The view of America

How does an average person from another country view America?While I believe most Americans could care less, it should be something to consider in this every shrinking Global community.Living as close as 100 miles away from Florida and a resident of a sovereign nation how do I view the United States of America?Its policies concerning foreign nation,its citizens, its culture.


Being so close it is by no surprise that we are heavily influenced by American culture here in the Bahamas and the Caribbean at large.At the same token we have influenced them in many ways especially in the African American communities because a lot of them are of Caribbean descent.Therefore, especially in the south, Caribbean influence can be seen in their foods,music,traditions and even their speech.Often here people say you are listening to "American music" but I believe good music is universal no matter the origin.

The War in Iraq has changed many people views about America and its policy.There is a belief that the war was about securing oil but I have a view that it is more about a neo-conservative effort in the United States to exert dominance.Most in the US believed that they had gotten soft and 9/11 while tragic, was definitely a wake up call to protect themselves from fanaticism and religious extremists.I give the US no wrong for tighten up its borders and doing every effort to make its citizens safe.

Any nation who has been a world power ( Rome ,Britain,Spain, France etc.) has reserved the right to subjugate those outside their borders, to extend their borders.In other words the right to colonize.While others bemoan the US dominance ,they are only doing what was ever being done from the beginning of time.Arabs at one point wanted to spread their message throughout the world by sword and diplomacy.I for one hate to be under subjection but can you really defeat a world power?History has shown us that they have defeated themselves.

American society is obsess with celebrities on the point of absurdity.An actor ,who has no formal education in politics or diplomacy,can express views on worldly matters and be taken seriously.A person who makes their living on being someone else, i.e. deception ,can be taken seriously.Granted politicians have the same traits but gather your information for yourself and garner your own views.The obsession with celebrities I believe is the American way of imitating their former colonial master's way of googling over their royalty( Britain's royal family).America has turn court jesters into bonafide blue bloods!

The rhetoric from many world leaders is that the US is the world police and want to dominate the world.Given this same opportunity and if they were placed in the same position ,with military might and political influence,we would be uttering the same things about them.Don't be fooled the US is only doing what many nations which they could do or still be doing.

How do I view US?I view the US as a big brother.He pushes you around because he is bigger than you.He is more worldly and advance because has made many friends and some formidable enemies over the years.He believes that he automatically inherits everything because he is older that you.The good thing is he is my brother and I can think of a lot of other folks I would hate to be related to.