buzzy2:`Does it count that America is the country with greatest individual freedom in the world? A true open society? The most democratic country in the world, notwistanding the neo-hippy pro-Saddam propaganda in the world media?´ how do you know ?
:`Does it count that America is the country with greatest individual freedom in the world? A true open society? The most democratic country in the world" Good grief, has this man read any history? .....if you got the money......other than that France is the only country with true individual freedom (closely followed by most of the world) . France tried to help the US to shake off the shackles of colonialism, therefore tis a pity that the US now practices economic imperialism ( oil) yet criticizes others, rather like the thief becoming indignant that someone stole his wallet. Hate to shatter your illusions old chap, but America is not the most desired location in the world.
hope you come here someday, you'll see with your own eyes. you can come here and criticize americans all you want, no one is going to put you in jail, no one is going to deport you (as long as your visa is valid) no one is going to send you a suicide bomber. france is overrated, it's a semi-socialist country right now, paris each day looks more and more like some third world middle east city because of the crime, the violence and the arabs. try to criticize jackass she-rack and you'll get yourself killed. Here in America you can protest all you want even Hollywood celebrities do it, it's your own business if you want to waste your time that way. the oil BS has been conclusively debunked and you still insist? it's not my fault you walk around with your eyes and your ears covered.
>>it's not my fault you walk around with your eyes and your ears covered.<< Don't be too harsh on the loonies. They didn't make themselves, many were BORN stupid. freealways
I'll get off my horse if you stop confusing your sphincter with your mouth. The oil argument has been debunked and is alive only to the true conspiracy theorists like you. I have never claimed the US does not have blood on its hands. No country does. If you look at my previous posts on other threads I have maintained time and time again that the US has had its share of foreign policy debacles and been party to its share of bloodshed. I am not a card-carrying "war monger" who thinks America walks on water. But you are sadly mistaken and naive if you expect me to put my country on the same moral plane as Nazi Germany or the former USSR based simply because the US also has blood on its hands. Numbers DO count, my friend. Just ridiculous. I will also maintain that the US is indeed the greatest country on earth and has done more for the good of the world in this past century than any other nation. Yes we have made errors, we are not perfect, but there has never been a more powerful yet benevolent nation such as ours today. Would any other nation with our power exercise the restraint we do? We are the glue that holds the world together. Without the policeman on the block, chaos would reign. And you know it.
You are absolutely right. The problem is the policeman on the block is feared by thugs and appreciated by honest residents. We seem to be hated by both categories. The policeman gets paid for his effort and risks. We actually pay to do the job. All we get in return is accusations in police abuse and police brutality. That does not make sense. Isn't it time for us to get another job? I was strongly pro-war believing that after all it was for the good of the whole humanity to remove a thug like Saddam, liberate Iraqi people and add stability to the region. But if the world is so much against it, let them have it their way. Let's save money and american lives and drop this whole matter. If they want to keep Saddam - fine, let them keep him. They want to deal with North Korea, more power to them. They want to apease other dictators and blood suckers - not our problem. We have so many domestic problems, we can use the money and manpower we save to fix a lot of them. We should continue supporting and protecting our few true friends and let the world sort everything else out without us. We'll manage just fine, let's see if they will without a cop on the block.
Ya know, I often think the same thing. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your level of disgust) it is in our best interests, AND THE BEST INTERESTS FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD, for the policeman to stay on the block and do the job despite the ungratefulness and abuse we have to endure. I think that even those who love to hurl abuse at us realize that we are the thin blue line that keeps the world from totally deteriorating. I mean, who are they gonna call when their neighbor invades? France?