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Old 10-12-2008, 10:58 PM
 
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Americans dont get much worked up over other people dying or suffering, as long as their stocks go up, but when their stocks go down watch out, they get pissed
Exactly. Which is why we also see much publicity about 4,000 GIs being killed in Iraq but are nonplussed when we see reports of the tens of thousands of innocent Iraqi citizens who have died as a result of the war.

 
Old 10-12-2008, 11:47 PM
 
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Exactly. Which is why we also see much publicity about 4,000 GIs being killed in Iraq but are nonplussed when we see reports of the tens of thousands of innocent Iraqi citizens who have died as a result of the war.
Just a year ago, when everyones portfolio was up 50% how many people were angry at Bush for his stupid war? Now people are mad at him but only because they are getting hit in the pocketbook.

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