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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz writes:
> Scott A wrote:
> > > Not at all. If one makes mistakes (and we all have), must one feel bound to
> > > continue making those same mistakes just because they once did?
> >
> > Why not fix the mistakes 1st, before starting a new mess?
>
> Because one can't afford to fix every mistake one has ever made. Do you
> think the UK should fix all of the mistakes it made with it's
> colonialism? Who is going to fix the mistakes the Romans made with their
> colonialism (after all, some of our modern troubles do derive from those
> mistakes)? Who's going to fix the mistakes that prehistoric man almost
> certainly made that we have very little idea about, but which certainly
> had ramifications still being felt today?
Heck no - I'm talking about the current messes.
Why build bases in places like Saudi-Arabia? Because of their love for
democracy. Why support Israel? Why continue the current mess in Iraq. Why
seek the extradition of an individuals without showing any evidence to
support it. Why are the northern alliance our new friend - because they are
enemy's enemy... we made the same mistake with SH!
It is hypocritical to treat people in this way, and then complain about
civil liberties at home or claim to be fighting for freedom or democracy.
I’m not saying the US is the sole culprit here, others are also to blame.
Scott A
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