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View Poll Results: Might makes right?
Right on - might makes right! 9 33.33%
No it does not. We have no right even if we have the might 18 66.67%
I don't care either way, just let me watch TV 0 0%
Voters: 27. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 06-01-2008, 08:34 PM
 
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It seems as though a lot of people think we in the US have some right to go bullying smaller nations with no way to defend themselves against the world's only "super power." Part of this is because we can. Conservatives often support the might makes right stance, or no? Liberals are usually not supportive of might makes right, or yes?

At any rate, what do you think and why?
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Old 06-01-2008, 08:39 PM
 
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Might also makes wrong. Liberals, more often than Conservatives, have terrible, atrocious, little beast children because they don't believe in punishing them with force when they do something wrong. Where Conservatives, more often than Liberals, have obedient, respectful, well-mannered children.

And NO, I am not implying that the US or any other country is to have parental control over another, please consider my example explicit.
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Old 06-01-2008, 08:46 PM
 
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Might can prevail. It never "wins."
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Old 06-01-2008, 09:10 PM
 
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Might also makes wrong. Liberals, more often than Conservatives, have terrible, atrocious, little beast children because they don't believe in punishing them with force when they do something wrong. Where Conservatives, more often than Liberals, have obedient, respectful, well-mannered children.

And NO, I am not implying that the US or any other country is to have parental control over another, please consider my example explicit.
Who live in fear of their parents. I think it's more like we are supposed to be the police of the world or some crazy notion like that?
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Old 06-01-2008, 09:16 PM
 
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Who live in fear of their parents. I think it's more like we are supposed to be the police of the world or some crazy notion like that?
Living in fear or not, the longer an obedient, respectful, well-mannered demeanor is maintained the likely hood its permanence increases. You must have beast children or have been a beast child.
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Old 06-01-2008, 09:19 PM
 
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It seems as though a lot of people think we in the US have some right to go bullying smaller nations with no way to defend themselves against the world's only "super power." Part of this is because we can. Conservatives often support the might makes right stance, or no? Liberals are usually not supportive of might makes right, or yes?

At any rate, what do you think and why?
You are confused or intentionally misinterpreting the position , I would say the latter, never the less, let me help you out. Now listen up, A) The US does not go around bulling anyone, unprovoked, especially a " smaller nation with no way to defend itself ". B) Conservatives support peace through strength which is very effective except however when some smaller nation believes there is enough weakness in our country to provide support for them.
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Old 06-01-2008, 09:35 PM
 
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Living in fear or not, the longer an obedient, respectful, well-mannered demeanor is maintained the likely hood its permanence increases. You must have beast children or have been a beast child.
Completely republican parents and entire family AND beast child.

Anyway, I digress. I am a librul now and quite proud of it. I have very well behaved pets, Btw.
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Old 06-01-2008, 09:37 PM
 
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You are confused or intentionally misinterpreting the position , I would say the latter, never the less, let me help you out. Now listen up, A) The US does not go around bulling anyone, unprovoked, especially a " smaller nation with no way to defend itself ". B) Conservatives support peace through strength which is very effective except however when some smaller nation believes there is enough weakness in our country to provide support for them.
A) to this I say shock and awe B) does not make sense.
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Old 06-01-2008, 09:38 PM
 
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Might can prevail. It never "wins."
Ain't this the truth. Look at every empire and see their demise. We too are an empire and going down.
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Old 06-01-2008, 09:53 PM
 
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Ain't this the truth. Look at every empire and see their demise. We too are an empire and going down.
If this is true don't you think its taking an abnormally long time? Will we ever see the enemy driving tanks down our streets? There is too much invested in this country for it to completely collapse, this country is just changing gears for the hill that the whole world has started to climb.
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