Foxnews.com is on a roll this week, they're batting 1000. First O'Reilly lambastes a liberal loonie in primetime, but good. Now Neil Cavuto sticks it right in the eye of Coalition of the Weasles founding members, illicit arms dealing scum, and Oil for Food kingpins Chirac and Schroeder:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,157805,00.htmlBlair, Howard, and Bush all re-elected, economies booming, all with the high moral ground and getting increasing vindication daily.
EU-floggers Chirac and Schroeder are both on the ropes, about to be voted out of office if the elections in those countries are even close to legal. Their economies are in ruins, their socialist policies and anti-US puling are wearing thin amongst the electorates - and Europeans are not known for handling national 'disillusionment' well.
You can tell when the reality catches up, and the veil is lifted from the European masses - they start looking for someone besides themselves and their freely elected leaders to blame; WWII: Jews/Nazis, Terrorism: US, Jews, slumping wine sales: US, poor national productivity: US, nuclear proliferation: US, Jews (nevermind that France and Germany are the biggest proliferators, with Russia) - sorry it gets a bit repetitive lately. These days between the US and Israel/the Jews, I think Europeans (or at least their media/government/literati) have all the bases covered for the blame of the all the world's problems. By "world's problems" of course I mean the manner in which they detrimentally impact the French.
Mas oui, certainmont!
Let me be clear, I don't for a minute believe that Europeans are stupid, lazy, deceitful, or ciminal in general. I'm descended from Europeans myself, I've lived among them, and as a rule generalizations are for fools - said the fool who just made one :>). Seriously, I've met many average Europeans; loved a few, liked most, and disliked some, just like I have Americans, and Canadians, Mexicans, Africans, Asians, etc. Beautiful people, country, languages, art - lousy attitudes in some sectors, unfortunately.
The prevailing fad of anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and self-centered myopia in western Europe - particulary in the media and government, while I'm sure it is fun for them, is simply a mask to hide the failed policies of socialism and the corrupt, terror-enabling practices of it's government/business leaders. The massive, systemic corruption of European leaders, while I'm sure it is fun for
us (to watch), also slows the implementation of peace and prosperity for the average man, woman, and child everywhere in the world. The US has never been just about us citizens, and that has always unnerved foreign governments. Nothing like a little pressure to live up to your professed values....
It's no surprise to me that the EU won't fly - who'd trust a western European country's word, except for Britain? Especially not other western European countries, that hasn't historically worked out well either. And the veterans of eastern Europe recognizes oppression when they see it - no thanks.
When others who profess to believe in the same concepts of life, liberty, freedom, prosperity, and advancement as we in the US don't help us help long-oppressed nations to those concepts, it's regretable. But when those same 'others' actively thwart those goals for entire nations, that is a violation of those principles, and THAT the US remembers. That, I remember. This violation aides our enemies, costs more lives in both innocents and soldiers, and only increases the hardship and sadness of those creating a new Iraqi/Afghan nation. Yes, including our American military/civilians and their families. Maybe Europeans can live with that now, but Americans can't.
Okay, don't help us if you can't be bothered. But don't get in their/our way either please. We're being nice about it, since we're 'allies' and all, but most Americans aren't known for their patience - you tell us so all the time. I admit it, it's true - especially for Texans, as if that had to actually be said. We're working on it, but when people are DYING it's difficult, oui? Ja, verstehen sie?
Just a suggestion for the voters in the upcoming elections in France and Germany? Elect someone who understands what "The Government that governs least, governs best" means - a little Thomas Jefferson for my homies across the pond. Join us to help spread freedom and prosperity to those who have never known it - elect a leader, not a corrupt whiner.
Adios MF,
Doug