I got an email in my FaceBook inbox from someone from a group called 'America Kan' (America Here) http://www.facebook.com/pages/America-Kan/191006430263
I skimmed their website, who they are, what their platform is and frankly I'm left wondering why.
First of all the name annoys me. America is such a "goldena medina" (golden state/country) that everyone should strive to be like her? Puh-leze.
And second of all, IMO everything they seem to stand for is a giant bang your head against a brick wall. In order for pretty much ANY of their proposed reform to take place, you'd basically have to call a time out and then a do-over... of the past 70 or so years. Then take a match to the banking/financial system, the government, the judicial system... the whole shebang... and believe you-me lately I've had many a day when I wished I could do just that.
Look, there are things, many many things I'd love to change about how Israel is run and operates. And yes, there are some things that I wish were done 'more American'.
But there's also plenty I'm quite happy with and I LEFT America for many reasons. It was never about ideology.
ETA: 2 out of the 5 party members listed on their site... including the guy that plans to run for Knesset live in the US!
1 comment:
I got the exact same invite and think the same thing. If I wanted America so badly, I would not have left
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