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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 01:40 PM
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 01:54 PM
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 04:30 PM
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Very good Mikey
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 04:32 PM
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If a tree gets sawed down in a forest, or if an oil field in alaska gets drilled, does it really exist if no one is there to see it?
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by RichUK,Oct 4 2004, 12:56 PM
I think when we look into American culture, we see things in a much less secular way Jack.
What do you mean "less secular" Rich? Do you mean "more Christian"? Seriously... I don't understand.
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by PeaceLove&S2K,Oct 4 2004, 12:52 PM
Why is that anyway? I'm really curious. What is it that they see that I don't (keep in mind I'm a foreigner, so I probably see certain things from a different perspective).
From my perspective, many people seem to support Bush because they feel that the United States should not be held accountable for their actions. Some people seem to feel that we should be able to do what we want because we are strong enough.

They think that alliances and diplomacy are less appropriate than force.

Now, I don't think that ALL Bush supporters feel this way, just a disturbing number of them.

Most Bush supporters are reasonable people with legitimate philosophical differences with the Democratic party and their candidate. My issue isn't with these people at all. I don't really care that people support Bush or Kerry or whoever.

My concern is with people that actually feel that the Bush administration has done the right thing in the way that they invaded Iraq and what we've done since we "won" the war.
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jedwards,Oct 5 2004, 10:53 AM
What do you mean "less secular" Rich? Do you mean "more Christian"? Seriously... I don't understand.
John, I would assume that he means less religious, rather than more Christian.

The UK, in general, is far less worried about people's religious beliefs than Amercia appears to be.
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 09:14 PM
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Uh...count me as one of the American's that doesn't care about people's religious beliefs...unless they force them upon me...
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Old Oct 5, 2004 | 02:05 AM
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Originally Posted by tokyo_james,Oct 5 2004, 01:11 AM
John, I would assume that he means less religious, rather than more Christian.

The UK, in general, is far less worried about people's religious beliefs than Amercia appears to be.
God makes a great shield, doesn't he?
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Old Oct 5, 2004 | 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by tokyo_james,Oct 5 2004, 12:11 AM
The UK, in general, is far less worried about people's religious beliefs than Amercia appears to be.
I assume the irony of this isn't lost on you, James?
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