(August 19, 2009 at 11:21 am)jonathanwithaj Wrote: leo-rcc,
Well said, I'm glad you brought that up. I believe most Americans today, and especially during the war, were sold a load of patriotic garbage about beating fascism. Then from fascism we focused on communism. Then from communism it became Muslim extremists. The point being, Macarthur was right; the US government loves keeping its citizens in a perpetual state of fear. It is hard for me to see the US as some boy scout of the world. It is much more believeable to see her as motivated by economic reasons, rather than humanitarian.
An idea which far predates the U.S.
Quote:“When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.”
Plato
