12-05-2015, 09:09 AM
(12-05-2015, 03:23 AM)SunsetBengal Wrote: And all that I want is for Americans to realize that they are not insulated from terrorist strikes, and that non-American cultures hate them for the freedoms that they enjoy. Americans should be reveling in the fact that so many gun owners (legal) would have been willing to defend in the situation that cost 14 lives.
Fact is: as a free Nation, we are a large collection of soft targets. Sensible folks, legally able to purchase, and use firearms, should do so.
We are not insulated, but what you state there is not why they hate us. That's the attitude resulting from the bullshit propaganda that has been forced down our throats since the Cold War in an effort to increase patriotism. The reasons for hating us are different for people. Many Europeans consider us superficial and ignorant, Jihadists think of us as hedonistic and imperialistic. It's not because of their jealousy towards our freedoms. Whoever says that is why they hate us is just trying to prevent us from taking a critical look at our country, and oftentimes taking a critical look is seen as unpatriotic. But in reality, criticizing our country in an effort to make it better is the most patriotic thing we can do, IMO. And until we can be honest with ourselves about why other cultures dislike us we're just a nation of asshats that will always be the focus of ire in the world.
