This is why I try so hard to separate the US government and the American people.
However.... I cant pretend that the US people didn't vote for Obama, and Bush and Clinton before him. In a democracy the people have to take responsibility for the governments they themselves vote for. And no, ignorance is still not a defense.
This equally applies to my country, the UK. In the end, my real disgust is with my fellow Brits who also voted for all this, and seem not to care. Again, not just this current regime, but the Blair one before it.
We all vote for the same people, the same system over and over again. So, why on earth should or would government ever change? "We" condone it.
However.... I cant pretend that the US people didn't vote for Obama, and Bush and Clinton before him. In a democracy the people have to take responsibility for the governments they themselves vote for. And no, ignorance is still not a defense.
This equally applies to my country, the UK. In the end, my real disgust is with my fellow Brits who also voted for all this, and seem not to care. Again, not just this current regime, but the Blair one before it.
We all vote for the same people, the same system over and over again. So, why on earth should or would government ever change? "We" condone it.