Johnny Retro
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Literally has nothing to do with what i said. "international community" is apolitical
Why do people buy the idea that enemies can be bombed into submission?
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Rob Roy
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See, that's the problem with being part of a collective such as a nation state. When you (Harrekin) say "you" created it. It is assumed that all people that reside in the geo-political gang turf known as the USA are part of that.
I agree with you that the USA government had a hand in creating all of the turmoil in the middle east....by design.
One interesting world war one tale. I heard way back in the trench warfare days the opposing troops held a cease fire on x-mas eve and actually intermingled a bit, playing games etc. then when the cease fire was over the soldiers from both sides resumed the puppetry of killing people they didn't even know, because some "authority" told them they had to.
Herding cats is harder than herding sheep.
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Rob Roy
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The term "international" refers to a plurality of the nation state. I propose I buy you a green beer and we let it go though. My apologies.
Red1966
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Can you point to a body that represents the "international community" that isn't political?
Rob Roy
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If you use Somalia as an example, then you must accept all of the nation states WITH a central authority as your rationale, which doesn't bolster your argument. Can you say genocide by government? I know you can.
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Red1966
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I don't accept all of them. Many are just downright horrible. As you said, "genocide by government"............ So you can leave home, but can't go back?
Rob Roy
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No, I have set of spare car keys....just in case. Peace.
Red1966
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Well, you are a wise man!
Johnny Retro
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lol wut. I am part of the international community, you are part of the international community, some tribe in the middle of the amazon is part of the international community, some random kid in iraq is part of the international community.
Would you like any more examples or does that suffice?
Red1966
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Well, you and I are political, don't know about the others. None of use can speak for the others, so not representing the community. So, no, that doesn't suffice.
Rob Roy
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Perhaps the meaning you intend would better be described as having an "inter humanity" meaning rather than international. International implies nations, which is usually construed as people from nation states.
I belong to the community of people that abide by the non initiation of aggression principle, if some random kid from Iraq believes that, we have a kinship of sorts greater than a person that occupies the same nation state I do. Peace.
Johnny Retro
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semantics shemantics
Johnny Retro
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My meaning of "international" in that sentence was meant as is the world as a whole. I guess arguing semantics is your thing?
Red1966
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I wasn't arguing semantics. If you can't provide an example, admit it and quit trying to deflect.
Johnny Retro
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what am i deflecting? lol do you even know what youre arguing at this point?
Rob Roy
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I offer you another green beer sir. The meanings of words are important. It is also important not to let some people perform a given act that if you did it would mean one thing, but if they did it, it could mean another. So I offer this toast, "fuck coercive government" . Bottoms up.