While I know that a lot of people, especially Tea Party followers, don't care how the rest of the world thinks of America, I just wonder how we are viewed now. And I'm not only wondering about the person in the street, but I wonder how we are being seen by other governments, too.
There are governments that will hate America no matter what we do, but it's our friends that I wonder about. While Europe is headed to another recession, due to austerity budgets, they watch as one entire political party and one branch of government bash them for their morals while following them done the same monetary path. They must watch and wonder how actions to limit guns, while all approved by a majority of Americans, can't even get voted upon in Congress due to the obscene amount of money in politics. They watch as Tea Party leaders bash entire countries for their religious laws, their complete disdain for those who don't follow their beliefs, and their acts against women. This while those same leaders are trying to enact laws here in America that would enshrine Christian beliefs as law, try to keep millions from voting in an attempt to throw elections their way, and attempt to take women's rights away from them with laws outlawing all abortions.
When Tea Party Senators and Congressmen go to other counties, they represent America. And as they bash other countries while doing the same thing here, I wonder how bad they and all of America looks to not only the people in that country but of the people in the government. How good can they actually look, and as a consequence, how good can we look? Not very good, I imagine.
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