The Power and the Glory - AN ESSAY EVERYONE SHOULD READ | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 148268 United States 11/25/2006 08:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The notion of American exceptionalism — that the United States alone has the right, whether by divine sanction or moral obligation, to bring civilization, or democracy, or liberty to the rest of the world, by violence if necessary — is not new. Quoting: 2XSecretAgentThis is, unfortunately for Zinn, not the notion of "American Exceptionalism" that most people have. Most people conceive the "American Exceptionalism" to be a DUTY to exemplify to the world a model of government that upholds the rights and dignity of the individual. America is exceptional in that it actively strives for this as its highest value. Such a claim definitely DOES NOT extend to "the right to exert our force on the rest of the world". Granted the Bush administration has, like Zinn, misinterpreted this duty for their own purposes, and fed it back to the population as propaganda. This has not, however, changed what most people believe. Zinn and his ilke too are part of the problem. |
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2XSecretAgent (OP) User ID: 160155 United States 11/25/2006 09:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | “Wars will stop when men refuse to fight.” Quoting: Anonymous Coward 161308yeah - sure the jihadists will just love that! I believe he would extend that to cover the jihadists, too. When they refuse to fight, the wars will stop. Not much chance of that happening, though. Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be. ------- There are no stupid questions, but there are a LOT of inquisitive idiots. ------- Contact: [email protected] |
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2XSecretAgent (OP) User ID: 164883 United States 12/02/2006 04:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hey SA!! Quoting: zacksavageLet's kick out the jams!!!!!!!!!! Z I'm there! Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be. ------- There are no stupid questions, but there are a LOT of inquisitive idiots. ------- Contact: [email protected] |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 95526 United States 12/02/2006 04:28 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | although the first twelve children were killed in july of 2002 at a school...this tends to be forgotten...it's not just people here and there and i'm sure the number of people and soldiers who are against this has increased through the years...i hope...anyway... "On February 15, 2003, on the eve of the invasion of Iraq, more than ten million people in more than 60 countries around the world demonstrated against that war." |
zacksavage User ID: 35806 United States 12/02/2006 04:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I gave this book to a country western friend o'mine a just a couple of weeks ago. He is slowly taking it in,...His step son said they unsed the book in a class at his junior college. Cool. Z Free your mind,...your ass will follow. --- parliament funkadelic |
2XSecretAgent (OP) User ID: 164883 United States 12/02/2006 04:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | sometimes I feel like there is little hope for bringing about a more peaceful world - but then I read something like this from Zinn, and try not to give up. If more people read Zinn, maybe we'd have more hope. Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be. ------- There are no stupid questions, but there are a LOT of inquisitive idiots. ------- Contact: [email protected] |