Paladin: Re economic USSR/US: I'm glad to see you agree with me. The US' superior economic management drove the USSR into the dust. I'm not sure what you mean with the Reagan/Carter comparison though. Do you believe Carter was a secret Soviet working against the US? You should know better than that! Mr. Carter was doing what his political
Re warmongering, well, it's an unfair accusation. But it's one that can be made. The US has traditionally destabilised governments throughout the world in pursuit of its global objectives, from South America to Asia to the Middle East. It's hard to trust or like someone when they'll turn on you as soon as you don't obey their every whim. South Am
Also, a lot of the soldiers in Iraq involved in hostile actions, though they may live, there are a lot more then those killed who daily suffer war injuries that will leave them permanently deformed, and unable to perform normal functions, i.e. lost limbs, lost senses, long term psychological effects, for every soldier killed, there are two, three, four, five, ten soliders
People are interested in getting out because we are there for reasons that we didn't go in for. I.E. No nation building, no WMD, no end in sight. So the stockpile of WMD that has been found is not good enough for you? The nation building became a necessity because of the collapse of their government and to prevent anarchy we stayed to help j
neocolonial ambitions etc. I forgot this little tidbit. Horse SHIT! Not one nation has America won in a war that we did not give back. The last one was Japan in 1975. We won the Philippines in the Spanish American war I think. We fought hard to win that country back from Japan during WWII and then two years later as promised we gave them the
Oh please, this is pure bullshit. The U.S. is hated because we don't pander to the socialists that have taken over most of the world. We are hated because we won't bow down to the radicals. We are hated because we have a higher standard of living and a stronger economy than the pansies who hate us. Here's the real rub for those who hate us; we don't give a damn.</td
Of course not. But the US doesn't learn from its mistakes either. After a century of superpowerhood it still hasn't figured out how to manage a client state without it falling into disrepair and/or anarchy. Please explain what you mean. America did not become a super power until 1948 which is 58 years not 100. So after a little more than half a
I do believe his name is Colin. As for his statement, I think it's ridiculous. There are plenty of good reasons to hate America - cultural imperialism, its lack of tact, its apparent warmongering, neocolonial ambitions etc. Power disparity is not the most important of these reasons. You’re joking right? Yes, he said it. If you think it is ridicul
You do, actually. Singapore is nothing like America, and yet it's much more prosperous on a per-capita basis. Japan is also little like America yet has been and looks set to be just as prosperous. South Korea is also approaching first-world. Prosperity has little to do with the American Dream. I have never been to Singapore so I can’t speak for t
Possibly... Or the US' superior economic base allowed it to drive the USSR into an arms race it couldn't win. Historians are of course divided between the "America was a land of magical positive thinking pixies" and "rational argument" schools. It had nothing to do with the economic base since we entered into détente in the 70’s because both the
Are you an American? Your views seem pretty well biased. yup, born in the Bronx. Former registerd Democrat. can't get any more American than that.
I'd like to know where you got this figure from. It doesn't seem right and after several google searches for "emigration from america," american expatriate statistics and the like, I can't find any numbers on this at all. Don't google got to the library of Congress or the State Deparment in order to be in that group you have to renounce your citi
It is well known that liberals are racist, sexist, bigoted, homophobes. Any time a law it offered to make America stronger as a nation it is touted by liberals as racist. But if you look and listen to what they say you will notice that it is the liberals that are racist in their thinking. The first to count noses of men and women, colored and white are liberals. It is ok to kill an innocent child in the womb but not a convicted murder. Laws don’t matter to liberals. They off
Why America is hated It may surprise some of you to know that America is not well liked or loved. Here are some reasons why The mind set in most countries is doom and gloom, while the mind set of Americans is optimism and can do. This annoys other nations because they can’t see what is so great about America and why their nation is not seen that way. When I worked in Europe I noticed striking differences in how we think of ourselves. If you look at a European pass
Why America is hated It may surprise some of you to know that America is not well liked or loved. Here are some reasons why The mind set in most countries is doom and gloom, while the mind set of Americans is optimism and can do. This annoys other nations because they can’t see what is so great about America and why their nation is not seen that way. When I worked in Europe I noticed striking differences in how we think of ourselves. If you look at a European passport you wi
I agree, walking in another countries' or persons' shoes for a day makes it easier to understand where other people come from. Why they are they way they are and think in that way as well. Good points in your post. Thanks. Thank you for your kind words.
An interesting perspective on how people in other countries think. Thanks, but we need to be aware that only Americans think like Americans. Each nation has its own mindset and way of seeing things. To presume that others should or do think like we do is a recipe for disaster. The fact that we as a nation can cobble together as many friends as w
as far as my previous comment goes, i can think of few things more arrogant than presuming to feeling the need to 'explain' another's pov...especially when the explainer has demonstrated over and over again a pathetic inability to discern the differences between his own elbow and asshole. Okay, so what is your point of view?
2. clearly i don't believe our campaign in iraq should be used as a model for anything but failure so there'd be no reason to inflict it upon our fellow citizens...although one could easily argue the war on drugs is evidence it's already been done. This is what I don't get King, We won the war in 21 days and you see that as failure. How can that
to the best of my knowledge, you've asked only two questions of me--neither of them in this thread--one of which was whether i was fubar or un-sat and the other predicated on your perception of victory in afghanistant and iraq. i have provided no links to anything in any of my responses to your articles. You are correct and I apologize. I had yo
It was said when I was young that if you are under 30 and a conservative you have no heart. If you are over 30 and still a liberal you have no brain. As a child I laughed at this statement because it was said by some old fart that just did not understand the ways of the world like I did. I knew it all and right was right and wrong was wrong. With a 39 year old son with piercings in his nose, ears and nipples I bristle. The fact that he has a doctorate in economics and the hea
a perfect example of ignorance & arrogance at work. I would have to disagree here. So far you have not offered anything but criticism and attack rather than constructive disagreement or discussion. If you make a statement and someone challenges your statement you attack but don’t offer proof. When asked a question you ignore it and continue with
Did a little sight seeing in Syria. Played around a little in Israel. Worked in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Did not get around much because it was easy to tell I was American but I got to talk with people and learn from them how they think.
Sorry I am not all that political. I just call them like I see them. If the Republicans screw up you will read about it from me as well. I am a conservative, The current president is not, in fact the last three presidents were not. Kennedy Nixon and Reagan are the only conservatives in my lifetime. Kennedy was a lying racist fuck up. Nixon was a beaten man before he took the presidency because of Bobby Kennedy and Reagan followed through on every promise he made.
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