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Originally Posted by donrus
You don't think Cheney and the neo-cons were already planning for war and dividing up the spoils in advance? Why not? Perhaps you think they were too honest? or too patriotic? or not smart enough? Why would you dismiss this out of hand?...because you trust your government too much to think they would behave like that?
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I think you are simply rallying with the anti-Bush administration mob--because its fun to pretend that youre being exploited and youre part of the group all rallying against a common "tyrant" and the spread of the New World Order. Because people like to point fingers and blame people, offering no alternatives and backing their statements with no evidence. Thats what all of this is about. I doubt most people even really care about what they complain about, they probably just like to feel part of the crowd. Its a conversation starter right?
But Ill tell you one thing Ive learned from this whole thing, and that is to give people the benefit of the doubt and to not actively pursue aggressive attacks on people or politicians of any party. Because there are those that lie and cheat, but theyre the ones you would never expect most of the time. Bush and Cheney dont have the best public image when speaking, and theyve racked up their fair share of hatred--but I dont beleive they are corrupt.
You can beleive all that you want, but there is no New World Order conspiring to make cash and ruin America and make themselves kings. Its rumors and conspiracy talk started by radicals. Thats why I used to cringe every time my grandmother talked to me about politics--it was always the "liberal world takeover" and how America was going to be ruined by them. I dont beleive that at all, there's a healthy balance, and no ones out to ruin the country except maybe bin Laden and some other haters overseas.
So thats why I dont like people always coming up with personal attacks on people and politicians--of any side. Im willing to judge people individually based off of what I see in their actions, in their character and personality, and in their beleifs. Political debates today are all about defacing the legitamacy of the opponent, and I dont like that at all. We saw enough of that with the Clinton-Obama campaign.
So I dont dismiss the fact that Cheney and the "neo-cons" might have had alterior motives and planned some elaborate conspiracy...it seems ridiculous, but I know there's always two sides to a story. I know that for everything you hear in a rumor, 25% isnt true, and 25% of the story is missing. From what Ive seen of them, they arent the kind of people that tabloids want to make them.