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I have never equated self-interest with world hatred - its all in English, try a little comprehension, please.
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Perhaps your grasp of English is not sufficient to make yourself clear. More than one person misunderstood you.
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In a similar vein, Merlin's other questions assume a facetious extrapolated extreme perspective never expressed - how does one (other than foolishly) defend a position never held or expressed?
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It was implied...if he's wrong, just clarify your position. I got the same impression he did.
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And for yourself - where have I suggested that the 'rights of despotic governments' be recognised?
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When you said this:
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Originally Posted by Nawbut
I invite you to consider that you share the planet we all live on with other nations - where does all of this world-hatred - an illness of the awareness, really
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The implication being that we should recognize non-democracies as equals. Are you saying we should NOT recognize non-democracies as equals?
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Only a tiny minority of Americans exhibit this morbid world-view, but they are getting noisier.
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Perhaps they are getting noisier because they arent quite as much of a minority as they used to be.
Better late than never.