Thread: Why Terrorism Exists

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

Since when did constitutional monarchies become democratic? As for Vatican city, I'm sorry to inform you but it is a country that is controlled by a theocratic monarchy.

England is not run by the royal family any more. They have barely any power at all now. Parliament and the prime minister have the power. That's why I think it's silly the royal family even make the news.

It is such a stretch to call Vatican city a country. Why don't they call it Vatican Nation? People can leave its tiny premises voluntarily without trouble. It is not some oppressed nation that needs to be liberated. This is silly.

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

I don't care whether you say the thread isn't about one world government or not; your arguments almost perfectly mirror the arguments that are made in favor of unifying world government in to one all encompassing entity. If you slapped a little blurb pushing the North American Union on the end of your every post, they would make a lot more sense.

Well you can stop your conclusion leaping here because I am all for having just as many countries as we have right now.

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

Why is it that this country only feels the need to step in and over throw dictators when it is in our best interest? Why do we do nothing about mass genocide in countries with no bankable resources?

Because war is a very serious decision. Bankable resources have not been sole justifications either.

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

I'm all for patriotism, but its the people who blindly believe everything they are told about the motives of our government that give this country a bad name, and are ruining freedom for the rest of us. If you think our country's administration is worried about freedom and justice while they are tapping phones, committing unconstitional torture, allowing unchecked private military forces to commit atrocities under our country's banner, unlawfully arresting American citizens and stripping them of their constitutional rights, and who knows what else that no one has found out about yet then you are allowing yourself to be deluded by propaganda and false hopes of righteousness.

If you think I have no problems with the U.S. government, then your conclusion leaping is way out of hand. I think the 4th Amendment has been walked all over, and I think it is virtually nonexistent when it comes to automobiles. I also think the war on drugs is a major outrage. However, I still consider the U.S. a free country and recognize that we have been the greatest force for global freedom in history. What country has been better for it? That is true even in the face of the imperfections. I don't agree with all of your accusations against the government.

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

Terrorism is a brand that is applied by our government to vilify its enemies. Isreal commits the same sort of atrocities as any group that has been labeled a terrorist organisation, but they are our allies. They bomb civilians, commit daily shootings in the streets,and have killed or maimed close to 10,000 children in the last 7 years.

Israel has a policy of mindlessly targetting civilians? False.

Originally Posted by Xaqaria

I know you want to believe that our country is run by good people, but there is a reason why virtually no one in this thread agrees with you and its not because we are all idiots like you would like to believe.

No, you don't know that. You made another false accusation. I think politicians are just really talented used car salesmen. But to keep their power, they know they have to do what the people want in the long run, though not necessarily in the short term.

You also don't have reason to believe I think the people who disagree with me in this thread are idiots. I have said nothing like that. You just assume one thing after another. The regular posters in this forum are almost 100% liberals. That is why everybody disagrees with me. It's not like the poster pool in this forum is representatives of real world demographics. Lucid dreaming attracts liberals, almost exclusively. Go figure.

Damn, you really typed a long post full of bizarre assumptions. You might want to know what you are talking about next time.