Comments on: America’s Guilty Silence http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/06/america%e2%80%99s-guilty-silence/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Johnny http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/06/america%e2%80%99s-guilty-silence/#comment-5312 Johnny Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:32:37 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/06/america%e2%80%99s-guilty-silence/#comment-5312 It's obvious that our country is very corrupt and afraid of Islamic fundamentalist. The Koran is now widely used in our society and government. I think we lack brave leadership, with the virtue of fortitude in there lives. We already give in too much for all foreigners. We need to look in the mirror as Americans and heal ourselves first before we try and take Gods place at takening care of the whole world and lack a self awarness as a country. By the way bad leadership is a punishment from God. What did God do in the old testament? Give them what they wanted, which turned out to be bad leaders. wE are to blind becuase we somehow believe the Ten commandments turned into the Ten suggestions. God help us. It’s obvious that our country is very corrupt and afraid of Islamic fundamentalist. The Koran is now widely used in our society and government. I think we lack brave leadership, with the virtue of fortitude in there lives. We already give in too much for all foreigners. We need to look in the mirror as Americans and heal ourselves first before we try and take Gods place at takening care of the whole world and lack a self awarness as a country. By the way bad leadership is a punishment from God. What did God do in the old testament? Give them what they wanted, which turned out to be bad leaders. wE are to blind becuase we somehow believe the Ten commandments turned into the Ten suggestions. God help us.

]]> By: Harold Williamson http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/06/america%e2%80%99s-guilty-silence/#comment-1598 Harold Williamson Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:51:19 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/06/america%e2%80%99s-guilty-silence/#comment-1598 There seems to be a universal human characteristic to be unable to recognize one's own criminality. It isn't necessary to have personally fired a weapon to be guilty of murder by bureaucracy. And it is particularly true that in a democracy where the people supposedly govern themselves and pay taxes to buy bullets and bombers, there is no such thing as an innocent civilian. There seems to be a universal human characteristic to be unable to recognize one’s own criminality. It isn’t necessary to have personally fired a weapon to be guilty of murder by bureaucracy. And it is particularly true that in a democracy where the people supposedly govern themselves and pay taxes to buy bullets and bombers, there is no such thing as an innocent civilian.

]]> By: Doug D. http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/06/america%e2%80%99s-guilty-silence/#comment-1575 Doug D. Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:57:25 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/06/america%e2%80%99s-guilty-silence/#comment-1575 Timber, I agree with you about Chomsky (and a few other writers whose names I can't recall offhand) being wrong about the American public's allegedly leftward leanings. America right now is very, very ugly, selfish, violent, hedonistic, and shameful. Why would "bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, Iran" be met with laughter? Where is the widespread public outrage at so many deplorable global conditions and this US presidential administration in particular? I think I know where it is. It's outside of our comfort zones. Once you question one thing, our whole worldview may begin to shift in ways your life isn't prepared for. Maybe it's that good old-fashioned fear. Timber, I agree with you about Chomsky (and a few other writers whose names I can’t recall offhand) being wrong about the American public’s allegedly leftward leanings. America right now is very, very ugly, selfish, violent, hedonistic, and shameful. Why would “bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, Iran” be met with laughter? Where is the widespread public outrage at so many deplorable global conditions and this US presidential administration in particular? I think I know where it is. It’s outside of our comfort zones. Once you question one thing, our whole worldview may begin to shift in ways your life isn’t prepared for. Maybe it’s that good old-fashioned fear.

]]> By: deang http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/06/america%e2%80%99s-guilty-silence/#comment-1565 deang Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:08:13 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/06/america%e2%80%99s-guilty-silence/#comment-1565 The US public's moral standing has been diminished since they accepted Bush I's 1991 war rationale (one of many) that Iraq must be attacked in order to defend "our way of life," which many Americans knew meant their freedom to indulge in oil-based consumerism (i.e. cars, etc.). At that point, the veil was pulled away and the US public was seen by the world as endorsing the idea that it's okay to kill people for reasons of greed. That immoral attitude has only intensified since, as in the "Kick their ass and take their gas" pro-war bumper stickers. The US public’s moral standing has been diminished since they accepted Bush I’s 1991 war rationale (one of many) that Iraq must be attacked in order to defend “our way of life,” which many Americans knew meant their freedom to indulge in oil-based consumerism (i.e. cars, etc.). At that point, the veil was pulled away and the US public was seen by the world as endorsing the idea that it’s okay to kill people for reasons of greed. That immoral attitude has only intensified since, as in the “Kick their ass and take their gas” pro-war bumper stickers.

]]> By: Timber http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/06/america%e2%80%99s-guilty-silence/#comment-1561 Timber Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:14:49 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/06/america%e2%80%99s-guilty-silence/#comment-1561 Articles like this, combined with the obvious weak conservatism of the Democrats, our national apathy toward the plight of sweatshop workers and others working on the global plantation to support our lifestyle, and my own personal experience with "nice people" who are able to shrug off any evidence of atrocities, genocides, corruption and exploitation, always raises the same question. How can establishment radicals like Noam Chomsky continue to claim that America is an "overwhelmingly liberal" nation? I live in the South, but travel widely around North America and I fail to see the evidence of this claim. If you agree that America skews to the left, what is your proof? Articles like this, combined with the obvious weak conservatism of the Democrats, our national apathy toward the plight of sweatshop workers and others working on the global plantation to support our lifestyle, and my own personal experience with “nice people” who are able to shrug off any evidence of atrocities, genocides, corruption and exploitation, always raises the same question.

How can establishment radicals like Noam Chomsky continue to claim that America is an “overwhelmingly liberal” nation? I live in the South, but travel widely around North America and I fail to see the evidence of this claim. If you agree that America skews to the left, what is your proof?

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