an Iraqi Childhood (or, Why They Hate Us and Why

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  • debunkthelies, on 07/16/2008, -0/+5Yeah! Us Amereekans sure know how to make friends.
  • caferrell, on 07/18/2008, -0/+4We are brutal enough to make them hate us, but not brutal enough to make them fear us
  • digitalhair, on 07/18/2008, -0/+6I hate this God-awful war.
    I hate our democracy's lack of control over it.
    I hate that it took this long for Americans to collectively realize that we had been manipulated and subversively enslaved by a handful of elitist aristocrats, only to realize that we never had a choice in the first place.
    I hate that I feel responsible for what's going on over there, even though I tirelessly spend my free time engaging in the war of ideas on digg, trying to reverse the deception that facilitates these atrocities - atrocities that are absolutely unrepresentative of the will and intentions of the average American.
    I hate that I can't respect or have friendship with certain members of my family or my neighbors and former friends for not caring enough to have an opinion.

    I hate that having an opinion without the resources to act upon it fools people into thinking they're smarter for choosing to be apathetic.

    I hate that I sometimes think they might be right, but know better.

    I hate that nothing I say will right the wrongs that have already been committed outside of my control.
    I hate that these poor, innocent Iraqis in this picture are cut from the same cloth that the mothers, wives, and children of the soldiers that are commanded to treat them this way.

    I hate that these people know all of this, but are likely to feel justified that they hate all Americans anyway.
  • MarkEarhart, on 07/19/2008, -0/+5I have hated every American President we have had in my lifetime. The current administration is the worst. I was against, and spoke out against, the Invasion of Iraq before it happened. I have been trying to get our troops home and to make my fellow Americans see how unjust this occupation is since the beginning. Most Americans share my opinion now, we are simply being ignored by our government. If there were anything I could do to help Iraq I would do so. The only thing I have to offer is my voice of outrage regarding what is going on over there and my prayers. You have both.

    Mark Lance Earhart
  • avengingturnip, on 07/19/2008, -1/+3Don't worry, Iraqis. When the soldiers come home they will be doing the same thing to us in the name of national security and fighting terrorism. It is impossible that Americans can go forever without eventually experiencing in full measure that which we have inflicted on others. Please find it in your hearts to shed a tear for us just as we weep for you now.
  • NonServium, on 07/20/2008, -1/+1"Yeah! Us Amereekans sure know how to make friends."

    I am an American and I had nothing to do with it.

    "We are brutal enough"

    I'm not brutal, are you? Why are you saying "we" here? The pronoun when referring to people that don't include yourself is THEY. They are brutal, we aren't. The rational way to say that is "The US government and it's, (not "our", they don't take orders from me and you), troops are brutal enough..."

    "It is impossible that Americans can go forever without eventually experiencing in full measure that which we have inflicted on others."

    So, if me and you get punished for Bush and his troops' actions, you'll see it as somewhat justified? STOP SAYING WE WHEN TALKING ABOUT THE ENEMY. Thank you.
    • digitalhair, on 07/24/2008, -0/+1you're right, when "we" talk about America or Americans "we" will be sure to exclude you, because you obviously have no sense responsibility toward preserving the symbolic nature of our country's name - once communicating greatness, benevolence, wisdom, freedom, opportunity, and compassion to many people around the world.
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