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Re: Break Out the Cristal (trickle-down economics explained with champagne!)
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Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:06:01 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > Our faith in our exceptionalism creates the spirit and will to engage in such
> > behaviors as well.  You know, it's not that we think we are perfect.  We know
> > we are not, but we are constantly striving to become it.  It's not that we
> > think we are better than anyone else, it's just that when we look at everyone
> > else, we say "we can do better".  That spirit stems directly from our love of
> > freedom and liberty.
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> I agree with some of that, *but* your [collective] "love of Freedom and
> liberty" is not reflected in your support for all manner of deviants
> [both current & past] is it? Is self-interest more important than your
> [collective] "love of Freedom and liberty"?

I'm not sure that they are necessarily mutually exclusive.  The ultimate
self-interest motive in our war against Saddam is the self-preservation of our
way of life which is all about Freedom and Liberty.  If you are referring to
motives like oil procurement, then the answer is no.

JOHN



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  Re: Break Out the Cristal (trickle-down economics explained with champagne!)
 
(...) So you believe that Iraq had agressive intentions towards the US in the immediate future? That this country, which couldn't send a missle 800 miles outside their borders was well on its way to threaten the peace, security and "freedom and (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Break Out the Cristal (trickle-down economics explained with champagne!)
 
(...) I agree with some of that, *but* your [collective] "love of Freedom and liberty" is not reflected in your support for all manner of deviants [both current & past] is it? Is self-interest more important than your [collective] "love of Freedom (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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