Protestantism

» pink101 - USA

In response to USA posted by BrianTubbs:
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I never said nor intended to imply that the United States was a perfect country.
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But, your position certainly seems to be that there was no reason for the 911 attack to have been made.
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So, ask yourself the question, "Why would anyone want Americans to believe that there was no provocation for the attack?"
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"Who, me! Poor little innocent unbridled multinational capitalist me? Aw, gee, we were just being good Americans spreading our Christian influence around so that the tribal peoples of the world could enjoy the fruits of our labor."
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And, that seems to be the attitude most conservatives have copped regarding the trouble with radical Muslims.
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It is easy to see why they are upset if we will only open our eyes.
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The problem is very much involved with the Israeli/Palestinian situation that our government has helped create along with the heavy influence we give in support of the multinationals.
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Intransigence only fuels the anger to turn it into a raging radicalism. Our government's foreign policies are not well understood by We the People of the United States. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.and no amount of nationalist fervor can pass off as patriotism nor make greedy aggression to be a mission of spreading democracy around the world. And, using nationalism to shut down discussion isn't going to work in the long run.
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-- posted by pink101