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"Tim" wrote in message ... Fred J. McCall wrote: gibbet (Rowland McDonnell) wrote: :Tim wrote: : : Fred J. McCall wrote: : : And so we see a demonstration of the effect. Stupid folks like Tim : think they're just as qualified to make decisions and choices as the : bright folks. Then as things get more and more screwed up as a : result, they blame the smart people for not stopping them... : : As stupid goes i'm decidely more qualifed to make choices and decisions : than an arrogant halfwit such as yourself. : : You are still struggling to aspire to clueless. : :Aye; but I suspect that he might have trouble with language of the :sophistication you employed. : Rather funny. Now go look elsewhere at how I characterized his response, which in your opinion is of such 'sophistication'. To be blunt, you're one step dumber than he is and he's a dumbass. I've had my run ins with Rowland in the past and probably will do in the future but he's most definitely not a dumbass. Rowland isn't at the back of the queue when it comes to the old grey matter. -- http://www.last.fm/listen/user/dyslimbic/loved http://fightaidsathome.scripps.edu/ http://folding.stanford.edu/ fight |
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_/ Rowland McDonnell wrote \_
But Britain /is/ superior. You seem to forget that this nation has been around a long time. We've had our falls - many of them - after the pride and now we're back up again - again. It must suck to live somewhere where you have to continually reassure yourself that you're superior. -- -slunky |
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_/ Rowland McDonnell wrote \_
The USA has never had such a policy. In the early days, it was interested in invading and annexing as much foreign territory as possible (hence the abortive invasion of Canada that led to the burning of Washington DC). And then there was the period after that, where the deal was that the USA got to play with the Americas leaving the rest of the world to its own devices. So you've been involved in US politics since the revolution? You must be pretty old, or is this all what you read somewhere? Thomas Paine is generally credited with instilling the first non-interventionist ideas into the American body politic; his work Common Sense contains many arguments in favor of avoiding alliances. These ideas introduced by Paine took such a firm foothold that the Second Continental Congress struggled against forming an alliance with France and only agreed to do so when it was apparent that the American Revolutionary War could be won in no other manner. George Washington's farewell address is often cited as laying the foundation for a tradition of American non-interventionism: "The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to domestic nations, is in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. Europe has a set of primary interests, which to us have none, or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence, therefore, it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves, by artificial ties, in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics, or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships or enmities." John Adams followed George Wahingtons ideas about non-interventionism by avoiding a very relistic possibility of war with France. Many americans were clamering for war and Adams refusal and persistence in seeking negotiation would lead to his political rival Tomas Jefferson to take the presidency in the next election. President Thomas Jefferson extended Washington's ideas in his March 4, 1801 inaugural address: "peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none." Jefferson's phrase "entangling alliances" is, incidentally, sometimes incorrectly attributed to Washington. In 1823, President James Monroe articulated what would come to be known as the Monroe Doctrine, which some have interpreted as non-interventionist in intent: "In the wars of the European powers, in matters relating to themselves, we have never taken part, nor does it comport with our policy, so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded, or seriously menaced that we resent injuries, or make preparations for our defense." The United States' policy of non-intervention was maintained throughout most of the 19th century. The first significant foreign intervention by the US was the Spanish-American War, which saw the US occupy and control the Philippines. Since this was the first take-over of non-contiguous territory where people speak a different language, this is generally considered the first colonial act of the US. The time between the World Wars saw a resurgence in non-interventionism in the United States. After the war broke out in Europe on September 1, 1939, such Americans as Charles Lindbergh, Gerald P. Nye and Rush D. Holt prominently advocated U.S. neutrality. Groups like the America First Committee tapped into the overwhelming desire of the American people to remain out of this second European war, attracting hundreds of thousands into its ranks. The committee came under increasing attacks by newspaper editors of the day, many of whom supported stronger intervention in the European war. -- -slunky |
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On Oct 25, 8:24 pm, "%" wrote:
"BradGuth" wrote in message ups.com... On Oct 25, 3:12 pm, Ivan Marsh wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:20:31 +0000, BradGuth wrote: "kill all the stupid people" will be mostly accomplished by way of simply rounding up and exterminating all of the usenet anti-think-tank naysayers that are mostly MI5/DHS/NSA/CIA spooks and moles as acting MIB or official infowar rusemasters (aka Zion Yids). You are obviously in the placebo/control group. (BTW: I'm watching you) -- I told you this was going to happen. Good for you, because it's about time that I was being watched, although it's kind of like being watched by a cage full of monkeys at the local zoo, except that we're not allowed to feed those monkeys. BTW, I've used that 'I told you so' so damn often that I've warn it entirely out. I need a new and improved phrase that means the same thing. Got any suggestions? - Brad Guth - everybody fight Good grief, we're fighting already over Muslim oil. What's next? (Muslim yellowcake?) - Brad Guth - |
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"BradGuth" wrote in message ups.com... On Oct 25, 8:24 pm, "%" wrote: "BradGuth" wrote in message ups.com... On Oct 25, 3:12 pm, Ivan Marsh wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:20:31 +0000, BradGuth wrote: "kill all the stupid people" will be mostly accomplished by way of simply rounding up and exterminating all of the usenet anti-think-tank naysayers that are mostly MI5/DHS/NSA/CIA spooks and moles as acting MIB or official infowar rusemasters (aka Zion Yids). You are obviously in the placebo/control group. (BTW: I'm watching you) -- I told you this was going to happen. Good for you, because it's about time that I was being watched, although it's kind of like being watched by a cage full of monkeys at the local zoo, except that we're not allowed to feed those monkeys. BTW, I've used that 'I told you so' so damn often that I've warn it entirely out. I need a new and improved phrase that means the same thing. Got any suggestions? - Brad Guth - everybody fight Good grief, we're fighting already over Muslim oil. What's next? (Muslim yellowcake?) - Brad Guth - fox fur |
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On Oct 25, 8:46 pm, "%" wrote:
"BradGuth" wrote in message ups.com... On Oct 25, 8:24 pm, "%" wrote: "BradGuth" wrote in message oups.com... On Oct 25, 3:12 pm, Ivan Marsh wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:20:31 +0000, BradGuth wrote: "kill all the stupid people" will be mostly accomplished by way of simply rounding up and exterminating all of the usenet anti-think-tank naysayers that are mostly MI5/DHS/NSA/CIA spooks and moles as acting MIB or official infowar rusemasters (aka Zion Yids). You are obviously in the placebo/control group. (BTW: I'm watching you) -- I told you this was going to happen. Good for you, because it's about time that I was being watched, although it's kind of like being watched by a cage full of monkeys at the local zoo, except that we're not allowed to feed those monkeys. BTW, I've used that 'I told you so' so damn often that I've warn it entirely out. I need a new and improved phrase that means the same thing. Got any suggestions? - Brad Guth - everybody fight Good grief, we're fighting already over Muslim oil. What's next? (Muslim yellowcake?) - Brad Guth - fox fur That's not helping. I need something far better, as a good zinger of a phrase to replace "I told you so", that'll stick. - Brad Guth - |
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"BradGuth" wrote in message ps.com... On Oct 25, 8:46 pm, "%" wrote: "BradGuth" wrote in message ups.com... On Oct 25, 8:24 pm, "%" wrote: "BradGuth" wrote in message oups.com... On Oct 25, 3:12 pm, Ivan Marsh wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:20:31 +0000, BradGuth wrote: "kill all the stupid people" will be mostly accomplished by way of simply rounding up and exterminating all of the usenet anti-think-tank naysayers that are mostly MI5/DHS/NSA/CIA spooks and moles as acting MIB or official infowar rusemasters (aka Zion Yids). You are obviously in the placebo/control group. (BTW: I'm watching you) -- I told you this was going to happen. Good for you, because it's about time that I was being watched, although it's kind of like being watched by a cage full of monkeys at the local zoo, except that we're not allowed to feed those monkeys. BTW, I've used that 'I told you so' so damn often that I've warn it entirely out. I need a new and improved phrase that means the same thing. Got any suggestions? - Brad Guth - everybody fight Good grief, we're fighting already over Muslim oil. What's next? (Muslim yellowcake?) - Brad Guth - fox fur That's not helping. I need something far better, as a good zinger of a phrase to replace "I told you so", that'll stick. - Brad Guth - then try this , now you're stuck , i told you so , |
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On Oct 25, 9:02 pm, "%" wrote:
"BradGuth" wrote in message ps.com... On Oct 25, 8:46 pm, "%" wrote: "BradGuth" wrote in message oups.com... On Oct 25, 8:24 pm, "%" wrote: "BradGuth" wrote in message oups.com... On Oct 25, 3:12 pm, Ivan Marsh wrote: On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:20:31 +0000, BradGuth wrote: "kill all the stupid people" will be mostly accomplished by way of simply rounding up and exterminating all of the usenet anti-think-tank naysayers that are mostly MI5/DHS/NSA/CIA spooks and moles as acting MIB or official infowar rusemasters (aka Zion Yids). You are obviously in the placebo/control group. (BTW: I'm watching you) -- I told you this was going to happen. Good for you, because it's about time that I was being watched, although it's kind of like being watched by a cage full of monkeys at the local zoo, except that we're not allowed to feed those monkeys. BTW, I've used that 'I told you so' so damn often that I've warn it entirely out. I need a new and improved phrase that means the same thing. Got any suggestions? - Brad Guth - everybody fight Good grief, we're fighting already over Muslim oil. What's next? (Muslim yellowcake?) - Brad Guth - fox fur That's not helping. I need something far better, as a good zinger of a phrase to replace "I told you so", that'll stick. - Brad Guth - then try this , now you're stuck , i told you so , You're not very good at this game, are you. How about; was I right, or what! or 'did you learn anything?' - Brad Guth - |
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Tim wrote:
:Fred J. McCall wrote: : : Any time you want to spit that hook out, you just feel free, : dumbass... : : :Seeing as how you don't like stupid people how about you put :your money where your mouth is and blow what little brains :you have to smithereens. : Poor Timmy. He just keeps self-inflicting... snicker -- "Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar territory." --G. Behn |
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