Anniversary

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

>Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
>
>>Ordinary Americans are neither architects nor beneficiaries of the
>>US Empire.  Rather, they are victims of it, though they don't know
>>that they are.
>
>Whether Americans benefit or are victims of US foreign policy is not
>relevant. They have it in their power to change it. Here's an
>interview with an American who agrees with me, it appeared on
>Australian TV last night.
>
>I've attached the entire transcript, but here's the relevant part:
>
>	"I think we're in a unique position -- most of the empires of the
>	world have had subjects not citizens.
>
>	We are citizens of the empire.
>
>	We have a really expansive political freedom in this country.
>
>	I can say the things I'm saying -- nobody's hauling me off to jail.
>
>	I think that puts an incredible moral burden on the American public."
>
>There you have it. The moral burden is on the American public. All 
>I'm saying is that it serves no purpose to pretend that US citizens 
>and voters have no responsibility for failing to shoulder the 
>burden. Being a citizen of a democracy has responsibilities, not 
>only rights. But if Americas fail to meet their responsibilities, 
>they deserve to suffer the consequences.
>
>Bill Bartlett
>Bracknell Tas

There are minor matters that citizens can change through the ballot 
box, but ending imperialism isn't among them.
-- 
Yoshie

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