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Originally posted by Displaced Flames fan@Feb 6 2005, 06:26 PM
Yes, high marks for civility for sure. That's a step in the right direction at least.
I'll continue with a generalization. I've noticed that people on the opposite side of the spectrum of me have a difficult time evaluating events or entities that they support on their own merit and rather revert to bringing some second party or event into the equation to avoid the issue altogether by presenting a new one.
It's troublesome to me. You didn't do it, and that was refreshing.....but I still don't understand why you don't have a problem with someone else doing it. Maybe it's simply because you have more disdain for that secondary entitiy than you do for the primary one?
Still, what the hell does the US Government's corruption have to do with that of the UN?
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I suppose its a simple matter of being p*ssed that there are currently calls for the UN's destruction over a corruption scandal, when there are no similar calls for the US administration's destruction over a corruption scandal (at least, not 'here').
There was widespread speculation that Cheney and Halliburton's relationship awarded many contracts to Halliburton that shouldn't have been issued. Just like the widespread speculation that the Oil for Food program has been filched for billions. Both are true, but the fallout will be much less in both cases than is probably required.
And, I suppose I have to admit, I'm biased based on what I currently know about the world to be predisposed to favour the UN over the US. I'm a product of my education, society, and upbringing. Luckily I don't really have to be worried about being 'objective', because I dont' believe any one person really can be. We each have to just fight for what we believe in, based on what we can find out.
Thats probably why the board is as 'polarized' as you see it, and why its not going to change. Most of us are probably to old to learn new ideologies anyway, this is really usually just an exercise in argument. But its a fun one! :P