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ratbastid · 09-04-2005, 04:57 AM

Seconded, Shani. I've even heard news outlets comparing and contrasting the destruction with that caused by the christmas tsunami. Worst nat disaster in US history, for sure (unless you count the loss of species and cultures caused by the 1800s' westward expansion, but that's more of a manmade disaster, and it didn't happen all at once, and there were no 24-hour news channels on the scene).

I think it's about time the US lost some of its supremacy. Maintaining a superpower status has kept us separate from the rest of the world, above other countries. It has prevented true multiculturalism and pluralism. Our attempts at having a global view are thinly-veiled moves to manipulate and dominate the rest of the globe. If it's time for the US to move down a peg, then so be it.

09-04-2005, 04:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	Seconded, Shani. I've even heard news outlets comparing and contrasting the destruction with that caused by the christmas tsunami. Worst nat disaster in US history, for sure (unless you count the loss of species and cultures caused by the 1800s' westward expansion, but that's more of a manmade disaster, and it didn't happen all at once, and there were no 24-hour news channels on the scene). I think it's about time the US lost some of its supremacy. Maintaining a superpower status has kept us separate from the rest of the world, above other countries. It has prevented true multiculturalism and pluralism. Our attempts at having a global view are thinly-veiled moves to manipulate and dominate the rest of the globe. If it's time for the US to move down a peg, then so be it.