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Edited on Fri Sep-03-04 09:33 AM by northwest
Here's what I've had a hard time figuring out:
OK, so I was recently thinking about some things I've heard repukes say on TV and so forth. I've heard the mantra from these people on a couple occasions specifically stating that we shouldn't care what other countries think of us in regards to any consequences of our foreign policy.
I'm thinking to myself, OK, but here's the double-standard they have invoked. If we're going to be isolationist and not care about what other countries think about us, then why are we doing things on the international scene that would provoke such a negative reaction (or a reaction at all) to what we are doing?? Why did * go to war in Iraq if he was so isolationist on an international scale?? If he truly was, he would have left Iraq the fuck alone. If he's the rugged, individualistic cowboy like they think he is, why does he care so much about invading other countries if he's trying to pass himself off as an isolationist??
And he IS thought of such by his supporters, believe it or not.
Here's my point, and it boils down to the old saying "either shit or get off the pot". If you're going to espouse the conservative ideal about being isolationist and not caring what other countries think about the US, then STAY THE HELL AWAY OF THE AFFAIRS OF OTHER COUNTRIES. You can't go starting unilateral wars with countries and threaten other countries with invasion and then give out isolationist rhetoric about looking out for #1 and not caring what the rest of the world thinks. Because that's just being hypocritical on their part. It's one of the most flawed areas of logic coming out of these people.
Don't care about other countries?? FINE. Then leave them the fuck alone.
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