Le 30/03/2003 22:03, ��Andrew Mathews�� <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a �crit�:
<snip> >> sure, being patriotic is great. however patriotism does not equate to >> blindly believing & following the president, or any president just >> because he's the president. patriotism is pride in your nation, and >> wanting others to envy your nation because it is, in your opinion, the >> best. >> >> right now, its rather difficult to be proud of a country that just about >> all the other nations of the world, and their citizens either distrust >> or outright hate. >> >> ===== > <snip> > > Last I remember, it's not about winning a popularity contest. *** The way things are, I don't think the US will be invited to participate in such a contest for some time, let alone "win". > I really don't give a rat's patootie what somebody else thinks of us, because if you even start, you'll never win. *** That's what a lot of people have problems with today. <snip> > all of the time. It's about the difference between right and wrong. *** And just who gave the american nation the right to decide? > Hell, half the world was against us in W.W.II, but that didn't cause > anyone to say "Whoa, others don't like us doing this so we'll stop". *** Let's not take that street. Compairing things makes you look bad by definition as it shows a lack of arguments for the present issue. > There's a tendency to overcomplicate things and try to put so many > meanings and hidden agendas into it to serve whatever purpose the > argument is for, and it's not necessarily that way. It's not about > religion, oil, food, or any other ulterior purpose. *** I understand it has to stay simple, afterall Joe-six-pack has to be able to understand why the hell Iraqis, american, english... are dying in a buttfuck nowhere... > It's about deposing > a so called leader who defies the imposed penalties of the entire global > community, (who it seems is no more than a paper tiger now) and > commits genocide amongst his own people to maintain his position, while > preparing to destroy his neighbors who certainly haven't precipitated > the situation. *** Crap. > The guy's an asshole and needs to go, plain and simple. *** In that conext: Can you tell me who should bomb your country in to prehistory for having asshole's in the White House? -- Cheers, Zoran. "Home is where you hang your @" _______________________________________________ General mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/general
