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2014/01/03 00:09:35
Subject: US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013
USA 17%
afghanistan 15%
north korea 15%
iran 9%
china 6%
iraq6%
syria 4%
pakistan4%
austrialia 4%
israel 3%
russia1%
canada doesnt even make up 1%
Automatically Appended Next Post: Oh god... i just read canada's...
of all the people to think canada is a threat, canadians are the ones to think so more then anyone else at 2% of canadians think canada is the biggest threat...
canadas biggest percieved threat is the USA tied for first with IRAN at 17%
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2014/01/03 01:21:33
Subject: Re:US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013
SlaveToDorkness wrote: It takes two to tango, we just happen to be tangoing with more of the baddies.
I'm more proud of that than if my country just wrung it's hands at the horrors of the world.
We're not so much tangoing as playing a game of twister with 19 people who have knives and a really short temper.
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2014/01/03 02:51:38
Subject: Re:US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013
Randomness aside I think I'll side being afraid of my own country not because of its military capabilities but the lunacy of this administration and borderline fascist state that the federal government has become of late.
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2014/01/03 03:14:36
Subject: Re:US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013
Heavy Metal wrote: Randomness aside I think I'll side being afraid of my own country not because of its military capabilities but the lunacy of this administration and borderline fascist state that the federal government has become of late.
I think you should look up what "fascism" means before using that term to describe the United States government.
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2014/01/03 03:25:04
Subject: Re:US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013
Heavy Metal wrote: Randomness aside I think I'll side being afraid of my own country not because of its military capabilities but the lunacy of this administration and borderline fascist state that the federal government has become of late.
I think you should look up what "fascism" means before using that term to describe the United States government.
I agree, it's a pretty Nazi way to describe a government which may not be all that bad. You're Goering to hurt their feelings if you keep it up. Hitler.
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2014/01/03 03:33:42
Subject: US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013
djones520 wrote: What a joke. France has undertaken and threatened more military action around the world in 2013 then we did. This poll was nothing but an outlet for America hate.
Should the USA care if it is widely hated or distrusted in the world?
We are the biggest threat, from a utilitarian standpoint. We have at the very least, the capability of crippling any other nation at will, if not straight up annihilating them in an orgy of nuclear fire. We have a decent chance of fighting the entire rest of the world and winning. That's pretty threatening.
Now, if any of these cheese eating surrender monkeys think we would actually do anything like that, they are silly in the head.
But we could.
2014/01/03 06:26:10
Subject: US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013
I can understand the perception of the US being problematic in a recent poll considering so much of the news over the last few years were about the US killing with drones and spying on everyone, enemy or ally.
That and haters gonna hate cause we have all the coolest toys.
Amidst the mists and coldest frosts he thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
2014/01/03 06:40:38
Subject: US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013
easysauce wrote: to the people complaining its off a RT site... its NOT... this is a GALLUP world wide poll,
Well no, its a WIN/GIA poll, an organization that is completely unaffiliated with Gallup Inc (though they were founded by the same person). In fact, Gallup Inc. sued Gallup International Association over its use of the Gallup name.
Looking at the provided methodology, i would argue that the survey should not be viewed as a single poll, but a collection of many polls. This is probably why aggregate data was not presented by WIN/GIA.
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2014/01/03 06:48:59
Subject: US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013
I'm I more afraid of some of the other top 7 countries than America? Yes, I'd say I am.
However, I would say America is the top threat to world peace, because those other countries can do very little in the scheme of thing to the rest of the world, while American can
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2014/01/03 07:00:04
Subject: US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013
Don't kill our people, or take them hostage, and we'll leave you alone.
Don't kill your own people because we have a problem with bullies...
My concern if I were to take the poll or answer a questionnaire about a people group who is a threat to ALL nations is the muslim groups who do not tolerate anyone but themselves. Since specific names of a certain people group was thrown out there, my people, I think it's fair to do the same, and name a "real" threat. This group has murdered people in most all of the world.
I have seen some of the dark places of the world, where people live in fear of the ones with guns. So we gave them protection with our guns, and liberated them. Taught them how to protect themselves, and their children. Whether or not governments let them alone after we were done is another matter, what mattered was the people were no longer threatened by the bullies with guns who had killed them before we got there.
My brothers in arms were the countries who believe in relative freedoms of their own people. We were right, the bad guys were taken down, nothing can change it because it is done.
My country has rescued other countries from factions of intolerant bullies, who murdered people.
I am proud to be an American, I am proud to call other people groups my allies. I do not apologize for your fear of us. Fear of something can also be considered respect, or a consideration, like the respect a child has for a father if that child does wrong by making bad choices.
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2014/01/03 07:57:32
Subject: US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013
Don't kill your own people because we have a problem with bullies...
Well....we only really care if it has a genuine impact on the United States or an ally*.
*That we really care about.
*And if that bully is helping you out as well then there may not be much punishment
Note: I understand that it is a necessity of international relations that some people would go unpunished, I just think its silly to say 'we take down bullies' when some bullies have clearly been OK'd to an extent.
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2014/01/03 08:07:13
Subject: US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013
Don't kill your own people because we have a problem with bullies...
Well....we only really care if it has a genuine impact on the United States or an ally*.
*That we really care about.
*And if that bully is helping you out as well then there may not be much punishment
Note: I understand that it is a necessity of international relations that some people would go unpunished, I just think its silly to say 'we take down bullies' when some bullies have clearly been OK'd to an extent.
Or more precisely, the United States cannot fight every battle. This means that many, many people go unpunished for what they deserve and while we can be on a moral high horse and expect and demand others to be better to their people, what can the United States truly do when it would wreck our nation to fix another nation?
Kelly502 wrote: Don't kill our people, or take them hostage, and we'll leave you alone.
Don't kill your own people because we have a problem with bullies...
I'll admit that I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure that isn't how American foreign policy works.
My concern if I were to take the poll or answer a questionnaire about a people group who is a threat to ALL nations is the muslim groups who do not tolerate anyone but themselves. Since specific names of a certain people group was thrown out there, my people, I think it's fair to do the same, and name a "real" threat. This group has murdered people in most all of the world.
There was somewhere between 7,000-11,000 Iraqi combat loses in the invasion of Iraq alone with another 20,000+ during the US occupation on top of the 100,000+ civilian fatalities. All over what, exactly? There are people in this world that will look at something like that and think it's fair to say that the US is a threat to them.
I have seen some of the dark places of the world, where people live in fear of the ones with guns. So we gave them protection with our guns, and liberated them. Taught them how to protect themselves, and their children. Whether or not governments let them alone after we were done is another matter, what mattered was the people were no longer threatened by the bullies with guns who had killed them before we got there.
You're right... and then the people with the new guns become the bullies and the whole process starts over again.
My brothers in arms were the countries who believe in relative freedoms of their own people. We were right, the bad guys were taken down, nothing can change it because it is done.
My country has rescued other countries from factions of intolerant bullies, who murdered people.
We have helped plenty of countries that don't care about freedom of their people and we have set up "intolerant bullies" just because they were on our side when we needed them. At the same time we ignore the plight of areas like Africa where plenty of real "bad guys" are responsible for some of the most deplorable acts of human suffering ever visited on this planet.
I am proud to be an American, I am proud to call other people groups my allies. I do not apologize for your fear of us. Fear of something can also be considered respect, or a consideration, like the respect a child has for a father if that child does wrong by making bad choices.
Fear is not respect; coercing people with fear is not an intelligent way to build long standing relationships.
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d-usa wrote: "When the Internet sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're not sending you. They're not sending you. They're sending posters that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us. They're bringing strawmen. They're bringing spam. They're trolls. And some, I assume, are good people."
2014/01/03 08:55:50
Subject: US the biggest threat to world peace in 2013
