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[Michchamp]

The whole thing is dumb.

Even though it's wiki, they usually have it pretty accurate on these things.

The Decolonization of Africa.

Most of Africa was already decolonized either before Obama was born, or when he was a little kid; and ostensibly without violent revolution and such things.

So how can "anti-colonialism" be a threat in a non-colonial era?

From any perspective, a lot of passion over this is silly.

but... it might mean that he empathizes with people subjected to foreign rule, which means when he orders the air force to bomb them, and the CIA to zap them with drone strikes, he might not be as unabashedly enthusiastic about it as George W. was, which, of course, would be un-american. and being "un-american" is a serious consideration in these extremely dumb, idiotic days where political sloganeering carries far more weight than any sort of objective examination of the issues.

like... Obama's foreign policy record may be wholly indistinguishable from George W.'s, such that even Dick Cheney supported him in this regard... yet... Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly may level the "Un-american" charge at Obama, and we're screwed. Osama bin laden will rise from the dead, and bring sharia law to Main Street USA. WATCH OUT!

 

[byco42]

Byco, it's cool we have such a resource as you on this board, so you probably can answer the question from first hand experience -

Is he more Wolverine?

Or Spartan?

I guess Wolverine, given the proximity to his residence to Ann Arbor. But he might be Chippewa through and through and not care at all.

 

[tinselwolverine]

...Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly may level the "Un-american" charge at Obama, and we're screwed. Osama bin laden will rise from the dead, and bring sharia law to Main Street USA. WATCH OUT!

There are about as many people who believe this as the number of people who believe that the answer to environmental protection is to go blow up Hummers on a car lot.

Not very many.

 

[byco42]

Seems cogent. Note the author.

http://original.antiwar.com/buchanan/2012/08/20/the-new-world-disorder/

 

[redandguilty]

There are about as many people who believe this as the number of people who believe that the answer to environmental protection is to go blow up Hummers on a car lot.

Not very many.

...but if it DOES happen (the bin Laden rising thing, not the environmental protection thing), I trust some highschoolers will rise, call themselves the Wolverines, and take care of business.

 

[tinselwolverine]

...but if it DOES happen (the bin Laden rising thing, not the environmental protection thing), I trust some highschoolers will rise, call themselves the Wolverines, and take care of business.

Is that what the new Red Dawn is? We get taken over by Islamo-Fascists this time, instead of the freakin' Ruskies?

I haven't seen it.

 

[redandguilty]

Is that what the new Red Dawn is? We get taken over by Islamo-Fascists this time, instead of the freakin' Ruskies?

I haven't seen it.

North Koreans this time. Maybe it's not remotely plausible, but Islamo-Fascists aren't red and people in China might take it personally.

 

[Thumb]

Is that what the new Red Dawn is? We get taken over by Islamo-Fascists this time, instead of the freakin' Ruskies?

I haven't seen it.

Well being it's "Red" Dawn, I'm guessing if it's not the Russkies, it's the Chinese.

 

[cheeno]

Well being it's "Red" Dawn, I'm guessing if it's not the Russkies, it's the Chinese.

It was until they changed it to N. Korea. How the hell these guys invade I don't know.

 

[byco42]

It was until they changed it to N. Korea. How the hell these guys invade I don't know.

Same way the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor.

 

[Michchamp]

It was until they changed it to N. Korea. How the hell these guys invade I don't know.

ok, maybe the blatant Hollywood-Pentagon nationalistic propaganda flicks aren't for you Mr. High Brow Intellectual, but don't ruin the fantasy for the rest of us.

if it were up to liberals like you, we'd still be subjects of the King of England, speaking German, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, AND Arabic, while praying to Mecca six times a day.

 

[cheeno]

ok, maybe the blatant Hollywood-Pentagon nationalistic propaganda flicks aren't for you Mr. High Brow Intellectual, but don't ruin the fantasy for the rest of us.

if it were up to liberals like you, we'd still be subjects of the King of England, speaking German, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, AND Arabic, while praying to Mecca six times a day.

'Merica Fuck Ya!

 

[TheVictors]

They're called Freedom Fries, Godammit!!




And They HATE us for our Freedom Fries!

 

[KAWDUP]

but... it might mean that he empathizes with people subjected to foreign rule, which means when he orders the air force to bomb them, and the CIA to zap them with drone strikes, he might not be as unabashedly enthusiastic about it as George W. was, which, of course, would be un-american. and being "un-american" is a serious consideration in these extremely dumb, idiotic days where political sloganeering carries far more weight than any sort of objective examination of the issues.

like... Obama's foreign policy record may be wholly indistinguishable from George W.'s, such that even Dick Cheney supported him in this regard... yet... Glenn Beck and Bill O'Reilly may level the "Un-american" charge at Obama, and we're screwed. Osama bin laden will rise from the dead, and bring sharia law to Main Street USA. WATCH OUT!

No . . . of course it means that he is exactly like his father in every way a drunken socialist who hates America. I'm sure that that is what I was implying. How do I know - because you keep saying it. HA!

:nuts:

Only in your addled mind. How you jump from empathizing with people subjected to foreign rule, to all the rest of that spewed crap, I'll never know.

In and of itself empathizing with any group of people does not make you a bad person or even "dangerous". Holy Mother of God get off your high horse.