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absolutely, we should not send a dime to any other country. every dollar we give to a third world country is an investment in long term hatred towards america. you think the people who need the money we send to africa get the money? the corrupt military dictatorships take the money for themselves and further oppress the people. talk to some african immigrants. if they were using the money for good, we wouldn't so many african immigrants moving here.
So we should never send money, but how about aid? Should we send foodstuffs to people in countries suffering from famine? Should we send water and blankets and clothing to people who've suffered from a natural disaster like an earthquake or flood? Should we send anything at all?
depends on what you mean by "we." it is not the role of the united states government to provide aid to foreign countries at the expense of the american tax payer. that is the role of charity.
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Originally Posted by DC at the Ridge
So we should never send money, but how about aid? Should we send foodstuffs to people in countries suffering from famine? Should we send water and blankets and clothing to people who've suffered from a natural disaster like an earthquake or flood? Should we send anything at all?
"We believe that the best of America is not all in Washington, D.C. We believe....We believe that the best of America is in these small towns that we get to visit...
I guess that leaves:
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Dallas
Houston
Phoenix
Denver
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Boston
New Haven
Miami
St. Petersburg
Austin
New Orleans
I'll give her Newark
are just godless, places filled with stupid people who hate America.
Good luck in the electoral college Sarah now that you've dissed every major metropolitan area in the country.
Palin must have watched too many Frank Capra movies, still thinking that American is a rural country with the majority of the population living like Ma and Pa Kettle.
HEY SARAH LESS THAN A QUARTER OF AMERICANS LIVE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES!
If your kid gets caught shoplifting, or fighting in school, or you notice that he or she is mistreating someone weaker or less fortunate and you don't correct them and hold them to a higher standard, are you a good parent?
Moderators, please do not move this post to the parenting forum.
depends on what you mean by "we." it is not the role of the united states government to provide aid to foreign countries at the expense of the american tax payer. that is the role of charity.
Since it's government of the people, by the people and for the people, it seems like you are drawing a very fine distinction, and one that is the point of my question. Do the majority of Americans want a government that doesn't provide any aid to foreign countries? If the government does provide aid, how does that become anti-American? And in the case of a national disaster, if sending money is wrong, but sending other humanitarian aid is okay, how is this going to be coordinated? There are logistical problems sending food or water halfway around the world, that require coordinated efforts. Should private citizens try to do that on their own, or is it anti-American to ask the government to lend its expertise?
I've seen seventh graders conduct campaigns for Student Government with more tact and class than Palin is conducting herself. That woman is incapable of opening her mouth without being offensive or sounding ignorant.
Choosing a president is American. Trying to tell people that they are Anti American for choosing a candidate that you do not agree with is absolutely Anti American. We live and die by our vote not by our swords.
This may be the worse gaffe yet from Palin. GOP is mortified by another plunder from the McCain campaign.
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