Getting serious, for once.

[kellinator]

I'm curious about everyone's thoughts on this:

EDIT: I'm also very interested in the opinions of those outside the U.S. What do you think of the U.S. and its interactions with other countries? How's your economy?

[Poll #109254]

Comments

[pinkeffigy.livejournal.com]

The fact is, there are many evil people who should really be disposed of running countries through acts of fear. Saddam and the North Korean leader (whatever his name is, I can never remember it) have extended histories of violence and torture with thier own people. I dont' think we should go to war or not go to war on the basis of one man's opinion, or the opinion of merely the most vocal people, be they in Hollywood, New York, or Matthews, Georgia. It is acting in ignorance if we walk away thinking he doesn't fund terroristic activity. and when i realize that, and remember the bodies falling from the building as i watched the first news reports, it becomes harder to justify inaction.
If the economy is truly as awful as to be compared possibly with the Depression, which was given as a possible answer, then none of us will be able to afford cute hybrid Hondas. Or Hondas at all. Or food for that matter. I dont' think George Bush is a fabulous president. But I don't think any of the options we were given would have been.
I no longer care why they dont like us.

PS-Teddy Roosevelt was the first in line to charge up San Juan Hill.
As a young man, it was a dream of his to go to war. Not that it justifies the current actions of this country.

[fourtines.livejournal.com]

or the opinion of merely the most vocal people, be they in Hollywood, New York, or Matthews, Georgia

are you so ignorant that you do not realize that the protests are WORLD WIDE, not just from some hippies in a few major U.S. cities?


then none of us will be able to afford cute hybrid Hondas. Or Hondas at all.

Hybrid cars are relatively inexpensive. In fact, most gas guzzlers (like SUV's) are 5 times as expensive. It's about the price of a very economical car or a used car ($9,000) to convert your old gas-engine cars to run on energy sources other than petrol. And when you compare this slight cost to the current OUTRAGEOUS prices of gasoline and the damage that it does to the environment, the economy and world politics, it's quite meager.

I no longer care why they don't like us.

I'm not even going to dignify this statement with a response.

[pinkeffigy.livejournal.com]

I am not ignorant. I realize that there were worldwide protests. I have a television just like you. With cable... oooh.

This is the point where I realize nothing I can say can possibly do any good whatsoever.

And right now I have more important things on my mind than worrying over a war that may never happen.

[fourtines.livejournal.com]

I have a television just like you. With cable... oooh.


Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't realize that you were an immature smart-aleck with an adolescent mindset. I'll cease this discussion now. It obviously isn't doing either of us any good.

Re:

[pinkeffigy.livejournal.com]

Hmm.. Only certain types of people must resort to name calling when having a political debate. Thanks for reinforcing my prior opinion. I agree. Goodbye forever.

[marlowe1.livejournal.com]

Yes - and a majority of people believe in Jesus Christ - I don't follow the herd either.

But thank you Pat Buchannan for your insights - as silly as they are.

[fourtines.livejournal.com]

#1) Pat Buchannan is a Republican. I clearly am not. Bad choice of comparison. You could have at least had enough imagination to choose a raging liberal.

#2) If my insights are so silly, then why is George W. Bush going to invest billions of dollars into hydrogen cars over the next five years?

#3) You calling my insights silly don't make it so. Thanks for jumping in days and days after this ended. Get a life.