CL/30

Stein does not portray himself as an audience friendly writer, he is very blunt. The whole tone of his piece is that his opinion is the right opinion, and everyone who disagrees with him is not a true American.
I think that Stein sees that the gap of the conversation is that Americans are not think about other countries’ perspectives when America uses its power. And, that America needs to have a civil discussion with other countries and listen to those countries.
This piece fills that gap, because it gives historical events as evidence of America using their power. One example is the Alamo, when America took Texas from Mexico. “If ever a country’s character demanded that it root against the underdog, it’s ours. We are the country of crushing…”(In Defense of Domination), this clearly states the author’s point of view on America. He thinks that America does not use its power wisely. This article makes people think about how other countries view America. And, this could start a great discussion.
I still think that Stein is a little abrupt in the writing of this piece.
The danger of an essay like this; is that people may not know that Stein is being rhetorical.
The purpose of Stein’s essay is to start a discussion and have people really think about other countries’ perspectives on America. He wants people to recognize the power that America has. He wants people to look more into how America uses power.