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katty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 11:56 AM Original message |
"I Love the US Republic, and I Hate the US Empire"(DemNow) |
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mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. I sympathize with the sentiment, but the American Republic has ALWAYS been imperial. |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. But it hasn't always been an Empire. n/t |
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mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 12:41 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Strongly disagree. The USA was born of empire and has remained imperial. |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 12:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Excellent Map! |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 12:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Yeah, but it used to be confined to one continent. |
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mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 12:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Yes, the good old days when we were just continental empire builders. |
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NihiloZero (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-15-10 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
7. The republic is far from ideal. |
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