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billybrads · 02-20-2007, 10:11 AM

Everything is exactly as it is meant to be...
If we are to embrace this in our lives, must'nt we embrace it for our countries, our wars, our politics

To say we should have never gone into Iraq is probably an understatement, but we are there now, we have created total chaos. With the country the way it is right now I would probably support sending troops to stablize it at this point. That's where reality gets complicated, for me.

In any case I also believe the first question asked after 9/11 should have been why did they do this. And of course 'they hate our freedoms' is an answer for a simpleton and someone with a limited understanding of human behavior, but isn't that exactly what George Bush is.

Yea, a lot of companies are making a lot of money over war, but I don't necessarily think George Bush was lieing when he told the American public that they attacked us, because they hate out freedom. I think he actually believed this himself.

I can still remember the day it happened and how uncomfortable I felt amongst all the brew ha ha, kick their ass, nuke em mentality, talk, and rah rah patriotism. I understood though that these people are operating under the parameters they think our correct, but it is really just a shame that they don't see things from a more human perspective.

The problem isn't that George Bush brainwashed the ignorant masses, it is that George Bush is part of the brainswashed ignorant masses. This isn't Plato's Republic, the philosophers aren't kings. The people elect leaders that reflect their values, so what we get is mediocrity.

02-20-2007, 10:11 AM	#21 (permalink)
billybrads Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 51	Now Everything is exactly as it is meant to be... If we are to embrace this in our lives, must'nt we embrace it for our countries, our wars, our politics To say we should have never gone into Iraq is probably an understatement, but we are there now, we have created total chaos. With the country the way it is right now I would probably support sending troops to stablize it at this point. That's where reality gets complicated, for me. In any case I also believe the first question asked after 9/11 should have been why did they do this. And of course 'they hate our freedoms' is an answer for a simpleton and someone with a limited understanding of human behavior, but isn't that exactly what George Bush is. Yea, a lot of companies are making a lot of money over war, but I don't necessarily think George Bush was lieing when he told the American public that they attacked us, because they hate out freedom. I think he actually believed this himself. I can still remember the day it happened and how uncomfortable I felt amongst all the brew ha ha, kick their ass, nuke em mentality, talk, and rah rah patriotism. I understood though that these people are operating under the parameters they think our correct, but it is really just a shame that they don't see things from a more human perspective. The problem isn't that George Bush brainwashed the ignorant masses, it is that George Bush is part of the brainswashed ignorant masses. This isn't Plato's Republic, the philosophers aren't kings. The people elect leaders that reflect their values, so what we get is mediocrity.