So you think Americans are stupid and being manipulated by the media because they do not think like you. Maybe they don’t think like you because they live in a real world and have to make choices everyday just to survive. Maybe they think it is important to do the right thing sometimes even though for the wrong reasons.<\/p>\n
Maybe people will start listening to you when you quit reminding them that you think they are idiots. Run for an office. Americans have elected fools and idiots to almost every office in politics from local elections to national offices, so you, too, could win. We need to start checking our egos before debating politics. The world would be a very different place if people thought like me. I know my limitations and know that it never will. My generation attempted to change the world in the 60s with very little success. <\/p>\n
I am a pacifist and find myself defending limited military action in certain situations. I didn’t approve of the Iraqi War from the very beginning. I didn’t\/don’t support the action in Afghanistan. When people are being killed by despots and refuse to listen to reason, then sometimes a limited military action may be necessary and I don’t care if it happens for the wrong reasons.<\/p>\n
I am a socialist and I defend the bailout of capitalists because it saved jobs. America was on the brink of a disaster similar to the great depression.<\/p>\n
I have my own vision of the world that I would like to exist. However, I accept any action that saves lives and decreases poverty, hunger and suffering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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