11/16/09

Humility

There has been a political "outcry" over President Obama bowing to Japan's emperor.

President Barack Obama is greeted by Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko upon arrival at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo: Barack Obama talks of green tea icecream as he pushes to strengthen US ties in Asia

Last time I checked - observing cultural traditions, built bridges and encouraged relationships! The criticism is that President Obama is showing America as weak and subservient. What a thought - maybe instead of strong-arming everything in our path, we should do a little more bowing, maybe we should do a little more to humble ourselves and respect others. But that's just me...

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