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Showing Original Post only (View all)Do you believe the United States of America is currently primarily a force for good in the world or [View all]
primarily a force for bad in the world?
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I believe the United States of America is currently primarily a force for good in the world. | |
8 (47%) |
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I believe the United States of America is currently primarily a force for bad in the world. | |
3 (18%) |
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I believe the United States of America is currently about 60% a force for good in the world and 40% a force for bad in the world | |
0 (0%) |
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I believe the United States of America is currently about 60% a force for bad in the world and 40% a force for good in the world | |
3 (18%) |
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It is somewhere between 51% a force for good in the world and 49% a force for bad in the world and 49% a force for good in the world and 51% a force for bad in the world. | |
1 (6%) |
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It depends - When the Republicans are in power it's primarily a force for bad in the world. When the Democrats are in power it is primarily a force for good in the world | |
2 (12%) |
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I believe New York City in terms of diversity, availability and quality of the highest level has the best restaurants on earth followed by the San Francisco Bay Area. | |
0 (0%) |
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Do you believe the United States of America is currently primarily a force for good in the world or [View all]
Douglas Carpenter
Mar 2014
OP
I believe the US is primarily a force for good, with the exception of Manhattan
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2014
#2
I could see a case for L.A. being # 2. But, # 1. - Come on... and I have never lived there
Douglas Carpenter
Mar 2014
#6
It's a force for extracting profit from the world. Good or bad matter not. eom
TransitJohn
Mar 2014
#3
It is primarily a source for corporate greed, regardless of consequence.
Gravitycollapse
Mar 2014
#7
Our values, at their best, are a force for good-the actions of our leaders, mostly not.
Ken Burch
Mar 2014
#10
I lived inside San Francisco for about 5 years. It is excellent for food that is why I listed it as
Douglas Carpenter
Mar 2014
#14
have you spent any time in NYC? Again I want to say that I lived in the Bay Area for 9 years/5
Douglas Carpenter
Mar 2014
#22
no, not really I have actually lived in San Francisco - I have a lot of ties to San Francisco
Douglas Carpenter
Mar 2014
#34
When we bring diplomatic and economic pressure against violations of international law
NuclearDem
Mar 2014
#27
The government is not transparent, and often lies to us, so how can we even have a clue?
Zorra
Mar 2014
#31
i believe we do whatever we need to retain power. that goes for any country with power
La Lioness Priyanka
Mar 2014
#35