T013 said:
Sorry but America is practically the reason terrorists are a threat in the first place. On top of that, the American government pretends that this threat is even bigger than it already is. Face it: good citizens are supposed to live in fear. And we'd probably do just the same for the US, since most European governments are the dogs of Bush anyway. By the way this is of course the fault of the American government, and not of its people! |
I hate to say it, but yes, yes, and yes. You have hit the problem pretty much spot on. You didn't hear about terrorist attacks before the 80's, guess why? Because we stationed troops in the Middle East after that point, and even managed to leave quite a few on holy ground, nothing but a bad idea.
People in this country do fear the government as well. In France, it is the opposite, the government fears the people, and look how much more control they have over their government. They also have the best healthcare system in the world, one of the best retirement systems, a higher minimum paid vacation time than our AVERAGE vacation time, and countless other benefits Americans don't even know exist. No wonder we hate France, they have it so much better than us!
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