RE: Active shooter in NZ
March 15, 2019 at 7:57 pm
(This post was last modified: March 15, 2019 at 7:57 pm by Brian37.)
(March 15, 2019 at 7:48 pm)Belaqua Wrote:(March 15, 2019 at 7:33 pm)Brian37 Wrote: Iran, China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and North Korea, are hardly bastions of western pluralism.
Iran hasn't invaded anybody for a very long time. It was a democracy when America kicked out the elected leader.
Saudi Arabia is violent largely because the US supports anything it does.
Kim Jong Un is behaving reasonably, since recent leaders who gave up their WMD have consequently been killed by the US (Gaddafi, Saddam).
The US is the major force for violence in the world. Trump won the election in part because he said he'd stop unnecessary wars and bring the troops home. Of course he didn't keep that promise, but we knew that Hillary would maintain the violent status quo as well.
If Hitler stopped at France and did not invade Russia, would that suddenly mean he was for free and open elections? Are you going to try to argue that Iran will magically and suddenly have a Sunni PM, maybe a Jewish or Christian PM? I know atheists are well thought of even among Christians. Please name me any president in American history who ran on "I don't believe in God" and took an oath on "The Origin Of The Species", instead of a bible.
