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Originally posted by ybab hsur
Originally posted by solo32_98
The US is driving itself into an absolutely ridiculous situation.
It is absolutely preposterous to watch their leaders implode the country, divide the citizens, ignore infrastructure and constitutional rights and then march blindly to incredibly expensive wars, driving up the national debt and tearing apart local economies.
The fact that there is even discussion about waging war with Iran is just mind-boggling!
If it weren't so chaotic for the rest of the world, I'd be sitting on my deck with a margarita watching the collapse of the American empire.
And this years "Darwin award" goes to Solo32_98
Congradulations on your prize for the most ignorant phrase utterd by anyone anywhere.
If you hate America so much - take your stupid sleazy ass to Iraq and catch one of our taxpayer paid-for bombs and shut up.
Originally posted by Daedalus24
reply to post by USMC-oorah
Does this sound familiar: I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic.
That means you swore an oat to defend the Constitution (this country and what it stands for) from foreign threats and from crazy idiots who would use the Constitution as a table place mat.
Your loyalty should not lie with the president. Ever.
What a fascist statements!! Americans that truly love their country are patriotic flag wavers! Thinking patriotism is BS - is BS!!!
Originally posted by solo32_98
reply to post by WhatTheory
WOW!!
Do you ever have an axe to grind!
WhatTheory, **you seem to be plodding along to the all too familiar drum roll of patriotic BS that you've been fed for too many years in the US.** If you cared at all about people other than yourself, you would realize that when your neighbor is doing well, you are doing well; **that there is no more room for self-centered, flag waving, blind patriotism in this world.** If we are to survive we ALL must put aside our conceit, ego's, pride, politics and prejudices and assist each other. Is it so hard for you to care about someone other than yourself?
Originally posted by theendisnear69
reply to post by ybab hsur
There's a new thread about how they can take your laptops and ipods from you at airport security.
Originally posted by theendisnear69
reply to post by USMC-oorah
That is pretty sickening. It just goes to show that people really do sign up just to kill.
Throwing bullets at people in Iran? Come on human lives have alot more meaning than you give them.
Soldiers like this is exactly why a police state is possible.
"Nothing will end the war unless the people themselves refuse to fight."
Originally posted by theendisnear69
reply to post by ybab hsur
Ahh so I see that you people consider laptops terrorist weapons too.
I have nothing to hide, but why the hell would I just say "okay big bad government go ahead and search my stuff I don't care. You can even come into my home and go through everything there too. Your protecting me from "terrorists" so I don't care if you invade my privacy."
As for protecting us from "terrorists" they are not. The terrorists are not nearly as great an enemy as the media would have you believe.
Come on one terrorist attack (911) Which we don't even know for sure if that was even done by terrorists.
Like I said before the real threat is our own Government.
It was either Ben Franklin or Thomas Jefferson who said "A nation that sacrifices liberty for a little security deserves neither."
Originally posted by theendisnear69
reply to post by ybab hsur
Umm yeah I think killing people is very sickening, especially when people act like it's ok.
So we should bomb Iran because their president wants to wipe Israel off the map? And just how are they going to do this. WMD's aww come on your not going to fall for that one twice in a row are you?
As the Street Dogs so eloquently put it "This WMD propaganda warped my fragile mind"