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TOPIC: Something pissing you off? Say it in here..
[_strat_] Monday, May 25, 2009 4:35:51 PM 

We are others! My country and all the rest. We are all independant nations as well. And the US does push policies on us. Actualy, that very rarely happens to be with military.

Back in 1991, when the cold war just ended... Up to then, we were a socialist country. Neutral, as in not a Soviet ally, but socialist all the same. With the end of the cold war, when all around us socialist regimes crumbled (including our own) we were left with a choice: do the same or remain isolated. Become a European North Korea, and starve. We chose what we chose, and even though its not very good, its better than the punishment of isolation would have been. The isolation from the so-called free world, headed by the US, and we chose the capitalist system. The leader of the capitalist world, and the strongest capitalist nation is and was... The US. Not much of a choice there.

The main fallacy in your post is that we can choose not to deal with you. Its a very globalised world. A single nation cannot be what it is without the others. And if that globalised world is a capitalist one, why, then you have the rule of the strongest. In this case, the US.

Yes, you should expect to be attacked. As I said (and gave examples), the US is far from the innocent, peace loving nation that its made out to be. The US supported Israel throughout its existance. Which means supporting the genocide over Palestinians. It means supporting Israel in its crusades against its Arab neighbours (see the 6 day war and the Lebanon war). The US first supported Hussein, then denounced him in 1991, when he started thinking with his own head. Ffs... Those are all real historic facts!

Now, if you were an Arab and a Moslem, what would you think of that? What would your reaction be?

And if Americans are all good and nice and peacefull... Well, why do the terrorists target America? Maybe they dont like hamburgers?

Or, if you were occupied. Imagine that someone, some real or fictional enemy invades the US... How would you feel about that? No matter the political conditions before and after the invasion, how woul you feel with foreign troops on your streets, curfews, rationed everything... And thats the least of it! My grandparents survived the Axis occupation when they were kids. Another attempt was made in 1991, when I was 2. I think I can safely say that dictatorship is preferable to war. Infact, it can be preferable do "democracy", but thats another matter.

And dont even get me started on what the Vietnamese and Latin Americans must think of you...

Now, as far as Yugoslavia goes, we fell apart ages ago. Im only having it in my profile today, because 25th of may was a Yugoslav holiday. 

East vs. West: I explained at the beginning. We do what we have to do. We lost control of our economies to West European and American companies, and we in effect have to do whatever you want us to. And that is what we are sick of.


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