tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34922145.post505116605074764089..comments2023-07-03T16:20:13.130+01:00Comments on The Reflection Cafe: International Perceptions of the United States since 9/11Reflection Cafehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15613969718374472287noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34922145.post-6780906563020266162007-10-31T15:29:00.000+00:002007-10-31T15:29:00.000+00:00THE HOME TEAM'S VULGARITYAfter the towers fell, wh...THE HOME TEAM'S VULGARITY<BR/><BR/>After the towers fell, who was<BR/>More sympathetic than<BR/>Of populations global, both<BR/>French and Iranian?<BR/><BR/>To squander such a sympathy<BR/>Was sure a foolish thing--<BR/>As even victims of a crime<BR/>Reacting to may bring<BR/><BR/>Yet enmity of passers-by<BR/>And witnesses upon them<BR/>Because reaction uglified,<BR/>So none cares what was done them.<BR/><BR/>It is in times of crisis, stress<BR/>True nature is revealed:<BR/>Alas we showed ourselves a mess,<BR/>Most vulgar on the field.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34922145.post-1685767671614237592007-04-12T15:54:00.000+01:002007-04-12T15:54:00.000+01:00As the world's only hyper-power trying to stage-ma...As the world's only hyper-power trying to stage-manage international affairs without paying heed to other established powers like Russia, France or Germany or parvenu ones like China,India and Brazil, the USA is bound to attract opprobrium.<BR/><BR/>Regardless of perceptions, which are prone to change with the beholder's current equation with the USA, what is going cast long shadows in the USA's future and influence it, will be its actions.<BR/><BR/>I think it is otiose to harp on USA's so-called values being the cause of the ire directed against it. This is simply turning a Nelson's eye to the main cause of grouse: the USA's strategy of sustaining its dominance by gaining control of strategic resources and not caring for the means it employs in the process, even it results in the weakening of another state.Sangeeta Mahapatrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264865177200257044noreply@blogger.com