actually, i think scribs is close to the age group you're referring to, give or take 20 years. heh..
and, i'm approaching the end of my 20's, so no hippie roots here.
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Quote by: mcaiden I can only say that just during the past two months my view of liberals, conservatives, democrats and republicans is changing as I don't know what to make of the worsening Middle East wars. |
myself, i don't even know how to define or characterize what, exactly makes someone a liberal, conservative, democrat or a republican. the meanings of these words has definitely dissolved over the years. all i know/believe is that our country isn't headed in the right direction, and the decisions made by the current president (and congressional majority) have hurt our future prospects.
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Quote by: mcaiden It's rather frightening to see Americans who at least seem to be on the side of those who are our enemies, constantly discussing what our soldiers do to our enemies, yet not saying much about what they (Hezbollah, Taliban, Iraqi insurgents) have said openly they plan to do to our country. |
i wouldn't mistake focusing criticism on our policies as implicit support for our enemies... you'll be extremely hard-pressed to find a single member on this site who has ever suggested that what these groups do is justified, or that they support those actions. the problem is that there are many ignorant saps out there who believe that we are saints that can do no wrong - and these people ought to be force fed the ugly truth because they would rather ignore it and view the world through rose-colored glasses. plus, for those who opposed actions like bush jr.'s war in iraq, seeing atrocities committed by u.s. troops only serves to piss them off even more.