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Date: 2004-07-09 08:34:13

Comment:

I think you have your "regimes" messed up! Coming from a former communist country, I know that "regime" is a very strong word. Don't use it, if you have no idea what it means, to be ruled by the system and to have everything taken away from you, even your most undeniable human rights.

In America no one infringes upon your right to vote, to free speech, press, religion, assembly, etc. As a matter of fact, free speech is the reason why you and I have the right to express our opinions and not be put into jail for it. If you are an American you have the most rights and freedoms of any other person in the world. You should value these freedoms and rights and never take them for granted. Morever, the that there is a two main party political system in America, not only keeps it in balance but keeps it moving ahead.

So, express your opinion by voting and discussing it in an American manner, rather then by sending the wrong exaggerated message to foreigners about how bad everything is in America. Sure we have our own problems but who doesn't? The expression almost sounds like a wining baby. I certainly don't think that George Washington, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, or any of the founders of our country would ever have used "regime" or anything negative to describe America even in the most difficult of times.

I feel sorry for America many times because it is so helpful to others that at times it is almost seems "naively good." The problem with many foreigners is that they are bombarded by false notions, many of which were sadly originated by Americans. Foreigners, even myself many years ago, could not comprehend that such a "good intentioned" country as America exists. I have spoken to people from Kosovo, Israel, and Iraq that are so grateful to America (I understood them not only in their words but by what was in their eyes). This is the reason why one should never get tired of saying in all of its meaning, "God Bless America."

I hope you do not get the wrong impression of my posting and merely take this as an interpretation of someone who has stood in several different "shoes." I hope you feel proud and lucky to be an American.

More accurate use:
Saddam Hussein was a regime.