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Thursday, October 09, 2008
Great article....
"... any nation whose focus is world approval or intellectuals' acclaim is defeated already.
Liberals who scour politically correct history books looking for original American sins to repent of are entirely ignorant of the glories of American exceptionalism. They somehow believe that the rest of the world - so mired in war, strife, grinding poverty, and socialism - is far superior... all the while they reap the rewards of American prosperity and liberty. Despite what the anti-U.S. left sneers, American has not raped and conquered the world; we liberate it.
Contrast the self-centered rhetoric of America's preeminent liberals with the words of Georgia's beleaguered president Mikheil Saakashvili, on August 13:
'What Americans should do now, first of all, clearly make known their
intentions... Who else can stand up for liberty in the world? You know,
when America isolated itself from Europe, Europe always fell. Europe is
at the edge now.... I know America is overstretched. I know there are
many other things. But realize where we are and what we are heading
towards now.'
Notice that nowhere does Saakashvili ask us to apologize for slavery, George Bush, or Club Gitmo. He looks to the U.S. to stand for what we always have stood for - liberty - and that which is uniquely American: the vigorous defense of freedom. When it comes to confronting tyranny, feeding the world, propelling forward the engine of democracy and prosperity, it's America - and not her small-minded critics - who holds aloft the fire of liberty."
Good stuff. America-haters can exit stage left...
10/09/2008 09:53:00 AM by Todd Bacon
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