tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441212301935860713.post1138247183900983062..comments2023-03-25T13:23:35.314-07:00Comments on Wandering in a Blur: As it WereUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441212301935860713.post-76322093043749554992014-10-04T10:54:57.462-07:002014-10-04T10:54:57.462-07:00Yes, yes, yes. I think it is hard because it is ve...Yes, yes, yes. I think it is hard because it is very easy for people to label countries, as America is "good" and Britain is "good" but Iraq is "bad" and North Korea is "bad." And by taking away those labels it isn't that the circumstances present in Iraq and North Korea become good, but it does mean that we stop classifying the human beings that live there as convicts. I mean, there's good people everywhere, and sometimes the country they live in doesn't reflect that.<br /><br />America included. Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797485444727976121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441212301935860713.post-36659082054896685592014-10-04T09:13:37.590-07:002014-10-04T09:13:37.590-07:00I completely agree with you, Heather. America has ...I completely agree with you, Heather. America has done a lot of things we shouldn't be proud of. Iran, Iraq, half the Central American countries - and we should help them. But we shouldn't slander America because of those atrocities - that's the problem with Howard Zinn. But we shouldn't glorify American patriotism either. That is nothing less than nationalism. Nationalism was the root of the misery of Europe in the 1800s and 1900s. We can just learn to accept it, and accept others for who they are. By acceptance will we learn to move on.R. R. https://www.blogger.com/profile/13557584667753454885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441212301935860713.post-52232701226177641002014-10-01T19:55:33.429-07:002014-10-01T19:55:33.429-07:00The issue was trending on Facebook for a few hours...The issue was trending on Facebook for a few hours (true "fame"), but in reality I can imagine that most people wouldn't know about what's been going on with Jefferson County's school board. But if it's any solace, America isn't a perfect country in the slightest—and somehow we make it work. In fact, knowing what's been going on in Hong Kong right now, Colorado's problems don't seem nearly as important. No one's been tear gassed here.<br /><br />But I'm glad you enjoyed the post—it was tricky to write, if you'll believe it!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16797485444727976121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2441212301935860713.post-2658277412632074492014-10-01T18:56:46.991-07:002014-10-01T18:56:46.991-07:00Oh, I had no idea there was even an issue like thi...Oh, I had no idea there was even an issue like this. It really bugs me — speaking as an Asian and more specifically Chinese — that the USA is held up as THE example of free speech and stuff, and exceptions are pretty glossed over in foreign countries. Whereas here, the tiniest thing can spark a very, very, very long tirade. So thanks so much for an extremely informative post that is both opinionated and ambivalent!Alyssa Carlierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995554896786109238noreply@blogger.com