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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I honestly think we should simplify foreign policy, like say a Russian politician says "The United States acts like the world's babysitter meddling in other countries' affairs when it has no rights under international law." Or, "the united States claims the moral high ground, but then supports murderous dictators!"
I think our response should be, "So?" I think we need to move away from nuance. I don't think we live in a nuanced world so much anymore.
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Exactly. Like when this Serb general was sentenced to 33 years yesterday for "murder, inhumane treatment and overseeing a campaign of terror that indiscriminately lobbed shells and bombs into the city, killing thousands of civilians."
http://abcnews.go.com/International/...ory?id=3987187 . My first thought was Dresden and Hiroshima and its too fucking bad we can't exhume Ike to try him for war crimes.
The problem with saying "so?" comes when we want help and have no goodwill or credibility. But I don't mind that we lack in both because I don't want to be the THE country in the world. I welcome our dimishing stature, our devalued currency, our illeteracy, our ignorance masquerading as freedom of religion, our lack of a moral high ground on so many issues, our decreasing life expectancy rank, etc. Let the other 7 of the G-8 try for awhile. Let them be the targets. Let them try to make sense of 6+ billion people caring about nothing but propagating, air conditioning, Wiis, and going to heaven.
The United States has run its course. Sell high and enjoy the proceeds.
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