Quote Originally Posted by Husar View Post
You're the leader of Americanism or the American empire perhaps, but not of the free world. With such a large prison system, surveillance programs, military occupations, torture programs and a "we're stronger, suck it up or try to fight us"-attitude you can hardly claim to be a leader in terms of freedom.
Okay, then who is the leader if not us?


The only freedom you protect is the freedom to be spied on universally and to have a government that is more influenced by corporate interest than the interest of the people it governs. And maybe the freedom of the USA to do whatever it wants with both allies and enemies. Why would anyone want to follow you other than because they want to be with the biggest bully rather than against him? Where is the freedom in that?
I sense someone's precious feeling being hurt. Everybody spies. We're no different from anyone else in that sense. As for why anyone would follow us, I don't know, some do it to save money on defense budget, others do it because our interests align. Can you speak for everyone?