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Originally Posted by VictorVIcious
We have 5% of the worlds population. We consume 75% of the worlds goods. uhh... seems a little unbalanced. Its funny, we think we have a right to tell these 'backwards' countries what they should do and how they should go about it. Every time I here about protecting 'our American way of life' I wanna puke. Travel through Germany. You will see folks there have pretty much everything we have. Their country, because of Hitler, was bombed to shit, split by the Soviet Union. Go to Spain, Italy, etc. Same thing. Why? Because they are not out spending the little guys money to make the big guys richer by feeling they have a right, no make that a duty, to 'protect our American way of life'. Their American Way of Life and mine ain't exactly the same.
Can you believe it, we have been told to spend our money when times are hard to keep the economy moving. Here, you don't have any, I'll lend you some of mine, go buy the things you can't afford, so I can afford all the things I want. I'll just a little more money back from you in interest, and raise taxes just a little. You don't support our troops, you are UNAMERICAN. If you want to do what is right for the troops get them the %%456879 out of harms way. 70% of the Iraqi people voted in their election. If we just get out of the way, no let me rephrase that, WHEN we get out of the way, they will have to deal with each other. I watched the ONDCP guy talk about what the International Community, all CIVILIZED nations thing about drugs. Well BULLSHIT.
Check out what LEAP has to say about the war on terror and the war on drugs. Lets say you are a small farmer in Afganistan. And the friut trees you have cared for, been in your family for generations were suddenly wiped out by a bomb. WHAT WOULD YOU DO?? Sit back and say thanks to Alla for protecting the American Way of Life. 5% of the American people 'enjoy' the American way of life. The other 95% pay for it, along with the rest of the WORLDS population and "THEY" have us so indoctrinated we accept all this as being patriotic??
Why should I worry if the stockmarket falls 20 points and the housing market is down? How does that affect me personally?
You talk about freedom, yet you live in the country that has the largest percentage of its population incarcerated. The little people are getting hosed.
Well.. the ice was ready to check so I did. Rant over...at least for now. VV
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Well said.
As for earlier poster calling us whiners, I have voted in every election I was able to...meaning since I turned 18, I would consider that doing something. Also I was aiming my comments more at our gov't and our system not the country. Get the troops home, protect here first, hell half of California is on fire and we're worried about some crazies in the Middle East. I feel like the US is so imperialistic at this part. Also you made a comment about Africa, which made me think of this. How much money does the gov't give to these poor nations, what kind of help do we give them. Half the countries are run by warlords who practice genocide daily. We do nothing to help them...why? No oil would be my guess. It's not whining it's my american right to say I am ashamed at how we carry ourselves and how the fools run this country....this whole country is like a big giant Wal Mart, aka a shady major corporation.
Lastly I do agree this is the greatest country on earth to raise a family, opportunity is everywhere. But the jack asses in power make us look like money grubbing assholes who do what we want. Do you think most of the Middle East knows that most of us are aginst the whole Iraq thing, no way they hate us cause they think we and our gov't are one....we are George Bush and Dickhead Cheney to them. And the senate and congress is a bunch of sheep just trying to get re-elected no matter what. I just feel it's time for a change, some new ideas, some fresh ideas, it's broke so let's at least try to fix it.