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In reply to the discussion: America.... [View all]Taverner
(55,476 posts)38. The empire, the American Empire, is the "beast"
I do not want hundreds of US Military bases all over the world
I do not want defense to be roughly 2/3 of our budget
I do not want the deaths of people whom I do not know and have done me no harm on my hands
I want America to be a country, alongside Canada, Russia, Argentina, Israel and Palestine
I do not believe in American Exceptionalism
We are no different than any other empire that preceded us
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I spent SEVERAL years overseas. 2 1/2 of them serving our country in the Peace Corps
Taverner
Mar 2013
#9
"Patriotism is the most foolish of passions and the passion of fools." Schopenhauer
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2013
#5