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Old 12-11-2012, 06:57 PM
 
Location: USA
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There aren't any. Republicans think we'll become as happy and well-off as Europe by doubling down on things that have failed us in the past. It makes them happy to see inequality because it means that our economy is fair!
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Old 12-11-2012, 07:14 PM
 
Location: On the Group W bench
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HA, have you ever read a book? America rose to power because we invaded a giant, perfect and strategically located piece of land and used slaves to generate enormous wealth. We found huge mineral deposits and mined them and created more wealth. We grew a huge army and based on all of that in less than 300 years are where we are at. Trust me, we are still infants in the grand scheme of things. Our growing pains will work themselves out.

People with no real intellectual curiosity or ability to investigate history think it is because of some divine manifest destiny.....or because of Ronald Reagan
This. ^^
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Old 12-11-2012, 07:20 PM
 
Location: One of the 13 original colonies.
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What is funny is the fact that liberals in this country think that they are like liberals in Europe. They are two different animals.
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Old 12-11-2012, 07:33 PM
 
Location: Portland, OR
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What is funny is the fact that liberals in this country think that they are like liberals in Europe. They are two different animals.
Liberals in Europe have religion in their public school

They have school vouchers

They engage in offshore drilling

They don't drone bomb civilians in third world countries
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Old 12-11-2012, 08:18 PM
 
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It's a communist society. So was the Soviet Union. The extreme of either side results in authoritarianism. Own it.
No actually it's not. Their Marxist-Leninism ideology was abandoned in 1972, and in 2009 every reference to communism was systematically eliminated from all documents and government references.

It's a far right nationalistic society that follows Juche.
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Old 12-11-2012, 08:22 PM
 
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What is funny is the fact that liberals in this country think that they are like liberals in Europe. They are two different animals.
Who thinks that? Our liberals are Europe's Conservatives.
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Old 12-11-2012, 08:25 PM
 
Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan
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Whatever *******s. Go live in Greece if you think your way is the right way. If you play your cards right, you might even be able to negotiate dual citizenship in Spain.

The problem is people think a political structure is one of the most important and deciding factors in a nation's success. Proven wrong continuously throughout history...
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Old 12-11-2012, 08:30 PM
 
Location: Shanghai
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You are right, there are liberal countries that go too far. Extremism and fundamentalism in all forms is bad. Although, China and Vietnam are doing pretty well, especially for being communist. But which conservative countries then are good examples then?
China is a communist country in name only. They have far fewer social programs than the US and they lag far behind in worker's rights for blue color workers. The income gap between urbanites and those living in the country-side is very large.

They are doing better and better economically partly because of wise infrastructure investments and a hard-working population.
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Old 12-11-2012, 08:39 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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Whatever *******s. Go live in Greece if you think your way is the right way. If you play your cards right, you might even be able to negotiate dual citizenship in Spain.

The problem is people think a political structure is one of the most important and deciding factors in a nation's success. Proven wrong continuously throughout history...
Actually I prefer how the northern European countries function, I don't have much interest in the countries along the Mediterranean but nice try. What's the conservative country outside of the US that you look up to?
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Old 12-11-2012, 08:47 PM
 
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
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I think Saudi Arabia might be one of the top conservative countries....oh how great it would be to have the US become just like Saudi Arabia.
You mean American women should not be permitted to drive cars?
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