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Sep 10 2013 03:03pm
Quote (dechristianize @ Sep 10 2013 03:55pm)
do you cry every time there is a terrorist act in middle east countries showed on tv? to me its the same thing.


Do you feel the same degree of kinship to a New Yorker as you do to an Afghan?
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Sep 10 2013 03:06pm
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Do you feel the same degree of kinship to a New Yorker as you do to an Afghan?


nope but it doesn't mean i feel much about new yorkers
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Sep 10 2013 03:08pm
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Every country in the history of man has had a self-serving foreign policy.  We're just the biggest and the best, so teens that have no grasp on the reality of international relations or history like to throw rocks.


you're missing the point

it doesn't matter who it is

if you're big, strong, and meddle in the affairs of others simply because you have the power to do so there will be consequences

suck it up and accept it for what it is instead of going all "oh why me? what did we ever do?"
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Sep 10 2013 03:14pm
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you're missing the point

it doesn't matter who it is

if you're big, strong, and meddle in the affairs of others simply because you have the power to do so there will be consequences


Quote (IceMage @ Sep 10 2013 03:46pm)
Every country in the history of man has had a self-serving foreign policy.  We're just the biggest and the best, so teens that have no grasp on the reality of international relations or history like to throw rocks.


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suck it up and accept it for what it is instead of going all "oh why me? what did we ever do?"


I'm well aware of what "blowback" means. You should read the book on it by Chalmers Johnson, put some knowledge in that head.
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Sep 10 2013 03:19pm
Meh, The U.S. barely got any gratitude for leading the world into a long period of increasing peace around the world. Yeah, there is blowback for stuff the U.S. does. But they generally don't do it just out of self-interest. They primarily do, but they care about the rest of the world.
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Sep 10 2013 03:23pm
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Meh, The U.S. barely got any gratitude for leading the world into a long period of increasing peace around the world. Yeah, there is blowback for stuff the U.S. does. But they generally don't do it just out of self-interest. They primarily do, but they care about the rest of the world.


:rofl:

complete utter bullshit

This post was edited by duffman316 on Sep 10 2013 03:30pm
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Sep 10 2013 03:24pm
Quote (duffman316 @ Sep 10 2013 04:08pm)
you're missing the point

it doesn't matter who it is

if you're big, strong, and meddle in the affairs of others simply because you have the power to do so there will be consequences

suck it up and accept it for what it is instead of going all "oh why me? what did we ever do?"


I didn't go "oh why me," I am saying the 9/11 attacks are unjustified.

Quote (dechristianize @ Sep 10 2013 04:06pm)
nope but it doesn't mean i feel much about new yorkers


How very un-Christian of you...
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Sep 10 2013 03:27pm
Quote (Santara @ Sep 10 2013 04:24pm)
I didn't go "oh why me," I am saying the 9/11 attacks are unjustified.


that i could agree with

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Sep 10 2013 03:32pm
People here cant seem to understand that while there is a reason something can happen, that reason isnt a justification
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Sep 10 2013 03:36pm
Quote (IceMage @ Sep 10 2013 04:14pm)
I'm well aware of what "blowback" means.  You should read the book on it by Chalmers Johnson, put some knowledge in that head.


you should probably step out of that white bubble you live in and talk to people outside of your comfort zone

maybe strike up a conversation with the driver the next time you take a taxi

Quote (IceMage @ Sep 10 2013 02:55pm)
This thread is a reminder of how far I've come intellectually since my conspiracy days.  :D

trust me when i say you haven't come that far, you've traded one brand of lunacy for another and still don't have a realistic grasp on things
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