[USMA:24419] Re: Economics, the U.S., etc.

[Mike Joy]

Carl said:- Bad-mouthing the U.S. certainly won't bring people to our side.  Neither will overbearance or insistence on weird thinks like k$ and Mg. ************** I suppose I've been guilty of writing some apparently anti-US statements in some of my letters to papers and postings here, but they are only designed to try and jerk free this crazy John Wayne mentality that is hurting the US so much.   If a doctor hurts a child by giving it an injection of life-saving drugs, does he go to court for hurting the child? If a parent gives a sick child some foul-tasting medicine because it's going to make him/her better, does the parent get put down for this action? No, and neither should a 'foreigner' who greatly cares for the general welfare and future of his buddy. Hence some 'kick-in-the-pants' type remarks now and again to various people.   They're not designed to offend - just to make the other person see some realism, that's all. Especially hard in the US's case, as one has to overcome the 'We're the greatest' mentality that Americans seem to be born with.   It's a delicate balancing act, but the doctor with his needle or the dentist yanking out a bad tooth doesn't have time for niceties.   Regards   Mike Joy