Napoleon Ier wrote:DaGip wrote:Napoleon Ier wrote:comic boy wrote:I would have thought that freedom fighter would be a term better suited to the Vietnamese , it is after all their country.
Snorrarse: Yes, I love the US. Not in the same way I love my country, but I can honestly say that I believe that the American nation is unique, and frankly, despite the love I have for my country, say tha it is far and away the greates tnation on earth and the shining beacon of freedom (in the modern world, at least). Now, if loving a great Nation and friend of my Country like America is cause enough for snide, smug, arrogant European ingrates to dismiss me as a redneck-loving "stupid and extremely right wing person", then I don't know what to say, except suggest that they take a long, hard look at themselves....
Comicboy: Their country? What country? North Viet-Nam, South-Vietnam? Remember, the NVA was an invading army, and the NLF were NVA sponsored terrorists (by any definition of the word). And actually, your wrong : it's my country. Vive l'Indochine Française.
Hey! Don't forget Aussie! America/Britian/Aussie:
Ameribritilia. Sounds good to me! And please don't get me wrong, I respect McCain and what he has done for our country during Vietnam, I just think he's got a screw loose from Hanoi and that would make him dangerous as the leader of the strongest military nation on the planet! McCain has been known to be a little bit of a loose cannon in the senate, that isn't what we need as President right now. Since Ron Paul isn't going to make it, then we need to decide who is going to make the best leader during WorldWar3. Because that is what is coming up, if we are not already into it. I am afraid McCain would fly off the handle, let his anger take over (DarthMcCain) and make bad judgements based on those emotions. Let's not forget that McCain is quite old as well. His choice in VP would need to be a strong one, one that would eminate as much leadership and youth as possible. Perhaps, McCain choosing Huckabee might change my mind. If he chose Ron Paul I would definitely vote McCain, but that would never in a million zillion years happen, since McCain has shown so much anomosity towards Paul.
McCain/Huckabee ticket might change my mind. Well worth reconsidering my stance. I thought last election was the most important election, but now I think this one is. Is this how it always feels during election time? That every election
feels like the most important election of all time?
Yeah, I see where you're coming from, but thankfully, enough checks and balances exist that I think McCain is a perfectly safe and sensible choice. In comparison, if you look at Obama's policies, you want to cry. He barely proposes any, half the time he's just blathering about "America needs change", and when he does, they're horrifyind, and completely detatched from reality.
This is quite true, I agree. Obama has not done much in creating a sound message on anything except his continual droning of "change" and "hope", but in wake of the Bush presidency, Americans might be taken in by this type of political rhetoric. I, being a Ron Paul supporter, am not so willing to throw my vote in for McCain just yet. McCain wants to stay and commit troops to Iraq for the next one hundred years, the whole while America is going bankrupt. That doesn't sit easy with me and I am sure it doesn't sit easy with most Americans. Obama has a sense of confidence and potrays a "no sweat" assurance with his attitude. His charisma and his intellect out weigh that of McCain. His youth and health are also a bonus for me. McCain is almost ready for a nursing home.
Napoleon Ier wrote: He wants to double capital gains tax (on the cusp of a recession),
give universal employee healthcare provided by "managed competition" (=state control), and oh brilliant, "promote American competitivity using trade protection", the first step of which will be...yay!! renege on CAFTA.
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America is in a deep shit hole of an illegal war that should have never been waged. Paul and Obama at least voted against the war, that is another reason I am thinking about Obama as opposed to McCain. The trillions of dollars we are sinking into Iraq has to be paid for somehow? How do we do it? It is going to have to be through some type of taxation or cuts of funding to the military. Paul had suggested not raising taxes, but bringing all our troops home and saving the money that way. The Dems are going to raise your taxes and I believe McCain will too, as he sits very close to that side. And one major fart in foreign relations right now, we would probably be looking at a draft of which the Dems and McCain are more apt to reinstate. Here we are stuck. McCain has no qualms with drafting "little jerks", but I do not know Obama's view on a reinstatement of the draft.
Napoleon Ier wrote:give universal employee healthcare provided by "managed competition" (=state control),
Universal healthcare has been batted around for a long time. The flaw here is that only a select few health insurance companies would be let in, and therefore make an incredible sum of money off of the American people who would be forced to pay them for coverage. America's last chance at preserving its Republican/Libertarian roots rested with Ron Paul. Now that he is out, America will have to become more socialist. And with the advent of more war, America will have to become more nationalistic to maintain their morale. NationalSocialism...what does that spell? This is the new brand of Communism under the veil of freedom and democracy.
Napoleon Ier wrote: and oh brilliant, "promote American competitivity using trade protection", the first step of which will be...yay!! renege on CAFTA.
The reason for this is that many middle class Americans lost their manufacturing jobs because the companies packed up shop and left for Mexico, Central America, or most often, China. The higher taxes being proposed will definitely not help the middle class, both parties need to take that into consideration. I think I would rather support a tax gathered to the UN in helping poor countries rather than giving up good American jobs to Mexico and China. America needs to keep its jobs. When these jobs go away to foreign countries, then there is a trickle down effect felt all across the board. It may not happen right away, but eventually everyone will feel it. For example: Joe's job goes to Mexico, Joe has no money or very little now so Joe does not eat at the FiveStarBurger anymore. FiveStarBurger feels the drain and has to cut back on employees, therefore contributing more to unemployment and recession. It keeps going on until businesses go bankrupt and people start losing their houses. Free trade was bad for the American middle class, there is no doubt about it. If we want a job, we might want to consider moving to China or Mexico.
At this moment, I am so angry at the Bush administration that I am willing to vote Obama just to get as far away as possible from that type of mentality, McCain seems a bit too close to Bush for my liking, especially since Dad just endorsed him. Tough decision is this one, but I feel, as of now, that Obama will bring a better future for my kids.
