>The Apologist and Chief
Doug Weaver
What is wrong with our president? I am getting so sick of him being an American apologist or expounding the virtues of some other countries virtues. It happened again when he addressed the Egyptian uprising by saying “Egyptians have inspired us, and they’ve done so by putting the lie to the idea that justice is best gained by violence”. Not trying to sound arrogant but Americans inspire others we do not get inspired by others. Is it lost on the president that an employee of an American company, Google , who has enjoyed the freedoms and rewards of this great nation, inspired the masses through the use of the Internet? I heard more than one Egyptian immigrant in the USA and protestors in Tahrir Square say the Egyptian people want the same freedoms as those we cherish in this country. Is it lost on this president that one only needs to go back to our recent history to see where Americans brought about great change with non violent actions. Reverend King’s march on Washington helped the Civil Rights laws become a reality. Ronald Reagan uttering the six simple words “Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall” inspired the Eastern European countries to demand their freedom. And most recently the Tea Party creating one of the greatest shifts in power in the history of this country.
And it is naive for the President to infer that only non-violence is the proper way to bring about justice. Would King George have granted the colonies freedom had the colonist march peacefully to Bunker Hill. Oof course not. Would the King Louis have granted freedom the French had they peacefully assembled at the Bastille. Of course not. and it was the success of our revolution that inspired the French.If this President needs to be inspired, I suggest he look at our own history and stop apologizing to the world for such things as a state that wants to enforce the federal immigration laws (Arizona)and praising people, who decided 230 years after colonists, to declare their God given right to freedom
