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Re: Misperceptions of America (Was: Conversation w/ a LEGO Rep)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sat, 28 Aug 1999 04:09:04 GMT
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Sproaticus wrote <37C6BEB8.4F4E5E98@io.com>...
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> It's not as if the U.S. claimed the Phillipenes as a colony (1). The
> Phillipines had their own government, and Marcos didn't need permission • from
> us to do anything. Plus, when he fled, he fled to a nation that • immediately
> put him under house arrest, froze his liquid assets, and removed what
> political power they could.
Of course U.S. government recognized the changes and has to act to stay in
favor of the new leaders of the Philippines (mainly cause the location of
the Philippines were so important for U.S.). Permission was implicit; U.S.
didn't do nothing when thousands of people was murdered by Marcos. Support
was explicit; U.S. gave most of the modern weapons Philippines still have
and huge amount of money, which went directly to Marcos pocket.
Sounds familiar? The same has happend already so many times in so many
different areas.
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> > U.S. is still a young nation, but hopefully it
> > will mature and take the responsible actions to correct the past problems • it
> > has generated.
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> Yes, hopefully we will. Unfortunately, I don't think it will happen • without
> the maturation of other nations involved.
If that's difficult in the U.S. you have to just wonder how difficult it
will be in a country with a history of 400 years of colonnialism.
<snip>
-et
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