What a splendid example we were given this week of how the Bushies totally control how most of the people in this country think and react. The French government said, "non" to preemptive war; Bush stamped his feet, called for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and turned red.
The media immediately began to let loose a massive dump on the French people, their products, their courage and their country. Hell, we would expect that of Republicans -- that's their constant reaction to anyone or anything that won't let them have their own way.
But prominent, and not so, Democrats joined in with the press and Republicans to crap all over France. It was like watching dominos fall over. Bush stomps his foot, the media follows suit and voila! The people respond like sheep. Even Paul Begala on Crossfire joined in and he should have known better.
Why are we so outraged? We aren't French. We don't even know anyone from France. We make our own wine and our cooking would probably choke a horse. But we do know some history. We know who came to our fledgling country's rescue in 1777. We know about the Marquis de Lafayette.
We know the meaning of some French words like "Liberte, Equalite et Fraternite." We know the significance of Bastille Day. We also know that it wasn't the French people that surrendered France to the Germans, it was their government. The courage of the French common woman and man as they risked their lives assisting the allies was fantastic.
Hey, and don't most Americans get pissed when we read a newspaper or hear a broadcast saying that Americans want to go to war for oil? Or Americans want a preemptive strike? Or that Americans have a cowboy and gun mentality? Of course we do.
We know that's all the Bushies agenda -- not ours. Look at us today, February 15, 2003! We are out there on the streets protesting what the Bushies are planning to do in Iraq. We abhor the idea of preemptive war. We want the inspections to continue. We don't want to kill Iraqi people.
So, the French government is holding out for continuing inspections instead of tucking its tail between its legs and sniffing the Bush tush? We should be clapping and cheering them and to hell with what the Bushie media says.
Think back to shortly after Bush took office [read: stole office]. He rebuffed just about every treaty and obligation our country had with Europe/NATO. He declared that we would "go it alone" and didn't need them.
Then 9/11 happened and he got into his plane and skedaddled like a frightened puppy. When it seemed safe, he returned to D.C. and did a one-eighty on foreign policy. Suddenly everyone in this country that didn't agree with everything he said was unpatriotic.
And every nation that did not follow him unthinking was condemned and very likely called evil. Now Bush gets petulant and heaps vilification on France for not going along with his war games. Enough already, America! We are not sheep, we are not babies, we are human beings. Let's try acting like it.
Copyright 2003 Renee T. Louise and Ruth M. Sprague, Ph.D.
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