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malaise

(268,693 posts) Sat Jan 16, 2016, 06:47 PM Jan 2016

America has been great for as long as she has recognized international law, treaties and conventions

Apparently Trump feels that unless America is doing whatever the fuck she wants anywhere she wants America is not great.

Tough luck - America is not the only sovereign country on the planet

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America has been great for as long as she has recognized international law, treaties and conventions (Original Post) malaise Jan 2016 OP

the geneva convention, all the treaties with indigenous nations, the unratified CEDAW? niyad Jan 2016 #1

Valid point malaise Jan 2016 #2

Well said, malaise. We are not "exceptional" and should adhere to international agreements the same pampango Jan 2016 #3

niyad

(113,055 posts)

1. the geneva convention, all the treaties with indigenous nations, the unratified CEDAW?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sat Jan 16, 2016, 08:05 PM

Jan 2016

trying to remember exactly which laws, treaties, conventions, etc., that this country has ever honoured.

malaise

(268,693 posts)

2. Valid point

Reply to niyad (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 16, 2016, 08:09 PM

Jan 2016

Those are for the rest of us - it's all an inversion of reality.

pampango

(24,692 posts)

3. Well said, malaise. We are not "exceptional" and should adhere to international agreements the same

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Sat Jan 16, 2016, 08:13 PM

Jan 2016

as any other country. There are too many global problems (the world is too small) for each country to operate like the others don't exist.

I realize that is not the world that Trump and the other republican candidates live in.

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