I feel that this "I don't care what the world thinks" attitude is very short-sighted.
We need the rest of the world to buy our stuff. To come visit America and give us their tourist dollars. To join with us in matters of world security.
To believe us when we say there is a problem.
The rest of the world doesn't trust us right now.
Do we need them to LIKE us? No. Do we need them to be willing to work with us? Yes. That willingness is eroding.
And we COULD know about other countries if we bothered to find out. International news is readily available on the internet. Most other countries (especially First World ones) make international news a priority - not so in the US.
To put the shoe on a different foot: what does it say that the rest of the world knows and cares enough to have a definite opinion?
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Re: The world...
Date: 2004-09-09 12:46 pm (UTC)We need the rest of the world to buy our stuff. To come visit America and give us their tourist dollars. To join with us in matters of world security.
To believe us when we say there is a problem.
The rest of the world doesn't trust us right now.
Do we need them to LIKE us? No. Do we need them to be willing to work with us? Yes. That willingness is eroding.
And we COULD know about other countries if we bothered to find out. International news is readily available on the internet. Most other countries (especially First World ones) make international news a priority - not so in the US.
To put the shoe on a different foot: what does it say that the rest of the world knows and cares enough to have a definite opinion?