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Forum: International Politics Topic: Robert Kagan: America's Dangerous Aversion to Conflict |
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 6:38 pm
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| I don't get it. What, exactly, are they upset that Obama won't do? Are they angry that he pulled us out of Iraq before the country had stabilized? We were destined to do that the moment the Bush Administration chose to invade. What do they expect Obama to do for the Ukraine, where Russian interests ... |
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Forum: US Politics Topic: How right-wing Christians are changing US school textbooks |
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Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 6:35 pm
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Replies: 120
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| The inherent problem with any system of beliefs -- moral, political, religious, what have you -- is that we feel entirely comfortable imposing them on others. After all, we think that those beliefs are both correct and wise. In a representative democracy, the litmus test for making compliance mandat... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Gaza & Hamas (Merged) |
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 8:15 pm
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| desertdude , the Huffington Post article leaves a lot to be desired in terms of its credibility. While it correctly and accurately points out that it is possible to credit Israel with a good portion of blame for the current situation, the article itself relies on a great many assertions and one-sid... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Gaza & Hamas (Merged) |
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Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2014 8:06 pm
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| Most observers who believe that creation of a Jewish state in Palestine resulted in the unfair dispossession of Palestinians tend to accept the proposition that Palestinians have the right to use violence in pursuit of a homeland. While these observers may not believe that HAMAS is an ideal or effec... |
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Forum: US Politics Topic: Score a BIG win for the Tea Party!!! |
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2014 11:16 am
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Replies: 43
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| Can somebody please explain to me the appeal of Tea Party politicians? Irrespective of what the Tea Party once purported to be, or what some of its partisans wish it were, the overwhelming majority of Tea Party voters are Dominionists. Even if none of them would ever say, "I want a theocracy,&q... |
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Forum: US Politics Topic: The Hidden Cliffs in Obamacare - TIME |
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 5:19 am
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Replies: 20
Views: 351
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| You may be underestimating the equipment fielded by the Russian military; the military currently annexing its neighbors. To be stronger than a nation without a military is no great feat at all. The issue isn't that our competitors have near-parity, it's that they can deny our ambitions so much more... |
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Forum: US Politics Topic: The Hidden Cliffs in Obamacare - TIME |
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:07 pm
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| Also, my assessment of Obama's remarks about American superpower is that they speak to a very shallow understanding of international affairs. Classically, nations are supposed to have interests, some of which are vital, over which they might go to war. In Obama's conception (and here, he is in the c... |
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Forum: US Politics Topic: The Hidden Cliffs in Obamacare - TIME |
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:58 pm
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| Bart, did it ever occur to you that Obama may simply hold the belief, common among liberals, that the United States is so much more powerful than any rival that arguments about the need for fifth- and sixth-generation weapons systems are simply missing the point? Has it occurred to you that his will... |
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Forum: International Politics Topic: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught in Africa |
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 7:02 pm
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Replies: 35
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| [quote=BartSimpson] If Wal Mart were run by a loud and obvious racist then millions of people would go inside to sell their souls just the same as they do everyday. Cheap crap from China trumps ethics and values these days. [/quote] I suppose that there is a distinction between shopping at a store w... |
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Forum: US Politics Topic: US Fast food CEO: Minimum wage hikes closing locations |
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Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2014 6:59 pm
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Replies: 106
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| The problem with the debate about minimum wage hikes is that so many proponents begin with the assumption that there is a moral problem inherent in a system of wage work that is so hard to "escape," while opponents are prone to the recitation of economic theory and making snide remarks abo... |
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Forum: International Politics Topic: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught in Africa |
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 3:47 pm
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| The controversies have arisen because the popular consensus on race and marital rights is changing. The intent is to change moral attitudes by penalizing those who are deemed to be either outliers (Sterling) or representative of the opposing moral camp (Chick Fil-A’s founder and the recently-ousted ... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Warning: The Literary Canon Could Make Students Squirm |
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Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 8:38 am
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Replies: 22
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| Whatever happened to simply not reading the text? I didn't even need to have a trauma in my past to employ that ingenious method as a student. The problem with casting moral aspersion on the past, and thereby trying to ignore it in an attempt to brighten tomorrow, is that we thereby close the door o... |
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Forum: US Politics Topic: Obama Admin. Threatened Nigeria for Fighting Boko Haram |
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 2:33 pm
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| The problem is that it's clearly happening in both Nigeria and Pakistan. If elements of the ISI had knowledge about bin Laden, they didn't share it with the United States, either because the ISI was ordered or chose by to, or because the organization is fundamentally divided. A similar situation is ... |
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Forum: US Politics Topic: Obama Admin. Threatened Nigeria for Fighting Boko Haram |
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 6:55 am
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Replies: 40
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| I think that as soon as the leadership remove or neutralize one crooked officer, another arises. It's a structural problem, not an issue attributable to one or two bad men. Note that it is also sometimes easier to tell that an organization has turn-coats than to identify exactly who those turn-coats... |
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Forum: US Politics Topic: Obama Admin. Threatened Nigeria for Fighting Boko Haram |
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Posted: Tue May 20, 2014 7:07 pm
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| Sometimes it takes more brutality to defeat brutality. As a student of colonial history, I am often asked, “Matt, could the Europeans have retained their colonies through the end of the twentieth century?” My answer is, “Possibly, but assuming we are not talking about solutions that fundamentally a... |
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