Friday, September 24, 2004
When will those stupid Americans just let us run stuff?
Via IMAO comes a delightful op-ed in the Guardian suggesting that "the human race" should have a say in who runs the U.S. Now, I notice a distinct lack of details here - for one, there is no discussion of these new voters being assessed any taxes to pay for the government the author wishes to help run. For another, in, shall we say, less democratic areas, one wonders what procedure would be used to collect the votes. Perhaps we could just trust the local governments. Hey, Cuba's votes are in - 100% support for the guy with more facial hair!
I know, I know, he wasn't serious. He was simply voicing his dismay at how little the world's contempt for Bush seems to matter to those of us here at home. Which would seem to be another one of those times the "root cause" people should get involved. When Palestinians blow up Israelis, or Saudis crash airliners into our buildings, what we need to do is understand what we did that made them think they had to take such drastic steps. Surely our need to vote for Dubya merits no less introspection.
I know, I know, he wasn't serious. He was simply voicing his dismay at how little the world's contempt for Bush seems to matter to those of us here at home. Which would seem to be another one of those times the "root cause" people should get involved. When Palestinians blow up Israelis, or Saudis crash airliners into our buildings, what we need to do is understand what we did that made them think they had to take such drastic steps. Surely our need to vote for Dubya merits no less introspection.
