Vote for Kerry, end world anger
James Lileks has a great piece on John Kerry's MTV comments about music and foreign policy. Here, for example, is Lileks on Kerry's charge that the world in angry at us over not ratifying Kyoto, not doing enough to fight AIDS in Africa, etc:
"Is the world angry at Russia, which spends nothing on AIDS and rebuffed Kyoto? Is the world angry at China, which got a pass on Kyoto and spends nothing on AIDS for other countries? Is the world angry at North Korea for killings its people? Angry at Iran for smothering that vibrant nation with corrupt and thuggish mullocracy? Angry at Syria for occupying Lebanon? Angry at Saudi Arabia for its denial of women’s rights? Angry at Russia for corrupt elections? Is the world angry at China for threatening Taiwan, or angry at France for joining the Chinese in joint military exercises that threatened the island on the eve of an election? Is the world angry at Zimbabwe for stealing land and starving people? Is the world angry at Pakistan for selling nuclear secrets? Is the world angry at Libya for having an NBC program? Is the world angry at the thugs of Fallujah?
"Is the world angry at anyone besides America and Israel?"
