PrismmmMMMMmmmm, good! NOT!

[MTK]

George W. Bush Defends PRISM: 'I Put That Program In Place To Protect The Country'

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

George W. Bush Defends PRISM: 'I Put That Program In Place To Protect The Country'

When asked if he is a traitor, Bush said, "I know he damaged the country."

How can these people even sleep at night knowing they sold out the very thing they swore to uphold. The real traitors are the individuals passing laws such as the Patriot Act, and sending our country into wars that it has no business in. Call them out on their bullshit.....and seemingly you are the "unpatriotic" one or the traitor. Amazing the hypocrisy of our shit government.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

How can these people even sleep at night knowing they sold out the very thing they swore to uphold. The real traitors are the individuals passing laws such as the Patriot Act, and sending our country into wars that it has no business in. Call them out on their bullshit.....and seemingly you are the "unpatriotic" one or the traitor. Amazing the hypocrisy of our shit government.

People don't put things in perspective and are too easily distracted by the scandal of the day, such as PRISM now. Not to say that PRISM isn't a big deal, but what do you expect out of our government, when we have a citizenry that can't even get the government to be accountable for doing their jobs on the economy, health care, and education.

PRISM and the Patriot Act are good examples of issues that people are very passionate about, yet no one has had a serious debate on maybe changing the foreign policy of this nation to avoid having to worry so much about terrorism. Our nation's blind support for Israel, the constant involvement in the oil industry, and the pointless wars we've been involved in the Middle East are three reasons why people over there hate us. Yet no one ever discuss these things because they are too preoccupied with whatever political carrot is being dangled by politicians or the media.

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Our nation's blind support for Israel....

The only successful democracy in the ME and we give them too much support?

Discuss further?

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by RedskinRat

The only successful democracy in the ME and we give them too much support?

Discuss further?

well, there used to be this democratic country called iran, that, unlike israel, didn't use a terrorist bombing campaign to come to power.

history is a weird thing.

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by That Guy

well, there used to be this democratic country called iran, that, unlike israel, didn't use a terrorist bombing campaign to come to power.

history is a weird thing.

Iran has never been a democracy, in anything but name.

Past Results | Iran Election Watch

[That Guy]

Originally Posted by RedskinRat

Iran has never been a democracy, in anything but name.

Past Results | Iran Election Watch

you mean in like in the 1950's before the US helped bombed it out for the oil companies and put the shah in place?

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by RedskinRat

The only successful democracy in the ME and we give them too much support?

Discuss further?

I would say $3 billion a year in aid is too much support, especially a country that is supposed to have a booming economy. Not to mention that the majority, if not all, of that aid money goes into their military.

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I would say $3 billion a year in aid is too much support, especially a country that is supposed to have a booming economy. Not to mention that the majority, if not all, of that aid money goes into their military.

We also give $130B to Europe. It's called protecting your interests.

I'd prefer we were more insular and less involved in policing the world but that's not the reality of the situation.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

People don't put things in perspective and are too easily distracted by the scandal of the day, such as PRISM now. Not to say that PRISM isn't a big deal, but what do you expect out of our government, when we have a citizenry that can't even get the government to be accountable for doing their jobs on the economy, health care, and education.

PRISM and the Patriot Act are good examples of issues that people are very passionate about, yet no one has had a serious debate on maybe changing the foreign policy of this nation to avoid having to worry so much about terrorism. Our nation's blind support for Israel, the constant involvement in the oil industry, and the pointless wars we've been involved in the Middle East are three reasons why people over there hate us. Yet no one ever discuss these things because they are too preoccupied with whatever political carrot is being dangled by politicians or the media.

I don't necessarily agree with the rest of what you wrote, but I couldn't agree more with that

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

People don't put things in perspective and are too easily distracted by the scandal of the day, such as PRISM now. Not to say that PRISM isn't a big deal, but what do you expect out of our government, when we have a citizenry that can't even get the government to be accountable for doing their jobs on the economy, health care, and education.

PRISM and the Patriot Act are good examples of issues that people are very passionate about, yet no one has had a serious debate on maybe changing the foreign policy of this nation to avoid having to worry so much about terrorism. Our nation's blind support for Israel, the constant involvement in the oil industry, and the pointless wars we've been involved in the Middle East are three reasons why people over there hate us. Yet no one ever discuss these things because they are too preoccupied with whatever political carrot is being dangled by politicians or the media.

That's one of the problems right there it should not be the federal goverment dealing with those issuea it should be the state. Maybe when the citizenry figures out that its better to lets the states handle these issue then the Feds can do what they are suppose to do.