JCN
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I am not the man I am; I'm the man I never am.
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Post by JCN on Nov 20, 2004 21:01:43 GMT
Just so those of you in the rest of the world know that almost half of the U.S. feels as you do.... sorryeverybody.com
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Post by jce on Nov 21, 2004 15:57:26 GMT
sadly sorry won't solve the problem From the outside it seems absolute lunacy that the US populus voted for this meglomaniac, but having been there a fair few times and knowing a lot of yanks i can fully understand why the majority went for Bush again. The US is a child of a country still trying to find its place in the world and is going through its colonialist stage of development - the great European powers realised a long time again the preemptive, arbitrary invasions of foriegn soil bring nothing but turmoil and future problems - and NEVER bring peace. A foriegn power on your soil is always a common enemy and never a liberator The legacy of colonialism is still be dealt with by European nations decades after they were ejected - France (Ivory Coast at the moment), Britain (Zimbabwe) etc etc etc Sadly the US never learnt the lesson of Vietnam and with a new generation the memories are long gone, but after 10 years in Iraq the humiliating retreat may help the 51% see that talking to those you disagree with brings far more peace than firing missiles at them So in a way the reelection of Bush may serve to be better in the long run?
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