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Author Topic:   The $900 billion per year U.S. military budget
ringo
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Message 13 of 70 (800244)
02-21-2017 11:35 AM
Reply to: Message 10 by Dogmafood
02-20-2017 10:50 AM


ProtoTypical writes:
Polite and peaceful Canada makes the list. Does that make us good capitalists or war mongers?
What's the difference?

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ringo
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Message 20 of 70 (800422)
02-23-2017 11:29 AM
Reply to: Message 19 by Faith
02-22-2017 9:13 PM


Re: Not for the media
Faith writes:
... the west historically is "so much better" than any other civilization on earth. Or was.
"I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."
-- unofficial motto of Western Civilization

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ringo
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Message 22 of 70 (800428)
02-23-2017 12:02 PM
Reply to: Message 21 by Faith
02-23-2017 11:50 AM


Re: Not for the media
Faith writes:
More fake news.
Are you saying that the destruction of indigenous cultures in North America is fake news?

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ringo
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Message 24 of 70 (800430)
02-23-2017 12:29 PM
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02-23-2017 12:11 PM


Re: Not for the media
Faith writes:
Every civilization destroyed some indigenous culture or other. Every one of them.
I was responding to your claim that western civilization is better than any other civilization on earth. Thanks for contradicting yourself.
Faith writes:
But no, what I had in mind is that a paraphrase of the Bhagavad Gita by a nuclear scientist seems an odd reference against Western Civilization.
I wasn't quoting Oppenheimer. I was quoting the same source he quoted but with a wider context.
Faith writes:
And all the more when you introduce the completely irrelevant context of indigenous cultures.
I think it's pretty relevant, since much of the the US military budget is still targeted at "inferior" cultures.

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Message 34 of 70 (800499)
02-24-2017 10:39 AM
Reply to: Message 25 by Faith
02-23-2017 1:03 PM


Re: Not for the media
Faith writes:
I see so you are quoting the Hindu scripture against western civilization.
I didn't say anything "against" western civilization. I just brought it down to reality from the lofty pedestal you placed it on.
Faith writes:
Polytheists of course know better than Christians.
Not necessarily. And most Christians know better than you.

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