Comments on: Check with Europe! http://www.rightonblog.net/2008/05/check-with-europe/ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:06:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: James http://www.rightonblog.net/2008/05/check-with-europe/#comment-31314 James Tue, 20 May 2008 20:30:06 +0000 http://www.rightonblog.net/?p=1317#comment-31314 See the problem is that we don't really care if people laugh at us. I didn't ask to be the world police, just so happens that even when we don't WANT to help out people come screaming for our assistance. We live in a country where we are free to do as we please, sorry if that's funny to the rest of the world but if I want to run my thermostat at 72 degrees, I can. State governments have tried the "control energy" thing before and it has backfired on them before and it will continue. California wanted to monitor and control ALL home temperatures and remotely turn them up or down at their discretion (something Obama probably DREAMS of) and the caused massive havoc over that. If the US Government wanted to change their image globally, they could. Forcing your citizens to do it for you isn't how this country works. See the problem is that we don’t really care if people laugh at us.

I didn’t ask to be the world police, just so happens that even when we don’t WANT to help out people come screaming for our assistance.

We live in a country where we are free to do as we please, sorry if that’s funny to the rest of the world but if I want to run my thermostat at 72 degrees, I can.

State governments have tried the “control energy” thing before and it has backfired on them before and it will continue. California wanted to monitor and control ALL home temperatures and remotely turn them up or down at their discretion (something Obama probably DREAMS of) and the caused massive havoc over that.

If the US Government wanted to change their image globally, they could. Forcing your citizens to do it for you isn’t how this country works.

]]> By: Joe Anderson http://www.rightonblog.net/2008/05/check-with-europe/#comment-31313 Joe Anderson Tue, 20 May 2008 20:17:50 +0000 http://www.rightonblog.net/?p=1317#comment-31313 Even the most American-loving European country (that would be mine) do laugh at Americans. If America police the world, it is expected they would be the most responsible country in the world. Your 21st century America would struggle to live in isolation, so you might as well stop the public of your trade partners laughing at you! Even the most American-loving European country (that would be mine) do laugh at Americans. If America police the world, it is expected they would be the most responsible country in the world. Your 21st century America would struggle to live in isolation, so you might as well stop the public of your trade partners laughing at you!

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