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Originally Posted by host
I think that the posters on this politics forum, and probably in the "3D" US,
can be pretty much put into one of two "mindsets":
...those who support or see "nothing wrong" with the following goals, and those who would give up their comfortable lives and financial security to prevent these goals from ever fully "taking hold" as the "rules" for news reporting in our country:
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Very well said, and I'm glad you pointed that out. Its the subtle things being done that really come back to bite us, because they're normally the easiest to evade detection by the general populous. I'd be interested in seeing a poll on what people think, if they know at all, about the articles posted above.
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Originally Posted by Charlatan
Of course there are people who can see what is happening and do acknowledge that America *is* a nation that goes to war for oil.
Quite frankly, America is in the position that it needs to guarantee its supply of oil. It would be surprising if America never went to war for oil. What I was trying to point out was how the current administration played the game of marketing the invasion of Iraq by playing with the mythos of "America the Good".
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I'm starting to wonder how smart these people really are. I realize this is an oil based economy, but surely even the oil addicts must understand that oil is not going to last forever. Why not, instead of enduring the cost of wars (economy, and casualty wise), spend that time and effort in developing cheap, more efficient solar power, or something of the sort. I have a hard time with the idea that those who make these kinds of policy lack foresight to such a degree. If its gonna stop flowin' then why keep goin'?
I'm also still curious about another thing. The other half of the population who doesn't think their is a 9/11-Hussein connection anymore don't seem very upset about the original deception. Why aren't people, who now understand what happened, up in arms? Is it a case of the "I'm only one person, and no one else seems to be making a big deal out of it"ies? Why was Bush not called on this by someone, or charged with purposfully decieving the American people? Is the conservative grip really
that strong? Maybe having believed Bush's 9/11-Hussein link at one point made it more comfortable to hear inside their heads, even after the fact was refuted. I just don't know. I really hate that we need to keep such a close eye on our leaders, its descipicable. And yet they get away with murder. Can people not understand that this is a government wherein
we must help maintain? It seems our years of comfort made us blind, or too deaf to hear the call of vigilence anymore. American is a duel monarchy, and one side is slipping away on the oil trail left by the other. To me this is insane, but I guess some people trusted their president when he said "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." I missed the ammendment that says a president can lie without consequence.
Edit: Sorry for the rant, hehe.