TheGrayBox

7000 pts · May 7, 2014


are still democracies in name.

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There may be republics in the world which operate in a way that is undemocratic in function (democratic here being an adjective), but they

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exist without consent.

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example of the U.S., power originates from the Constitution, which empowers the people to elect their government. The government does not

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in a republic, power does not originate with the republic. The representatives do not hold power independent of their constituents. In the

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Democracy is an umbrella concept, to which the republican system of government falls under. I al not certain what your comment means, but

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A republic is inherently a form of democracy.

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Oh I was referring to trekxtrider

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America is not the only place with road rage.

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Wtf is wrong with people? Why are people so self-destructive over petty disagreements?

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for others to mutually benefit. The stark difference in the lives of Afghans before and after the U.S. withdrawal is evidence of that.

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Yes, that was my point. But nonetheless, many Europeans benefited from the American advance in the west. Purpose doesn’t have to be selfless

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Unfortunately militaries no longer fight in rural fields with scheduled parlays.

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a lack of mental cognition. The Taliban is an army too. They don’t stand down because you ask them to politely.

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demanding that we assist evacuating people from the threat of the Taliban, or that the ANA do a better job at resisting the Taliban, shows

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The idea that it’s “needless” to fight the Taliban with weapons that have the potential for collateral damage, while in the same breath

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Yes, we are actually. The vast majority of civilian deaths are from air strikes. NATO forces aren’t targeting civilians with those strikes.

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It seems like parents are the ones demanding that schools not have mask mandates. Which is just…the height of moral depravity.

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It’s war, this goes without saying. The Taliban kills those same civilians indiscriminately. Why make arguments purely for the sake of edge?

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And yet somehow Afghanis were safe during our occupation but now are in imminent danger and need our help. You idiots contradict yourselves.

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I have no idea wtf this comment is even supposed to mean. The U.S. campaign against the Taliban was not a negative thing for Afghani people.

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What “corporate interests” are protected by the War in Afghanistan?Are Americans so dumb that they don’t even know their own modern history?

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The U.S. did not “train the Taliban”. The Taliban was invented and supplied by Pakistan’s ISI. Today they are funded by narcotics trade.

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Not in Afghanistan. Go read a book.

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They are both wars. Wars are fought for self interested reasons, but also benefit the victims of the opposing regime. Perfect comparison.

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You think the U.S. only liberated Europe for the Europeans? It doesn’t matter. Wars are not monolithic in purpose.

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Ah, I see now. You’re an idiot. Oh well.

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It is literally the most visually terrifying thing I can imagine.

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Welp…there it is. I had kicked arachnophobia for years but this brought it back. Orb weavers activate my lizard brain.

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Are you seriously this stupid?

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