Blogcritics: Comments on Ugly editorials smugly put

Comment by jack e. jett

Wed, 26 May 2004 19:32:58 EDT

cw: thanks for the google news tip. if you find some good papers to check out, please let us know. jack e. jett

Comment by Shark

Wed, 26 May 2004 11:21:47 EDT

RJ: "...In today's uni-polar world (as opposed to the bi-polar world of the Cold War era), it is natural for the "big dog" to be hated by the rest of the pack. ...I suspect this will change somewhat in the coming years." Since the USA is about *two clicks away from becoming a Third World Country, your prediction may be correct; they could go from loathing to pity. *possible "clicks": continued drought in the west, another "gas crisis", the complete and irreversible Wal-Martization of American jobs, a deadly pandemic, or four more years of you-know-who... Anyway~ Have a Nice Day!

Comment by Eric Olsen

Wed, 26 May 2004 08:08:16 EDT

CW, thanks for the Google News tip, very interesting. RJ makes a very fine point about about the current world structure, which certainly focuses negative attention upon the US and its actions. The rest of the world is particularly resentful of the US whenever it flexes its muscles, which is seen as taking advantage of its position. It is important to know what others are saying and to be instructed by such things, but dwelling too much upon them can also be dangerous. Do you think any human being on earth is without his or her own agenda, is some kind of neutral arbiter? I don't think such a person exists.

Comment by RJ Elliott

Wed, 26 May 2004 01:14:57 EDT

When the world has more than one big target to aim its frustrations at, the pressure on the US will ease. Anti-Americanism will wane somewhat, being partially replaced by anti-Europeanism and anti-China-ism.

Comment by RJ Elliott

Wed, 26 May 2004 01:12:25 EDT

In today's uni-polar world (as opposed to the bi-polar world of the Cold War era), it is natural for the "big dog" to be hated by the rest of the pack. I suspect this will change somewhat in the coming years. We are on the brink of becoming a tri-polar world. The EU and Red China will both take a shot at displacing the US as global hegemon. When this happens, expect something vaguely similar to Orwell's "1984", with three massive regional powers battling each other for global supremacy (though of course this won't be a "hot" war, but an economic and diplomatic one).