Bush is a Goof

[Jin]

Originally posted by gekko


Sure we're not. You think just because they're a member of Al Qeada, they're guilty of something? If you watched the news, you would realize that these plans were pretty secret. The only ones who knew were the ones involved. Now we go around killing everyone we see, and many of them who were never involved.

The Taliban? They never did anything to kill us. They don't pose a threat to the world. They just gave Al Qeada guys money, and now we shut down the entire government, killing any member who we see.

It would be like accusing a member of the mafia of murdering the president, and then killing every member of the mafia, even though most of them knew nothing.

It's not just the way the Taliban is harboring Osama Bin Laden, and are associated with Al-Queda, it's also because of their practices, how they hold mass public executions, and how they treat women like garbage. If we don't do anything, women will continue to be treated as inferiors, raped, and abide by laws that are unjust.

Sometimes being associated to a group can make you guilty of something. When a gang kills someone and are caught, not only the person who shot the gun is in trouble with the law, but all the other people that are a part of the gang. It's not as if they were forced to be a part of this, like a couple innocent citizens of countries like Germany or Russia during WWII. They chose to be a part of it, knowing what the consequences could be.

Originally posted by Angrist

America (especially BUSH) keeps on saying that it's the best country. No wonder they got Bin Laden angry!

Almost all countries say that theirs is the best, and if it isn't economically, politically, or militarily, they'll find some other reason. Like they have the best people, the best scenery, or the best country in God's eye. It's natural to point out what you're good at. Great Britain used to have the greatest Navy, and had colonies all over the world. They made it clear to everyone that they were the best. When Rome was at it's prime they made sure that everyone knew that they were superior. Egypt also went on and on about how they were the greatest country to every grace the earth during the time of Abraham. All these countries were the greatest at their time, and bragged about it. Is it the right thing to do? No, but if any other country was the most economically, politically, or militarily powerful, they'd do the same. It's unfortunate.

Why do other countries that aren't as strong in certain areas get so pissed? Is it because of jealousy? Really, ask yourself what it truely is. If France was the most powerful and flaunted it, I'd be jealous and go on and on about how arogent they were. America is making a mistake by saying how great they are, but other countries would do the same if they were in the same circumstances. It's human nature to point out what you're good at. If you're good at sports, you'll try to show off whether intentional or not. If you're rich, you'll get a nice car and house to show it off to everyone.