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Re: Here's one of the many things I don't understand...
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Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:54:15 GMT
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I fixed Duk's quoting, he did it in a nonstandard way.

I found one thing to agree with in the post. The rest is pretty hateful and
divorced from reality though...

In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ronald Vallenduuk writes:

Frank said:

In my opinion, we have a small responsibility to protect Europe,
however, those countries being in pretty good economic condition, the help
should mostly be in the form of mutual aid pacts, not outright
defense.

No offense, but don't feel you guys have to protect us. I mean, thanks for
'45 and all, but we're okay now.

Great. Glad to hear it. I'm not the only person who thinks you lot (and a
number of other ingrates out there in the rest of the world too, for that
matter) should be left to fend for yourselves:

http://www.nationalreview.com/hanson/hanson013103.asp

++Lar (who doesn't often agree with Hanson)



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(...) I thought Duq made a lot of very good points in his post. I'm disappointed that both you and Frank have chosen to respond to him with name calling. Scott A (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  namecalling
 
(...) (URL) gives "an ungrateful person", or "a person who shows no gratitude"... none of the meanings it lists have any negative connotation beyond that. Ya, that's namecalling all right. (1) But of course, words like "airhead", "poodle", "lapdog", (...) (21 years ago, 31-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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<snip> I think many countries want the US to be the policement, but only when they're interests are at risk.</snip> I don't know about other countries, but a lot of people here in Holland aren't impressed with America taking the role of police (...) (21 years ago, 30-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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