6 Reasons I’m glad I live in the McDemocracy
dear craig and list, anti-americanism is particularly pronounced up here in queensland. there has been a lot of military intervention. my heart hurts as a citizen of satan, only recently relocated to australia.
i have to comment however, as someone who eschews the exploitative and sappy ideology of mainstream “American” capitalism, that australian capitalist- nationalism is about as screwed up as american capitalist- nationalism when it comes to anglo-centric ways of approaching social
space and nationhood. key word here is capitalism. without capitalist media would australia be coopted? without capitalism would nations need to protect themselves with vast military?
unfortunately, as america builds up a defence system again in the asia-pacific - all day the news of satellite missile testing - my country forces the hand of other countries to behave more nationalistically. sickening. yet, i’m american-born, and i can say, that american democracy
has a very rich intellectual history as limber and revolutionary as anywhere. it’s unfortunate to me
that the image that most australians have of americans is some kind of amalgam of jerry seinfeld,
the simpsons, ronald mcdonald, southpark, brady bunch, and so forth. surely
these stereotypes are as much a product fo the limitations of “information” about the Other, as they are its evil excesses. would have loved a beer in Fitzroy, but david and i are now back in
brisbane. lovely to meet you. stay well and keep on’ keepin’ on
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