Karpovage said:
Dissillusioned, and X-Royal, as a diehard hockey fan I too am feeling the effects of NHL withdrawl but I don't believe it is because my President has ordered a pre-emptive psychological warfare strike against your country by acting in collusion with "big money" team ownership to shut down the league and numb your brains before we come rolling in with Abrams tanks.
You act as if my so called Rogue Nation, who you accuse kills millions of innocent people in the name of "big" money (as opposed to "little" money) is governed by megolomaniac dictators or despots bent on some personal agenda. Have you forgotten what happens every four years? It's judgement day by the individuals who wield the real power.
This nation was created BY the people and our leaders act in the interest OF the people. If the American people approve of going to war or give our representatives the backing to authorize the commander-in-chief to go to war in OUR national interests then that is the true uknown you, as a fearmonger, must concern yourself with. It is the uknown will of my fellow citizens through our representative voices. Our voices are very loud and very clear when we approve or dissaprove of our leaders' actions and ulitmately we make this choice at the ballot box so when we are on the right course or the wrong course politically, socially, economically and militarily the American people will make the adjustment. Our leaders spent over $4 Billion collectively just to win the American people's vote. It is the leaders who know where the power lies. This translates into faith in the democratic system. This is faith in our Constitution, in the fact that the American people have a right to turn our government upside down in order to proceed in the right direction. The beauty of this is the built-in checks and balances when a branch of government goes in the wrong direction. And for the purpose of this topic, the right direction does NOT involve - symbolically - breaking down our friendly, warm-hearted neighbor to the north's front door, entering your sovereign house and confiscating all of your possessions and then annexing your land in the name of greed. If that ever was even attempted in today's climate, believe me, you can count on the American people to right that wrong.
Now, back to a more important subject - back to hockey - saw my first game of the year tonight Cornell University vs. Canisus College. Cornell won 3-0. Half of the roster for both teams come from all over Canada. And guess whose national anthem was played first before the game started. Yep. Canada. And the parents who travelled down to Ithaca, NY to come watch their children play sang your national anthem at the tops of their voices. That pride for your country really impressed me.
I wish I agreed with you. The U.S. is certainly a republic, and no I don't think an Abrams tank will roll in, I'm afraid Canadian leaders are selling us out.
I won't get into the issue of corrupt electronic voting machines designed by republican fundraisers, or even the provisional ballots which left 150,000+ off the ballot in a very close Ohio race.
Here is an interesting piece of evidence. Apparently, 106% of Wyoming was registered to vote.
Legit Gov.org
11-25-4
According to the 'Profile of Wyoming's Voters Voter Registration and Voter Turnout' on the Wyoming Secretary of State's website, Wyoming had a turnout of 106% registered voters on November 2, 2004.
mix this into AmeriKan de mockery
Wyoming had 232,396 registered voters - 62% of eligible voters for the 2004 General Elections; turnout of registered voters was 245,789, or 106% of registered voters.
Take a look at the official figures... http://soswy.state.wy.us/election/profile.htm
A European's take on the historical background of "manifest destiny."
THE EXPANSIONIST MOVEMENT
by Michael T. Lubbrage
[Michael T. Lubbrage is a scholar and author for the "From Revolution to Reconstruction" project of the University of Groningen in The Netherlands. In this article, he provides a comprehensive overview of the Manifest Destiny doctrine and the plight of those affected by it.]
www.newhumanist.com/md6.html
