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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 09:00 AM Original message |
AIG failure could respark racism in America |
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UndertheOcean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
1. You can be a little clearer |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
2. I don't think it's a bad idea to have Americans control American ports. |
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smiley_glad_hands (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
3. How is it racist to want American companies operating American ports? n/t |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
4. I doubt that most Americans have that depth of knowledge about who owns the Ports NA..... |
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tazkcmo (668 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
5. Epic Fail n/t |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. he's got a good record of that here (n/t) |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
6. It's not racism to want your ports secure |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 09:21 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. The operator doesn't own the ports. That's what the racists wanted people to think. |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 09:30 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Of course they don't own the ports. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 09:50 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. The company they bought that gave them the contracts to operate US ports was a british company |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 10:06 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I didn't even know about that. |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 10:13 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Why? That's like a country with no auto industry say they should drive domestic cars no matter how |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. We used to be good at it, though. |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 02:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Apparently many of us don't trust Mexicans (they work for low wages), Chinese (their products |
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smiley_glad_hands (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Britain is our natural ally not China or India. Poor analogy. |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 05:25 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. And why are they a "natural ally". Wouldn't have anything to do with Britain being a country that |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 07:59 AM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Please consult a history book, Professor. |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 09:09 AM Response to Reply #25 |
31. I did. Oh, that's the England that you are all talking about! |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 10:19 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Um, no. It is our SHARED HISTORY you're trying to ignore. |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 10:44 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Perhaps not with Dubai, but we do share interests and values with many countries |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:33 AM Response to Reply #37 |
41. Your free market philosophy is utterly discredited by this week's events; give it up. nt |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:51 AM Response to Reply #41 |
43. How did you determine that trusting other countries and people who share our interests and values |
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smiley_glad_hands (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:00 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. No, they founded the colony that our country and laws are based on. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:02 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Her only mission here is to shill. Facts mean nothing whatsoever to her. nt |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:57 AM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Then Canada and Australia are also our natural allies? I believe they are. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 10:22 AM Response to Reply #30 |
35. Your formulation would rule out Dubai. It isn't a democracy. |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:00 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. Good point. But in a larger view my "formulation" would include many more countries as "allies" |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:32 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Goalposts: moved. nt |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:10 AM Response to Reply #21 |
29. India |
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smiley_glad_hands (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-17-08 08:57 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Britain is our natural ally not Dubai. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 09:37 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Still promoting globalism |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
10. You defend Dubai? |
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Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
11. Don't think you're going to sell that here.... |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
13. So, I'm racist for not wanting another country to run our ports? |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-16-08 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
18. I think the Dubai Ports.. |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
23. It is not racist to stop a country from running our ports |
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RB TexLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 07:45 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. There has been no outrage over a company with government ownership |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
27. Cute how rightwing trolls can disrupt this board by crying "racism!" to prop up laissez faire |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:02 AM Response to Reply #27 |
39. You asked a question.... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
33. I dunno if you follow the news much, but we have a black candidate running for President.... |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
34. Yeah. We need to outsource even MORE jobs |
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SweetieD (517 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 10:28 AM Response to Original message |
36. This isn't racist. nt |
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ironflange (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-18-08 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
42. Well, I gotta hand it to you |
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