I would never belittle your views. This country I was born to has made many serious mistakes. I have no problems with your views Uwi. Does it really feel that I do? I am only expressing the view that we - you and your nation, and me and mine- have the unique opportunity to help other nations find freedom to exercise our views unlike other nations like China Russia and North Korea. I have never said that we do not have our own challenges in our nations as well. I get the feeling we are knit picking over vocabulary. And at times you throw mud against the wall to see if it sticks. And while it may, in my case it soon dries and falls to the ground. Do you get the feeling I don’t care to hear your views because they are different than yours? But think of this; would you rather live in Germany today or Iran and Afghanistan? Tyrannical powers exist in every part of the world, including our nations, throughout history. Yet where are most people imprisoned because of their views? Certainly not Germany. If anyone has criticized the United Clones of Ameretards more than myself I would be surprised. Yet like you, I am born into a country where I have been exposed to many saints and have been in the presence of Masters. Can other inhabitants of nations like China and Russia have such an abundance of blessings as say a Paramahansa Yogananda or an Amma who have come to our countries? Should we not feel compassion and a necessity to help other less fortunate countries?
We cannot always welcome all views. If we were to do this,
we would also welcome Putins views that it’s ok to imprison and murder those who disagree. It is ok to torture and harvest the organs of Falun Gong meditators in China because XI has that view. Or it is ok for Americans to exploit the resources of other nations because of greed for McDonalds hamburgers. Or it is ok for Germans or Americans to invade other nations as both our countries have in the past and continue to exploit other less fortunate nations. No I do not welcome all views because some of them are blatantly cruel. And if we sympathize with such people in their crimes we ourselves are accomplices to such crimes.
I am not here to look at Germans past crimes against humanity. If you are here to list all the crimes of America that is your prerogative. I am not defending this nation, because we are not being invaded, but other nations are. And I feel fortunate that you and I are in nations that are helping defend less fortunate nations that do not have the defense to defend themselves against bullies.
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In the case of Ukraine 🇺🇦 they asked for help. We did also and France helped us become a democracy. So I ask this; what form of government would work better than a democracy? When someone has a criticism it is helpful to have a solution. Otherwise it is just a complaint.
I believe there are people who will fight to the death for a cause regardless of the circumstances or consequences. It is not a practical matter of will we win or not, it is an ethical issue of what is right and wrong. First I want you to respond to that and then, I’ll keep reading ( the article you posted in this thread) and perhaps continue the discussion.
Steve - I only answered your questions quoted up here in this post of mine. I thought you were interested in a discussion. But maybe that was a wrong interpretation of your posts on my end.
Maybe, my thoughts just aren't welcome?
Let me say it (again) there is a substantial mass of people on this planet today, who despise America's regime-change wars, election meddling, puppet regimes, etc. Therefore, America by many people is see as a tyrant, too.
Since the thread is named tyrant, I think it may be fair to say so here. - No?
I am well aware that there are people critical of United Clones. There are people who despise what Germany has done as well and continues to do. We- your country and this one I live in - cannot defend or condone many of our past and present deeds but does this absolve us of the awareness of the request for help by a nation who has asked for it? No I do not think it does. I do not think that we presently have even close to the blood on our hands that the Chinese communists do and the Putin regime does. We (both of our countries ) are not presently invading other countries as Putin has or XI threatens to do so. That is my view. You are entitled to your own as Eric is also.
Lastly I want to review your statement below
“Let me say it (again) there is a substantial mass of people on this planet today, who despise America's regime-change wars, election meddling, puppet regimes, etc. Therefore, America by many people is see as a tyrant, too.”
I agree with you. I am not defending our wrong actions. But rather advocating right actions which your nation and this one has made together recently.
