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FWIW, there is a lot of love and respect for the American people on this forum
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Well, despite the stances we take during debate or during jokes, or in the midst of insult-trading, I'd like to think that there is actually a lot of love and respect for ALL people on this forum. If we really didn't care about the world, and what is the "good" thing to do, would we really come here to debate it so regularly? While I will surely shamelessly deny this sentiment later, I gotta say that the group of people I see coming here are extremely well-read and well-versed on the state of affairs in the world. True, we have VERY different views on what may be good for society and the world: the people who disagree with gay marriage don't normally do it just to hate gays, but rather because they want to see traditional values hold firm; and the people who support gay rights don't do it just to piss of the establishment, but rather because they want to include other people in our list of "who gets respect and rights" -- and that is just one small issue.
It's not the people who disagree with me and link articles from other cultures opposing my viewpoints that I fear. It's the ones who can't be bothered to read the news that I fear.
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, but not a whole lot of love and respect for GWB.
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And, that's too bad. I firmly believe that we elect our leaders to do more than just bow to the whims of society in the moment. I think one of their KEY jobs is to look to the future and take decisions that may hurt in the present, but will provide a better life for us all in the future. GWB is exploring a new path and attitude in American policy toward the terrorism and Middle East issues. Whether history proves him right or wrong, we will know, eventually, whether or not this path was a good one to take -- and we can react/readjust accordingly.