Blog #8

Emerging Culture of Respect
By an Unknown Author

This Article from the Manila Times in the Philippines explains the view, of the Filipino author, of our culture before and after it was affected by the first commands by our president Barack Obama. The author explains that Obama’s actions of closing down all detention centers and the use or torture were greatly appreciated by human activists across the world. Views in the article make it seem that the fact that our American society had torture and detention centers that we are not to be respected by others countries that do not have these as punishment options. I do agree with that article that we are becoming a more acceptable society in that way. I also think that we were not necessarily a bad society before either. The author comments that our last president George W. Bush made many mistakes and that Barack has said that he will fix all of them. Also the author said that “President Obama should not make the same tragic mistake—for the good of the USA and mankind” (Unknown Author). I agree with this as well. With President Barack Obama I believe that our country is in much better hands.

Author unknown. "Emerging Culture of Respect." Manila Times 24 Jan 2009 25 Feb 2009 .