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Originally posted by Cerek:
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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
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For several years, America has been more akin to a Gentle Giant than a Big Bully.
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Cerek, this is naive, especially for you. Ask yourself this -- How does my country act when it does not get its way? [/QUOTE]Much the same way every other superpower has acted when they were one of the Big Kids on the Block. [/QUOTE]Nay, I'd go so far as to say much the same way every country still acts to the full extent that it can. I mean, Davros may mentions tarrifs, but let us not forget the EU has its fair share of tarrif infractions as well -- the redefining of banana 4 times, the successful war against US GMO crops, etc.
But, the point is, as I'm sure you'll concede, 2 wrongs don't make a right, and calling something a "gentle giant" doesn't make it so. Your point was we did not act like a bully. I think that was wrong -- we do. To the extent you are now making the point that others also act like bullies, well.... yeah.... and?