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Originally posted by White Chapel
Oh my word man, what do you take me for?
I was reading your sources then I realized where they are from.
One is counterpunch which is a left-wing anti-Zionist political rag
(weird, since you invoked Chomsky who always identified himself as pro-Zionist...weird dichotomy you have going here),
one is MrZine which is put out by Monthly Review a socialist and anti-American publisher who's editors are self-proclaimed Marxists,
and one from what appears to be the Democratic party (not exactly a reliable source when trying to score points against a republican president).
These sources are so far out there, even a left-leaning college professor like myself can't take it seriously.
I get your agenda man...I get it, but it's kind of pathetic that you try to pass it off as scholarly, reliable sources on a web site. Sheesh...
Originally posted by White Chapel
and I haven't? I provided perfect examples of why what he is saying isn't true, links and all if you care to read them. See my above post...some people are just blinded...
Originally posted by White Chapel
What the hell is this suppose to mean? You're going to find me and kick my ass? Hahahaha, see what I mean people...delusional.
Originally posted by White Chapel
I have no interest in teaching you anything,
my colleagues and I are having a good laugh at your expense.
You are misguided and uniformed...
but no one will ever convince you of that. After all, if you know that you're crazy, you're not really crazy.
Originally posted by White Chapel
You're entirely missing the point...AGAIN.
I don't trust information from idealogical agencies...never have, never will.
People that are that zoned in on one way of thinking, be it far right far left, or whatever, will ignore or misinterpret any information that would contradict their way of thought.
That's why I don't even bother reading articles from organizations who are self-proclaimed marxists, or socialists, or anti-whatever because their personal views taint any info (good or bad) to such an extent it can't be trusted.
Once again, I'd figure a guy who claims to be so well read would already understand this.
Democratic Staff of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
United States Senate
July 1, 2004
www.policyalmanac.org...
And Chomsky considers himself a Zionist, I'm sure I could find a quote but there are plenty of biographies of him out there that an expert like you has access to.
Originally posted by White Chapel
I've provided you with links containing statistical data and not social commentary.
It's been your choice to ignore them, and frankly I really don't care anymore.
I have to prepare for classes for the fall where I will once again be taking a trip to your continent to spend my filthy American dollars on helping to build your infastructure.
I just wish the American government allowed me to make more money so I could fund more projects in Africa...this horrible government continues to take food out of my kids mouths and fails to provide me with the opportunities to help people in other countries. It's so terrible here..when will it all end.
Originally posted by White Chapel
What would you have people do? Do you want the US government to take our citizens money and give it to someone else in some sort of wealth redistritibution?
When I want a house, can I just get someone who is richer to pay for it for me?
Please, a loan is fair for both parties.
Terms are always negotiable and the person taking the loan always has the most power because they can just walk away from the table.
I'm not sure what your solution is suppose to be, I don't want my tax dollars going to build up other peoples countries.
If there's an emergency, sure, we'd be glad to help and US citizens are the most generous in the world giving much more time and money to international causes than anyone else.
But US citizens don't want their money taken from them and given to someone else in a compulsory fashion. So I ask you again, what would you have the US do?
Originally posted by INc2006
you know i'd rather say what a dissappointment the US goverment is turning out to be.
the US isa great country, it's history is full of great people, it went from nothing to a lot,
but unfortunatly those bastards that are controlling the US government are surely turnign this country into a dissappointment.
i wish a president would one day rise up a little and save this great country, how unfortunate....
Originally posted by INc2006
look i agree with you, you can't just give handouts to other countries, but you don't intentively load most 3rd world countries with loans for projects that you know in 10 years or so will be failing miserably, you provide them with loans for projects that you know will work and that will enable them to repay that loan. and when they fail to pay the loans because you gave them failed projects, you don't force them to sell there resources to multinational companies, this is shameful, disdainful, and unacceptable!
Originally posted by StellarX
If there's an emergency, sure, we'd be glad to help and US citizens are the most generous in the world giving much more time and money to international causes than anyone else.
A complete fabrication, however good or bad you do math. To dignify this stunning , if widespread , delusion with more words is not something i can stomach doing tonight.
Originally posted by StellarX
Originally posted by INc2006
you know i'd rather say what a dissappointment the US goverment is turning out to be.
It's been seriously letting down it's citizens for well over a century ( and probably much longer) so this is not some kind of 'new' failing that young Bush is 'visiting' on the American people....
the US isa great country, it's history is full of great people, it went from nothing to a lot,
Beside the fact that there is plenty of space and a lot of people willing to defend their rights it's only feature worthy of note is how heavily armed it normally was.... In Europe there just was no space to fall back into and the states did not frequently gave you the opportunity to survive a uprising of much any sort.
but unfortunatly those bastards that are controlling the US government are surely turnign this country into a dissappointment.
The only people who can fail their country is it's citizens as states and their leaders seemingly always favour brutality and suppression as their tools of 'leadership'. This has become especially true in the modern age where no state is truly independent in the sense that i can decide on it's aims in 'vacuum' which explains the blatant criminality of so many smaller states ( they just do what their told) so very well.
i wish a president would one day rise up a little and save this great country, how unfortunate....
Presidents infrequently perpetrate anything but violence of their own accord and any other type of action comes because the people/citizens demand it and refuse to take no for a answer. If you want change please do not hope for a 'better' president as that is much like hoping for a 'good' heart attack.
Stellar
[edit on 29-7-2006 by StellarX]
Originally posted by INc2006
you know your turning this way too Anti-USA. for instance, in case of an uprisings, there wasn't any in fact, and the whiskey rebellions and those that happened in the early stages of the country had to be suppressed,
as for the civil war, well the platform that the South was depending on, slavery, is wrong and it was "all fitting and proper" that the north do what it did.
and there was no more uprisings of any kind. or for instance, in WWII, Roosevelt brought the US out of poverty,
it doesn't matter who was controlling him,
but he still did good to the people. or for instance Eisenhower, he balanced the economy, did not follow the military -industrial complex, and even warned against it.
so not all presidents were a failure.
as for countries being trully 'independent' well many rather smaller contries are, cuch as switzerland, luxembourg, or finland, or belgium, and the like.
but of course big countries such as the US, France, Germany, or the like have to be controlled some way or another. for instance even the UN is controlled some way or another by some body, i mean when it takes them a week to meat for a crisis, weeks and months to agree to something, weeks and months to coordinate that something, and even more weeks and months to act on what they coordinated and agreed on, and more weeks and months for what they coordinated to actually have an effect, it is definitly controlled by some one!