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Originally posted by jeepnut
Strangler, I think you've moved beyond Patriotism. Patriotism is about being proud and supportive of your country.
You on the other hand are saying that your country is the only right one. That my friend, is being a fanatic.
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When in my post did I say that the US is the only country thats right? What I'm saying is that the friggin' Dutch don't get to tell us how we should protect ourselves because they have never walked a day in our shoes. When was the last time they were attacked by terrorists? When was the last time they watched as other countries danced in the streets, burning their flag, as you were still pulling dead bodies from the rubble of a senseless attack.
Other countries aren't the new target of international terrorism, we are, and now those countries, many of which benefit from Saddam being in power, are trying to tell else what we can and can't do to defend ourselves. How does that make sense if you are an American?
My point is that Angrist shouldn't be commenting on things he knows nothing about. That is my point.
As for the UN, when was the last time they DIDN'T screw up? I seem to remember them tip toeing around Bosnia while thousands of Muslims were being systematically slaughtered in the worst act of genocide since the Holocaust until we stepped in, and folding like a card table once Saddam said "No, you can't check our weapons today. Nanny nanny boo boo."
Now we have a hostile nation that most likely has large amounts of biological weapons, if not nuclear weapons also, because we left our future in the hands of the United Nations.
A fanatic would feel a certain way while having no reason too. My feelings are based on the fact the the UN has failed repeatedly in matters of international interest only to have the US eventually come in and clean up the mess they made.
I believe that responsibility should be reserved for the responsible. The UN has proved themselves to be exactly the opposite.
I challenge you to refute the facts that my "fanaticism" is based on.