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>It's not that Americans hate Europeans or vice versa or that Muslims hate Americans or Muslims hate Europeans. We are human beings that share the pains of this
by fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
>It's not that Americans hate Europeans or vice versa or that Muslims hate Americans or Muslims hate Europeans. We are human beings that share the pains of this existance. We _all_ want to live together in peace - all of us.
I was born in the US. I've lived in North America, Europe, and Asia. I agree absolutely.
>Now, when you are part of those that _know_ more (better and fully transparent media available, skill of critical thinking acquired in school), it means that you, as an individual, have more _responsibility_ to change things for the better.
IMO, my generation has grown up with and grown accustomed to a kind of powerlessness with respect to gov't policy. Demographics heavily favor the Baby Boomer generation in most parts of the country. The psychology of living for twenty years in a "democracy" where gov't policy has to be approved by our parents, or else it will fail, seems to have produced a lot of apathetic people in my cohort. That's my excuse anyway. Nevertheless, without some meaningful feedback concerning our gov't's, or some galvanizing event, I don't see much chance for progress on this front.
- freetibet 13y agoThat's quite a walk back from Americans are no longer welcome in Europe.
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoI don't understand your comment. I'm an American. What I said is that I wish some country(ies) would ban Americans from unrestricted travel. What I wish is that Americans become conscious of the behavior of our government both at home and abroad. Without some corrective feedback, I doubt we'll do anything other than maintain our collective ignorance/apathy.