Nitehawk013 said:
Well, you know we pretty much feed and finance the entire world thereby preventing them all from dying.
I would love to hear this one.
Nitehawk013 said:
If they do not respect us for that then screw them. I would rather them have a healthy fear of our power than nothing at all.
Healthy Fear? while this mat apply to situations of rogue states, this can hardly be applicable to the whole world.
Nitehawk013 said:
They aren't going to respect us nomatter what. They are too busy resenting us b/c we are better than them. I say, It's better to be feared sometimes than respected. And a real healthy dose of fear will keep them in line.
and here we come to the reality of the matter, How exactly is the U.S. "better" than the rest of the world? in what kind of a skewed universe is that argument even applicable?
your views are disturbing in their disregard for the rest of the planet. In the end this is exactly what has put the U.S. in such a place were it's credibility has dwindled down to nothing in the world.
the U.S. screams and cries for those dead in 9-11 yet shrugs off the death of tens of thousands in Iraq as "necessary", By no means am I saying that this is the case with all of the U.S. but sadly it is indicative of most of it.
why? or how? can you so easily write off the slaughter of people all around the world with such ease, and chalk it up to "healthy fear" of the U.S.'s power?
I hope that one day you realize that the U.S. is far from this beacon to the rest of the world, as I have said before, other countries while not so dominant of world markets have shown a higher standard of living that the U.S. has, not only that, but more racial and religious tolerance so unless you have really done some research on the rest of the world i suggest you do before speaking about the U.S. being "Better" than anyone.
In part, however, the mentality displayed by you is carachteristic of all empires, so it's not so uncommon. but it is that exact line of thinking that has brought the greatest empires down before the U.S., keep in mind it's relatively a young empire, and already nations align in protest against it, and it's image around the world becomes one of oppression.
that's how it starts.