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applegrove

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6. Since communism fell, I think there is less messing with democracy on the whole. The West

Reply to NoOneMan (Reply #5)

Mon Dec 9, 2013, 12:41 AM

Dec 2013

wants newer countries to be as vested into trade as much as possible. Which stops wars with neighbours, etc. And seems to have brought Iran to the table. That being said, I'm not for unregulated capitalism. But I don't like war either.

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"Six Things Nelson Mandela Believed That Most People Won’t Talk About" [View all] applegrove Dec 2013 OP

Fox "News" Channel isn't going to talk about this, PM Martin Dec 2013 #1

Okay. Will change my op. I skimmed over that introductory part. applegrove Dec 2013 #2

"As the world remembers Mandela, here are some of the things he believed that many will gloss over." NYC_SKP Dec 2013 #3

Yeah I skimmed the article. My bad. applegrove Dec 2013 #4

Gotta wonder if the US would have drone striked him if they could back then NoOneMan Dec 2013 #5

Since communism fell, I think there is less messing with democracy on the whole. The West applegrove Dec 2013 #6

Knock them off before they become that well known BlueStreak Dec 2013 #8

The MSM coverage of Mandela's passing was horrible BlueStreak Dec 2013 #7

The US media is so Shallow! The best coverage for Madiba's Cha Dec 2013 #9

^ Wilms Dec 2013 #10

I have always found it mind-boggling that Reagan would support unions in Poland and then kelliekat44 Dec 2013 #11

Nothing hard to understand about that. The common factor BlueStreak Dec 2013 #12