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treestar

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48. True, and as usual, they don't like compromise

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 12:25 PM

Dec 2012

They figure that since we are the only superpower and have the biggest military, we should be able to tell other countries what to do. The U.N. suggests other countries having some input and they can't stand even that.

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Why do Republicans hate the UN? [View all] mykpart Dec 2012 OP

Sovereignty davidn3600 Dec 2012 #1

Europe, Canada, Australia, etc. all 'socialist' in conservative eyes so we 'need' sovereignty to pampango Dec 2012 #5

Nativists...America Firsters...John Birchers... KharmaTrain Dec 2012 #14

The Kock Brothers... haikugal Dec 2012 #30

True, and as usual, they don't like compromise treestar Dec 2012 #48

The words "good for all" in your above statement are exactly what they are against Victor_c3 Dec 2012 #2

Right wing nut jobs do. LeftInTX Dec 2012 #3

Because many of the countries are non-white Cali_Democrat Dec 2012 #4

"American exceptionalism." silverweb Dec 2012 #6

LOL!! Nice... np PoliticalBiker Dec 2012 #27

Lol. ronnie624 Dec 2012 #40

I remember when batschit crazy Michelle Bachman. SummerSnow Dec 2012 #7

Bachman did indeed have plenty of backing. The state GOP platforms in Texas, Iowa and many other pampango Dec 2012 #8

This is an old John Birch Society meme. longship Dec 2012 #9

A propaganda front for corporatism from the inception Coyotl Dec 2012 #45

Google the U.N. and the Anti-Christ beam me up scottie Dec 2012 #10

Yup. Big concern "Dazzling intellectualism" at the UN Berlum Dec 2012 #12

Evangelical extremists believe that the UN will be led by the Antichrist beam me up scottie Dec 2012 #13

The EEs need to take a good long look in the mirror Berlum Dec 2012 #17

LMAO! beam me up scottie Dec 2012 #22

They know it true haikugal Dec 2012 #31

Exactly! beam me up scottie Dec 2012 #36

Remember it's all about the fear. MrYikes Dec 2012 #11

It's the old John Birch Society influence CanonRay Dec 2012 #15

So happy to see someone else on DU recognizes this also. Skidmore Dec 2012 #19

I believe the Koch brothers father CanonRay Dec 2012 #21

The thought of black helicopters drives them over the edge NNN0LHI Dec 2012 #16

They hate modernity. They hate compromise. RevStPatrick Dec 2012 #18

And they want to reserve the right to invade any other country that doesn't play ball Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #32

Isolationism is an important part of American political culture RZM Dec 2012 #20

For a couple of reasons AgingAmerican Dec 2012 #23

Isolationism. The reason Ike ran as a Republican is because he feared... Odin2005 Dec 2012 #24

They have this "one world government" fear. Unfortunately it was not the UN but poppy bush who jwirr Dec 2012 #25

So you share the right's fear of "one world government" but not their choice of a target? Rest easy. pampango Dec 2012 #39

And you think globalization is helping the US economy in some way? For that matter is it helping any jwirr Dec 2012 #42

It's full of people that do not look like us ksoze Dec 2012 #26

They have to hate someone or something.... PoliticalBiker Dec 2012 #28

their idea of united nations is that america is in charge and everyone else does what we say. unblock Dec 2012 #29

them un American Furriners run it librechik Dec 2012 #33

Because .... dawg Dec 2012 #34

The John Birch Society... jonthebru Dec 2012 #35

There will be those who mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2012 #37

But they will do business with other countries, mykpart Dec 2012 #38

They can't control it. moondust Dec 2012 #41

Don't kid yourself into thinking they have a philosophical problem with the U.N. randome Dec 2012 #43

This goes back to the 1950's John Bircher fear of the Reds Coyotl Dec 2012 #44

Yep, all collective action is bad, basically, and it's ideologically bad. bemildred Dec 2012 #46

my father has been watching tv evangelists for years liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #47