Here he goes again
Dave Winer had another profoundly misguided thing to say about the impending war on Iraq. As usual, it’s something that seems reasonable on the surface, but betrays a deep misunderstanding of what it means to be an American.
“Our European allies say we don’t need to go to war. But what do they say to the families whose kids are going there to die? They say that they love the American people but hate our government. They don’t understand the US. Read the Constitution. Check out the first three words. It’s our government. You can’t like us and not like our government, and vice versa.”
Sorry, Dave, but you couldn’t be more wrong. Like many people I know, I love this country, but I hate what our government has done and is trying to do to it. The same goes for those pesky European allies. What the Constitution really says is that we have the power to change the government when it gets out of hand, when it goes against the things we believe in. We just haven’t gotten around to that yet.
Oh, and by the way, Dave, France, Germany and Russia didn’t send those “kids there to die.” Your President did.
hey lighten up i want amusing
yeah! dance, monkey, dance! we paid good money for this here entertainment, and — oh. n’mind. glug. *toke*
Adam, sometimes advice can be applied to multiple areas of your life. Caitlin advised you to always represent yourself as positive and enthusiastic regarding your business. Similarly, you should be patriotic and supportive of your government’s policies:
“Bush is really busy. The war is fantastic. We’re always looking for new enemies, though.”
And remember, always keep it amusing, because the purpose of a personal web site is to satisfy the wants of the plebes.
I couldn’t agree more, Sparky! No negativity! No more whining! We’re going to beat this thing together, right? Anybody know a good gay joke with Osama bin Laden in it?