Quote (ofthevoid @ Mar 15 2017 10:31pm)
Mature discussion lol. You regurgitate CNN talking points. Although my ancestors personally suffered at the hands of Russians after WW2 when my grandmother got shipped off to Siberia for being a christian i understand their geopolitical moves. It has nothing to do with being "evil", there are no good guys here, only a fool would think that a country acting in it's self interests is evil. We have done just as much, if not more damage in the world, at least take your homer glasses off friend.
I have not attacked you and I think you are a good poster, I'd appreciate the same respect from you towards me. We disagree but that's no reason for insults. Saying I regurgitate CNN talking points is just a convenient way to avoid having to respond seriously to my statements, especially considering I never watch CNN and my opinions are informed 0% by them and as far as I know don't even resemble them.
We have most certainly not done more damage in the world over the past 50 or so years. We do not systematically torture enormous numbers of our prisoners. We do not commit terrorist attacks on our own citizens killing hundreds and injuring thousands in order to garner support for a civilian massacre (unless you believe the 9/11 conspiracies). We do not manipulate foreign democratic elections of major world powers in order to further our own terroristic agenda. I can continue the list if you would like more examples.
You are right though that over the past year or so we've been moving much closer towards resembling Russia and that trajectory is accelerating. In a few years maybe we will be just as bad. The proliferation of fake news in the US and governmental brainwashing is a great first step to becoming more like Russia. Maybe next will be a Trump-orchestrated terrorist attack blamed on Islamists to build public support for the travel ban he's been failing to get through.