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Originally posted by rich23
I'm a new member and would like to thank DaFunk and Ajag for their posts, which seem to be informed and rational. There is another thing I'd like to draw to your attention, though, and it's what makes Chavez truly dangerous to the US' ruling junta. He wants to trade his oil in Euros.
*snip*
And the Iranians are planning to open an oil trading market (bourse) using Euros as the trading currency. In March.
Wonder how long that will be allowed to operate?
Originally posted by Vladtepes
Altough I must admit I enjoy his speeches, he is a funny pathetic wannabe Soup Nazi!!
[edit on 14-2-2006 by Vladtepes]
Originally posted by DaFunk13
Am I the only American on here that cares how the rest of the world views us? Am I the only one who cares how we have treated the rest of the planet in the last 100 years?
Originally posted by rich23
Strangerous, Dafunk: thank you for your polite consideration of the idea I dropped. I'm a Brit, and I feel like we're the new Italians to the US' Nazis. (I suspect I'm going to get flamed for that one, but remember that Mussolini - whom I think we can accept knew a thing or two about fascism - said that "fascism is more properly termed corporatism, as it marks the merger of state and corporate power".) I would say that applies just as much as ever right now.
And unusually perhaps for a Brit, I rather like the French. They're pretty ballsy in many ways, they resist globalisation and if something upsets them, they're out in the streets setting fire to things before you can say 'civil disobedience'. Both the US and the UK, imho, could use some of that spirit.
Originally posted by AJAG
A revolution is needed in the US to restore the government's morals and values to those written down on their declaration of independance, to the real definition of patriotism.
Originally posted by msnevil
(Note: South America is a Big Battleground between the USA's war of Drugs. And the Leftist Marxists supporters of the Drug regime's. Which are supported by Cuba and China as well. Its all about "power". Leftist Imperialism vrs US imperialism.)
Side Note:
And the ironic Thing is This. Cindy Sheehan would be killed if she "protested across from Chavez's Home."
And I Would rather live in the States and protest Bush. And Live. Then live under Chavez, And always fear for my life.