Anti-Americanism around the world

Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 1:12 AM Daryl DeBell writes: "Randy Black has imagined, or detected, my "disgust with things American". My identification with American ideals is strong enough to be shocked by his conclusion that I am disgusted with "things American", but he would be right to say that I am disgusted with the current vogue for exhibitionistic materialism and the mindless idealization of capitalism, and the effort to impose them both on others. I am disgusted with the effort by Rumsfeld and others to weasel out of condemnation and swift remedying of the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners. Perhaps 'some things American' would be a better approximation of my attitude-if anyone cares. Randy should recognize the existence of selectivity of social criticism, not to do so risks considerable error. I should perhaps thank Randy for his implied compliment for addressing a Latin sentence to me. Unfortunately my American doctorate did not prepare me to understand it".