I've spoken with many people from outside the US also Meat. China, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, etc, etc. And yes, without a doubt, our govt, and especially our media, present sometimes an altered side to what the truth ultimately was. The atrocities that we committed in Vietnam, long denied by our govt and media, are one example (I wrote about it years ago). But, I've also noticed that some of these people follow THEIR GOV'T's bull**** line of thinking when it comes to the US foreign policy. You have to be careful about what people say to you; always try to put their thoughts into perspective, according to where they come from. I've heard a lot of anti-US **** on this trip, about Bush, about Iraq, etc, etc. But, upon further interrogation, I've discovered that most of these people are just reciting the concepts that they've been fed by their media.
Just like we tend to do.
As far as life behind the Iron Curtain, I don't understand how you could possible imply that part of it was good. I saw it first hand. My impressions of it was that it was far inferior to our life in the western world. Far inferior. And from the people that I've met that had escaped it, for a life in Canada and the US, my impressions seem to be correct. Even now, some of these countries are still way behind the times. China, even though not in my mind an Iron Curtain country, is a perfect example. Their civilization, if you want to call it that, has far to go to catch up with our quality of life. Or, the quality of life in Hong Kong, which now belongs to it.
I'll be back in September. Date unknown. Looking forward to meeting you. Steve will show you the proper method of attaining enlightment in our local churches.
Just like we tend to do.
As far as life behind the Iron Curtain, I don't understand how you could possible imply that part of it was good. I saw it first hand. My impressions of it was that it was far inferior to our life in the western world. Far inferior. And from the people that I've met that had escaped it, for a life in Canada and the US, my impressions seem to be correct. Even now, some of these countries are still way behind the times. China, even though not in my mind an Iron Curtain country, is a perfect example. Their civilization, if you want to call it that, has far to go to catch up with our quality of life. Or, the quality of life in Hong Kong, which now belongs to it.
I'll be back in September. Date unknown. Looking forward to meeting you. Steve will show you the proper method of attaining enlightment in our local churches.
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