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Author Topic:   Nudder study showing how ignorant Americans really are
RAZD
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Message 26 of 46 (719786)
02-18-2014 9:53 AM
Reply to: Message 25 by saab93f
02-18-2014 8:21 AM


A friend of mine said something that sums up my view quite nicely: "Americans are making it hard work to keep on loving them".
Yes, the "war on terror" did more to recruit terrorists than reduce the overall threat/s. It was just an excuse for warmongers and arms profiteers.
For too many years (decades?) now it seems that the faction/s that think the only solution to conflicting politics is war\invasion\violence. Probably since the Second World War ... the CIA etc infiltration into other countries etc. The NSA is just more of same, just out in the open due to Snowden.
Drones and assassinations are also just new technology used for old programs.
Just look at how much flack Obama is getting for trying to find political solutions to Syria and Iran.
Peace is never created by violent means, all you can get is a temporary truce. Peace is something that you share rather than impose -- and this is why the Iraq war was such a fiasco.

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Message 40 of 46 (719952)
02-19-2014 12:16 PM
Reply to: Message 39 by saab93f
02-19-2014 8:27 AM


Re: It's the education, stupid
The proponents of the bill are IMO evil, wicked bigots who do not deserve understanding. Pity and loathing perhaps...
yes, I keep thinking that the next generation won't be as bigoted and narrow-minded ... forgetting that schools are run by parents ...

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Message 44 of 46 (719987)
02-19-2014 2:12 PM
Reply to: Message 43 by hooah212002
02-19-2014 1:04 PM


Re: It's the economic inequality, stupid
because of skyrocketing economic inequality where CEO's make way more than any other country, while bottom workers aren't even paid a living wage.

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