Reply #39: There are always excellent reasons for the empire

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That's why those who oppose the High Church of Redemptive Violence must be dealt with harshly if not summarily. Violence WILL drive out Violence, and War WILL end War. So mote it be, in the name of the Missile, the Bomb and the Sacred Rifle.

It's too bad. I really liked the Constitution and its guarantee of rights for everyone, even the persons that everyone said were really, really bad. Sort of set the United States apart in some ways. But now we've joined the rest of the folks, sending our armed thugs star-spangled fightin' heroes all over the planet, makin' the world safe for exploitation, uh freedom.