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ContagiousInspiration Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 3:05 am Post subject: Peace first! So... If you could remove all social conditioning... |
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and then look at Politics
Is the United States of America a terrorist nation or not
be real
be honest.. in your head and your mirror
Saddam Hussein and Iraqis supported Osama Bin Laden and helped in the attack on 9/11 |
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Conker Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 5:18 am Post subject: |
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Peace cannot exist without violence. _________________ (❍ᴥ❍ʋ) ʕʘᴥʘʔ (⌐ ͡■ ͜ʖ ͡■) (┛◉Д◉)┛( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ༼;´༎ຶ ༎ຶ༽ |
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Aeneas Hunter Retired Number
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I'm trying to decide whether this was a late night or an early morning for CI. I'm going with late night. |
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unleasHell Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 7:37 am Post subject: |
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seems like a political thread to me... _________________ “Always remember... Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.” |
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999 Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 8:00 am Post subject: |
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America is not a terrorist nation. Though at times it has been a racist one |
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splashmtn Star Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 8:26 am Post subject: |
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999 wrote: | America is not a terrorist nation. Though at times it has been a racist one |
are you sure about that?
no reason to debate. just look at the actual meaning of terrorism. then think about what you said again. take all feeling about the country you love and support, out of it.
all feelings aside. based on the definition at hand. america has been a terrorist nation since its inception. and we're talking just off of its own domestic terrorism. If you want to add in situations where we have found out years later that the US has made decisions to empower certain rebel groups in other countries in order to over throw their current government. Then to those people that are being targeted in said countries on the other side of things could easily feel as if they're being terrorized by a US backed force for the purpose of political gain not just for those people on the ground but also for the US' interests.
Quote: | ter·ror·ism
[ˈterəˌrizəm]
NOUN
the use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. |
Now with that said. are we as bad as some other countries that we call bad? Probably not as bad anymore. But we're still bad. And that's something a lot of americans need to come to grip with. There's always this idea that we do no wrong and if anyone in this country calls out our own country we must be traitors or need to live the country(you hear people make these statements all the time after hearing another american citizen chastise america for doing something wrong)
Or you hear the "bu bu but... at least we are not as bad as [insert worse country here]"
That's like your child selling drugs and stealing. But he tells you (his parents). bu bu but... at least I'm not out their raping and killing people. You're still bad. Really bad. And that needs to be acknowledged, admitted, and dealt with. If you are to afraid to admit you are bad too, you will hardly ever deal with your issues. They will get brushed under the rug. |
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danzag Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 8:27 am Post subject: |
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999 wrote: | America is not a terrorist nation. Though at times it has been a racist one |
lol what |
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 8:40 am Post subject: |
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And why was this not being in the POL Thread? _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
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Man, do those lyrics resonate right now |
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DaMuleRules Retired Number
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 8:49 am Post subject: |
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Terrorism: the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
Has the US engaged in a few activities that could be loosely construed as an act of terrorism? Absolutely, but that is a LOOOOOOOONG way from being a "Terrorist Nation".
In order to be such, a country would have to be founded on the notion of intentionally targeting civilians with complete disregard for international law, and doing so as part of its core beliefs and agenda. That doesn't even remotely describe our country, as hard as CI tries to vilify it for being such.
By all means, hold our leaders feet to the fire over the choices they make. We should do exactly that. But save us the "The US is a Terrorist Nation" rants, because it is not even remotely true that such ideals are at the core of country (though we may have a current leader who is a borderline terrorist himself) _________________ You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show
goes up in flames
In 24 frames
Jason Isbell
Man, do those lyrics resonate right now
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rwongega Franchise Player
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Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2017 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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DaMuleRules wrote: | Terrorism: the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
Has the US engaged in a few activities that could be loosely construed as an act of terrorism? Absolutely, but that is a LOOOOOOOONG way from being a "Terrorist Nation".
In order to be such, a country would have to be founded on the notion of intentionally targeting civilians with complete disregard for international law, and doing so as part of its
By all means, hold our leaders feet to the fire over the choices they make. We should do exactly that. But save us the "The US is a Terrorist Nation" rants, because it is not even remotely true that such ideals are at the core of country (though we may have a current leader who is a borderline terrorist himself) |
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Will the real Trey please stand up? _________________ Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. |
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