George W. Bush is not the only American President to spread and exploit a pernicious myth: the moral superiority of the United States! Bollocks! Under Bush, our most publicized export has not been morality, freedom, or opportunity. It is, rather, torture, brutality, war crimes, perversion and moral -or, more precisely -immoral stench. Clearly -American politicians have espoused and exploited this myth just as George W. Bush has capitalized upon the idea that individual Americans are targeted by international terrorists who --jest hate freedom", terrorists willing to blow themselves up because we are more free and possess more material goods. I'm sorry -but having a three car garage and lots of cheap gasoline are not among my values. And, in any case, Americans still supporting Bush are turning a blind eye to torture in return for cheap gas which has, obviously, not been forthcoming despite Bush's many outrages to human decency. |