tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167250939484647451.post4824036246780370848..comments2024-03-18T00:15:32.042-07:00Comments on Cole-Slaw: Foolishness Gets People Killed in BenghaziNeil Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08289317696474966831noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167250939484647451.post-71624525006839466202012-10-18T20:42:36.215-07:002012-10-18T20:42:36.215-07:00Well, I travel the world and almost always make fu...Well, I travel the world and almost always make fun of American world view, because I do not take myself too seriously...but frankly the world has a very polluted view of Americans as well. Sometimes I just get a little tired of it. <br /><br />Yeah, I guess I shouldn't be surprised by what is exposed, but it does offend me. BTW I also posted the cartoon of the Malala as a threat to the Taliban on twitter and on fb so I do have a heart for others who are not American.<br />Neil Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289317696474966831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167250939484647451.post-17683655999251114852012-10-18T20:11:51.546-07:002012-10-18T20:11:51.546-07:00Sorry Neil,
I didn't intend to come across as ...Sorry Neil,<br />I didn't intend to come across as judgmental. I'm Australian and our military is just as implicated in most of the same issues as yours. And I definitely don't think that all Americans are arrogant, judgmental and selfish; I'm inspired by many who are none of those things (yourself included). <br />I did find it interesting though that you chose to highlight this issue on your blog, as opposed to thousands of other instances (I also understand that it is legitimate to decry the instance that you did).<br />When I said America, I meant "the American Empire" not every individual American. Sorry again if I came across as judgmental.<br /><br />I guess my question was, "Is it a surprise to see such foolishness when there seems to be such disregard for human life from that same administration?"dbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03557335178920881882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167250939484647451.post-22457881053366516152012-10-18T19:28:56.334-07:002012-10-18T19:28:56.334-07:00Wow, that's a pretty audacious and judgmental ...Wow, that's a pretty audacious and judgmental point of view! Why do you assume that Americans do not value life? Why do you assume that I only value American life simply because I question some poor decisions. You know, I understand at times why people talk about the ugly American syndrome, but I do not think it is exclusively Americans that can come across arrogant, judgmental and selfish. <br />Neil Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289317696474966831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6167250939484647451.post-85090767114144759572012-10-18T17:35:59.211-07:002012-10-18T17:35:59.211-07:00This to me is not a great surprise as an outsider,...This to me is not a great surprise as an outsider, given America's apparent lack of concern of life generally... perhaps the most surprising is that they allowed it to happen to their own people.<br />The American Gov. happily sends drones to indiscriminately bomb Pakistan & Afghanistan. Obama has passed legislation that allows indefinite detention/sedition and even assassination of American citizens without charge.<br />Obviously these are all deplorable, as is the loss of American life in Libya... So does foolishness get people killed in Benghazi? Absolutely. Is that surprising? Probably not. My question to you is "why is this of greater concern than the loss of life of any other nationality?"dbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03557335178920881882noreply@blogger.com