03-27-2003, 10:00 AM | #1 |
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I have just 3 questions for you to debate on :
1 - Why US should be the warrant of Freedom© and Democracy© ? 2 - Why does Bush refer to God© in every speech ? 3 - Why Iraq ?
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03-27-2003, 10:09 AM | #2 | |
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My name it is nothing, my age it means less The country I come from is a part of the Free West I was taught and brought up there its laws to abide And that the land that I live in has God on its side Oh the history books tell it, they tell it so well The cavalries charged, the Indians fell The cavalries charged, the Indians died For the country was young with God on its side Oh the first World War, it came and it went The reason for fighting I never could get But I learned to accept it, accept it with pride For you don’t count the dead when God’s on your side And then the second World War, it came to an end We forgave the Germans and now we are friends Though they murdered six million, in the ovens they fried The Germans now, too, have God on their side But now we have weapons of chemical dust And if fire them we’re forced to, why then fire them we must One push of the button and a shot the worldwide And you never ask questions when God’s on your side ‘tho many a long hour I’ve thought on this That Jesus Christ was betrayed by a kiss But I can’t think for you, you will have to decide Whether Judas Iscariot had God on his side And now as I leave you, I’m weary as hell The confusion I’m feelin’, there ain’t no tongue can tell The words fill my head and drop to the floor That if God’s on our side, he’ll stop the next war.
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03-27-2003, 10:16 AM | #4 |
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Very nice text Donut. Where does it come from ?
And no, I expect more elaborate answers for the question 3 that "Because we can".
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2) While Donut's lament is astoundingly melodramatic (I fear I shall have to find my fainting couch), it's also fairly accurate when you get down to it. Both sides of this conflict are thumping the Bible or Koran soo hard they must be getting sore fists. 3) 12 years, countless dead, WOMD, thumbing of nose at int'l community... and because no one else was ever going to get the backbone to do it? |
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[ 03-27-2003, 10:39 AM: Message edited by: Donut ]
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1.) Shouldn't everyone promote Freedom and Democracy? I don't think the US has told anyone they shouldn't.
2.) Bush is a very religious man. He talked of God in speeches before the war with Iraq, before September 11th, and before he was elected. Once in a televised debate he actually **shock** mentioned Jesus. People can dislike him for his policies, and people can believe he only says it for political reasons, but that is their belief, not necessarily the reason he does it. He has, and is entitled to, his own religious beliefs, and I've found him quite honest about them. 3.) My answer to this question is found on every page of this forum, so I won't bother posting it again here. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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Why the US does it is a matter of debate, but I am just thankful that they do do it, along with other nations that share similar values. It strikes me as far superior to a fundamentalist nation stamping it's mark on the world. Quote:
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As expected, Thoran and Ronn, you answered without really answering...
Especially on question 2. I realize Bush is a very religious man, and there is nothing wrong about that, but has he the right to mix his belief with his way to govern the country ? About the question 1, I asked it because I found out 2 things : US is in the second place for the number of prisonners per 100 000 citizens (number 1 is Russia) and second, as well, for the number of executions (the first one being China). So here is the next question : 4 - Don't you find that paradoxal for a country that wanna teach Freedom© and Democracy© to others ?
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