Dangerous? Ignorant? Extremist?
You clearly show you have no realistic grasp on politics in this nation. The Presidency is a highly revered institution in the US? Since when? Inserting cameroons into the vaginal crevice of an intern?
You simply are the epitome of a foreigner who is looking from the outside in with a very filtered, one sided viewpoint without any real understanding of real life situations that drive American politics. Its very apparent in several statements you have made here and in other threads.
First of all, thank you very much for the negative reps, in spite of my public apology to EasyEJL, and to you via private message, for the emotional tone of my earlier post. This is your forum. You not only have unlimited powers, but also the discretion to apply those as you wish.
I originally wanted to ignore this whole thing, and just move on, but I would like to make a closing set of comments before
unsubscribing to this thread and concentrating on other forum sections where subjective comments and emotions matter much less.
1) It is very interesting that I am regarded as a
foreigner in Germany
due to the colour of my skin (yes, I am black!). In a forum such as this, because I live in Germany, it is also automatically assumed that I am a
foreigner, a German! As it turns out, and that is a point I tried to make earlier,
country of domicile is not necessarily identical to country of origin (or nationality). I have not always lived in Germany. Millions of Americans live outside of the USA, for different reasons, but that does not make them
foreigners to fellow Americans.
2) Physically living in the USA has never been, and will never be, a necessary and sufficient condition for following or understanding American politics (or politics in America). Fortunately, even amongst those physically residing in the USA, there is not
one single perspective to American politics. Perspectives will always differ, and that is one powerful expression of freedom of thought and speech!
3) I still maintain that the
Presidency is a highly revered institution in the USA. In saying this, I draw a distinction between the Presidency as an abstract institution, and the individuals that
personify that institution. These individuals have their strengths and weaknesses as human beings. These strengths and weakness can reflect on the perception of the Presidency, but does not diminish its overall institutional significance
per se. At the most, every eight years, Americans have a choice to renew the foundations for their perception of the Presidency. That is my thesis.
Again, my apologies to anyone that my position in this thread offended. That was a tangential outcome, and was never the core purpose of my comments. There are never winners of losers in these types of discussions. Positions are tossed around and emotions spiral northwards. Yet, when the dust settles, people revert to their original standpoints. Given that background, I now take my leave, so as to truncate avoidable events!
Take care!
Unsubscribed.
Its a full contact sport, with no pads.
