Would you want to fight alongside Americans? Would you want Americans defending your freedom or rescuing you? I wouldn't. Just check out their history of "friendly fire" and "collateral damage"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._friendly-fire_incidents_since_1945_with_British_victims
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/06/middleeast/us-collateral-damage-history/
The most recent, appalling incident of the bombing of the Medecin Sans Frontiere hospital in Afghanistan is just the latest in a long list.
https://theintercept.com/2015/10/05/the-radically-changing-story-of-the-u-s-airstrike-on-afghan-hospital-from-mistake-to-justification/
Add to all that their obsession with their so called "right to bear arms", which by the way is completely misplaced, and the escalating number of mass shootings & you have to wonder about the sanity of the most powerful nation in the Western world. http://www.gannett-cdn.com/GDContent/mass-killings/index.html#frequency
I can't even begin to understand the psychology. Is it ignorance? Is it denial? Is it fear? It certainly doesn't show manliness or bravery. All of the evidence shows that countries who do not allow their citizens to be armed to the teeth on the streets & in their homes are infinitely safer than America.
I really feel sorry for President Obama who has been trying to stop this since his election. He doesn't stand a chance in the face of the rich and powerful gun lobby, who have both Congress & the Senate in their pockets. The politicians are either craven cowards or just protecting their own self interest because they think they won't be re-elected if they support new gun law.
They might just be surprised. Ordinary people must surely be getting to the point that they can see the folly & want it to stop. How many have to die?
Unfortunately, a lot more ... children included!
ReplyDeleteThe country is so vast that there simply are not enough Law Enforcers to cover the whole country and the American attitude permits them to 'bear arms' in order to protect themselves, property & family, A case of shoot first, ask questions later. It really is as basic as that.
The problem I have is that so many people have the Right and use it, to carry weapons out in public so that in the case of any attack, they are within their Rights to fire. The real issue though is that very few civilians are able to practice 'calm under fire' and even the so-called trained Police, seemingly empty their chambers into plenty of unarmed individuals for whatever misdemeanour and kill innocent bystanders!
The level of venom one receives on any online story, when putting these comments across, is indication of the deep-seated mistrust & ignorance of all authority in America.
Here you are ... this just in on my Wall!
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Good God! It's much worse than I thought. "Knee jerk" doesn't even begin to describe it. "Jerk" seems appropriate though.
DeleteAlways interesting to hear the perspective of a Brit in America Paul.
ReplyDeleteThanks Val. I could go on but this 'Englishman Abroad' it might find his remaining time was filled by continuously whinging about this blasted country! 1776 was a very poor judgement-call by the colonists!
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