Gateway Pundit: Forget the Queen... Obama Bows to <em>Saudi King!</em> (Video)At the G-20 summit, President Obama greeted the King of Saudi Arabia with a very pronounced, low bow. A foreign news station captured the bow on film, which eventually made its way onto YouTube. The actual bow occurs at the 55 second mark in the video below. To Obama, I’m sure this was simply an opportunity to show the Saudi King that he, President Obama, is different and not so stuck up as to insult Saudi Arabian custom. He’s cool enough to humor the Saudi Arabians for a day, after all "different strokes for different folks." Unfortunately, Obama and others who think like him do not realize that, though we have removed the significance from nearly everything in our own culture, gestures such as this still mean a lot to the rest of the world. Just as the Saudi Arabians have the right to maintain their own culture, so do we.
One of the last vestiges of religion is mainstream Western culture is that we are taught, out of deference to God, not bow to any man be he an emperor, a king, or a saint. For the representative of the leading Western nation to essentially repudiate a deeply meaningful cultural taboo as a small gesture to a despot who regularly funds terrorists is absolutely disgusting. At best, he will be seen as subservient to the Saudi Arabians, a country which is not exactly beloved in the Middle East. I don’t honestly believe that Barack is a Muslim and is paying respects to the king as some have suggested, but this is truly an unprecedented development. It will only serve to further highlight the difference between conservatives and liberals. While conservatives see it as a betrayal of our beliefs and values and a sign of weakness to a foreign tyrant, liberals will undoubtedly try to portray us as stodgy, backward thinkers who don’t know when to lighten up.
I don’t expect this be presented on any news station except for Fox, but, if it somehow hits the other networks, expect liberal commentators to spin this as Obama’s new commitment to being a global team player. If we were in grade school I’d be impressed by little Obama’s maturity going around to all those misunderstood bullies: "I’m OK, you’re OK, we’re all OK!" Touching… You might be able to convince yourself that works with children, but we’re not talking about one kid who plays Pokémon and another who plays Yu-Gi-Oh. We’re talking about one culture that believes in Jihad, a global empire, and repressive sharia law juxtaposed with one founded on individual value, equality, and freedom. We are not in kindergarten and, last I checked, my ancestors suffered and died for this nation to create a place for themselves and their children that is truly unique in this world. I demand that my president respect my values and our culture first and then, and only then, should he go out of his way to make gestures of good will. Mr. President, I’m insulted. Is there anything that you won’t sell for the right price?Visit our website for news, opinion, and forums at
www.moderncounterculture.com
No comments:
Post a Comment