(2003-03-06) Winer On Government

Dave Winer totally misses the boat on the War On Iraq. Our European allies say we don't need to go to war. But what do they say to the families whose kids are going there to die? They say that they love the American people but hate our government. They don't understand the US. Read the Constitution. Check out the first three words. It's our government. You can't like us and not like our government, and vice versa. Even American citizens get to love America and hate the government. I don't want to be judged by the actions of the government. Henry Kissinger, Vietnam, East Timor, Central America, etc. H L Mencken's translation of the Constitution is helpful. Also, note that some have argued that the Constitution itself is an invalid power grab, since none of us signed it.