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> Why, does it have any other potential? Saving the civilized world from the clutches of terrorism, lining pockets, maintaining a global hegemony. The last it
by rl3 12y ago
> Why, does it have any other potential?
Saving the civilized world from the clutches of terrorism, lining pockets, maintaining a global hegemony.
The last item isn't necessarily a bad thing, depending on your point of view.
> I dunno, at least most "authoritarian regimes" only mess with their residents. Whereas the US messes with its residents ...
Fortunately, the U.S. has not yet made a habit of disappearing human rights activists and dissidents on a whim.
- coldtea 12y ago>Fortunately, the U.S. has not yet made a habit of disappearing human rights activists and dissidents on a whim. You'd be surprised. For one, of course the US (plus local lackeys) do that all the time in foreign countries. But there are people like: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Salazar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Salazar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Zeta_Acosta http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Zeta_Acosta Others, OTOH, are merely discredited, with some higher up pushing to get them fired, etc: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Webb http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Webb