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Adam051188

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27. law is whatever the strongest party says it is. this isn't Athens 2800 years ago.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sun Mar 16, 2014, 10:22 PM

Mar 2014

it fascinates me that we are a nation that topples nations. we play god with other peoples lives. we rule the world, laughably negligent to any irony or hypocrisy that occurs in our interest. a little less now than we once did, but still very much so. then why is there so much strife here? i suppose because we, the people, don't matter? we are the drones that move in our immediate self interest, trying to get by day to day, distracting ourselves from ourselves, and moving the big wheel forward as we do so. it always crushes what lies in it's path. The pieces of the machine, replaceable and for the most part indistinct from one another, but separated by competition and mistrust.

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How do you recognize a military coup in Egypt and remain silent when the [View all] malaise Mar 2014 OP

Who are you talking about? joshcryer Mar 2014 #1

Your government did as did most of the Western governments malaise Mar 2014 #3

OK, so the government, gotcha. joshcryer Mar 2014 #5

"Your government" geek tragedy Mar 2014 #9

And appropriately so. Igel Mar 2014 #22

the government that kept funding it? BelgianMadCow Mar 2014 #4

OK, just wanted to know what page we're on. joshcryer Mar 2014 #6

I understood that you were thinking this was meta - a discussion about DU BelgianMadCow Mar 2014 #8

This malaise Mar 2014 #7

we will not say it was not a coup = double negative WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #13

Indeed n/t malaise Mar 2014 #15

Language =/= syllogism. Igel Mar 2014 #24

All the faith he had had had had had no effect on the outcome of his life. WhaTHellsgoingonhere Mar 2014 #30

Got away with it in Honduras. Downwinder Mar 2014 #25

Yes. Iraq + Egypt = end of standing BelgianMadCow Mar 2014 #2

The world is not a blog. Standing does not evaporate with a mere geek tragedy Mar 2014 #12

I just read Naom Chomsky's Failed States - which deals with the hypocrisy about spreading democracy BelgianMadCow Mar 2014 #14

One must distinguish between hypocrisy and failure. Igel Mar 2014 #26

we've also recognized a coup(of questionable origins) in Ukraine as a legitimate government. Adam051188 Mar 2014 #10

is that why Putin crushes democracy at home and abroad arely staircase Mar 2014 #17

um, sure? i think? you should read this. Adam051188 Mar 2014 #18

I see no BRICS members shpported Russian aggression at the UN arely staircase Mar 2014 #19

Ukraine is squirrelly. Igel Mar 2014 #28

Lol. Wah Wah. The US will speak up anyway. Deal with it. functioning_cog Mar 2014 #11

Don't forget Bostonians and their Damned Tea Bad Thoughts Mar 2014 #16

Everytime the West invokes international law, it destroys international law just a little bit more. Catherina Mar 2014 #20

Wasn't that John Bolton's plan malaise Mar 2014 #21

Yes. Another stunning Bush success being cemented in Catherina Mar 2014 #32

Any way ProSense Mar 2014 #23

However from a standpoint of ethics, it's a good question Scootaloo Mar 2014 #29

law is whatever the strongest party says it is. this isn't Athens 2800 years ago. Adam051188 Mar 2014 #27

Hypocrisy is not a concept relevant to foreign policy FarCenter Mar 2014 #31