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Re: level of debate
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Thu, 13 Mar 2003 19:10:45 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys writes:
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> > > And that in 1940 the xenophobic US weren't in the war at all whilst the
> > > Allies were fighting and dieing for freedom against tyranny,
> >
> > Actually, I'd say Joe Steel was fighting *for* tyranny.
> >
> > > the US didn't
> > > get into it until the end of '41, but they'll take all the credit for
> > > winning the war...
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> > The rest of the world starts a stupid war (excuse me, *stOOpid*, can't
> > emphasize that enough) and has us bail 'em out, and resents it? That chip
> > on yer shoulder big enough? ;-)
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> Are we talking about the same thing?
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> He marched into Poland, He was on some sort of 'expansionist kick' and the
> 'eliminating all but the 'Supreme race'. Of course we stood up to that.
After all the other spineless concessions...
> I
> wouldn't necessarily call that stOOpid.
Didn't listen to us at the end of the first world war, and look what came
about? Oh, and what country in particular lead the way in not listening to
us? StOOpidity.
> The war with Iraq, on the other hand...
You supported the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait? Inasmuch as there is no other
war to refer to yet, one can only suppose this is what you mean. :-)
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> The *Allies* won the war, not the Americans.
Who said otherwise? It's just that we had to bail out everyone else from
their stupid war.
> No chip if we say the Allies
> won the war--the chip shows up when "Damn Yankee Mentality" shows up and
> takes credit.
Thank heavens for France saving the U.S. from invasion, I'm sure.
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> I also wouldn't say that the good ol' USofA 'bailed out' anyone-
'Cause you have a chip on your shoulder...
> -you came
> into the war 'cause you got your teeth kicked.
Because we were already bailing everyone out financially and materially...
And they kicked us in the shin at best.
> If PH didn't happen, would
> you guys even have bothered? You came into it for you own reasons.
And your point is....?
To add a note of irony to this, we were attacked at Pearl Harbor over oil.
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> > > History revisionism at its best, I say.
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> > "Joe Steel fighting for freedom" and you have talk about revisionism?
> > Okaaaaaaaaay........
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> Who dat?
Joseph Stalin. His name rendered into english is Joe Steel.
-->Bruce<--
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