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Replace it with 'super-power' if it makes you feel better.
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It does make me feel better. But then there is no new reason to put such an emphasis on the US.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891 -
Your too easy. I'm going trolling elsewhere."Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson
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Wise decision
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Would you agree or disagree that there is a more of a reason for foreigners to be interested in US politics than there is for Americans to be interested in a particular foreign country's politics?Originally posted by DanS
But then there is no new reason to put such an emphasis on the US.One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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Why are there suddenly "Ads by Google" in people's posts?I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
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Thank goodness it wasn't just me seeing them!One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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adds invasion!If you don't like reality, change it! me
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I don't see them.Comment
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I was afraid to say anything at first.Originally posted by Big Crunch
Thank goodness it wasn't just me seeing them!I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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It depends on which country you are talking about. I would certainly understand Canada, Mexico or China having a fetish with the US, because trade with the US makes up such a large portion of their economies while it isn't true the other way around.Would you agree or disagree that there is a more of a reason for foreigners to be interested in US politics than there is for Americans to be interested in a particular foreign country's politics?I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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After I said I don't see them, now I see them too. MarkG works fast.Comment
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Why limit such analyses of reasoning to how much trade a nation has with the US?Originally posted by DanS
It depends on which country you are talking about. I would certainly understand Canada, Mexico or China having a fetish with the US, because trade with the US makes up such a large portion of their economies while it isn't true the other way around.
I would imagine most countries are effected, or could be effected, far more by the US than the US is by them.One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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I didn't. I just gave three instances where economics would make a fetish with the US more understandable and less weird.Why limit such analyses of reasoning to how much trade a nation has with the US?
If the overall impact is still minimal, I don't see how the fetish is justifiable.I would imagine most countries are effected, or could be effected, far more by the US than the US is by them.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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fetish with the US? nice word. completely gaga though
world has issues with the US because of deeds of the past (although I will acknowledge that in some respects we don't stop to acknowledge the benefits that it has brought too)
in today's world I think it's more of a case where you are in a bus and you have a crazy driver and you're positive the bus will crash so you want to get out but you cant. so you try to bang the driver in the head and replace himComment
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Good analogy.
So by banging him in the head you either a) knock him unconscious or b) divert his attention, thus ensuriung a crash.
(One last troll)
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