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depmats · 05-19-2004, 03:51 PM

oh-waaah. Do you seriously think that people outside of US borders hating us is something new? Americans have been extremely foolish to believe that an eagerness to accept our money and welcome our offshored jobs equates to people liking us.

Thanks for the lecture on "all men being created equal." I don't remember EVER saying they weren't. All I have said is that we have to place our priorities. I believe that the safety and security and yes - the comfort of Americans and those who stand with us should be OUR government's primary concern. The purpose of a government is to protect their own. All nations will act in what is to them a rational manner (from the leader's perspective) An action or policy that (from the leader's perspective) is necessary for one country may be counter to another nation's interest. welcome to international conflict. It doesn't mean that one group of people is superior to the other, it merely means that the two nations' interest do not coincide. national conflict and war is inevitable. My comments about what a believe to be a touchy feely globalist view I stand by. I wish we could all just get along - but we can't. It is not human nature. This isn't Star Trek, we don't have a Federation looking out for the best interests of all people. In any organization the leadership can and will be corrupted, I refuse to support giving any amount of control over our nation to an organization such as the UN. The UN is a tool, not a governing body. If we cede our power to another governing body we no longer have the right to step back and pursue what may be in the interests of the nation. That, although too short to be clearly spelled out properly, is why I don't much care for external control over our nation's actions. Might does not make right, but it does decide the outcome when two nations have oposing interests.

And for those who are ashamed to have someone who thinks like me in your country or even on your planet??? Sorry, the thought police haven't caught up to me yet. So if it makes you uncomfortable, you can leave MY planet. But for the record, I am willing to share my planet with people who I strongly disagree with.

05-19-2004, 03:51 PM	#11
depmats Major Inhabitant Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 124	oh-waaah. Do you seriously think that people outside of US borders hating us is something new? Americans have been extremely foolish to believe that an eagerness to accept our money and welcome our offshored jobs equates to people liking us. Thanks for the lecture on "all men being created equal." I don't remember EVER saying they weren't. All I have said is that we have to place our priorities. I believe that the safety and security and yes - the comfort of Americans and those who stand with us should be OUR government's primary concern. The purpose of a government is to protect their own. All nations will act in what is to them a rational manner (from the leader's perspective) An action or policy that (from the leader's perspective) is necessary for one country may be counter to another nation's interest. welcome to international conflict. It doesn't mean that one group of people is superior to the other, it merely means that the two nations' interest do not coincide. national conflict and war is inevitable. My comments about what a believe to be a touchy feely globalist view I stand by. I wish we could all just get along - but we can't. It is not human nature. This isn't Star Trek, we don't have a Federation looking out for the best interests of all people. In any organization the leadership can and will be corrupted, I refuse to support giving any amount of control over our nation to an organization such as the UN. The UN is a tool, not a governing body. If we cede our power to another governing body we no longer have the right to step back and pursue what may be in the interests of the nation. That, although too short to be clearly spelled out properly, is why I don't much care for external control over our nation's actions. Might does not make right, but it does decide the outcome when two nations have oposing interests. And for those who are ashamed to have someone who thinks like me in your country or even on your planet??? Sorry, the thought police haven't caught up to me yet. So if it makes you uncomfortable, you can leave MY planet. But for the record, I am willing to share my planet with people who I strongly disagree with.