On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 00:00:51 -0800, "fmomoon" <fmomoon@comcast.net>
wrote:
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>"zob" <zob@ cox.net> wrote in message
>news:ploiq3h1jnlj5295t2d1654tsjo52r0k4v@4ax.com...
>> On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 21:02:46 -0500, "topcat" <topcat@aboy.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Why do you care what socialist Europe thinks about us?
>>
>> It's exactly stupid arrogant comments like that that make the rest of
>> the world hate us, makes the world a far more dangerous place, and
>> makes us a far more likely target for future terrorist attacks.
>>
>> It's a man (or a nation) with no moral foundation whatsoever that
>> would turn on his friends when it becomes convenient to do so.
>> ---
>> Zob
>Agreed. This is too small of a world for us to be pompous about our
>position, as we see it. Those that don't have what we have or perceive what
>we have as being "a spoiled, entitled, ignorant and Godless people" have
>very long memories and our attitude makes us easy to hate. I have no wish
>to be the ugly American. That kind of mindset might have been overlooked
>decades ago, but now.....I sure hope we've grown.
>As far as the socialist aspect of Europe, sure much of Europe has gone to
>the Euro, but when you think about it, it makes sense. The countries are
>too small, in today's world economy, to count for much on the world market
>individually, but together, they have power. Remember, the dollar is
>considerably weaker now than it was less than ten years ago, when the Euro
>started. I don't call that socialism, I call that good business sense.
I agree with you. I guess that makes me a communist too, huh Moni?
;-)
TC's hero, Ronald Reagan, sure didn't forsake our European friends --
he greatly valued their alliances and friendships and our place in the
world community. All of Western Europe had the greatest respect for
America's leadership and diplomacy during Reagan's and Clinton's
presidencies. We used our power to defend the helpless back in those
days, not for invasion and imperialism.
---
Zob
