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DetlefK

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28. Oh, come on!!! You are also into conspiracy-theories?

Sat May 14, 2016, 10:01 AM

May 2016

I made this OP ins response to another OP that praised Gaddafi's Libya as a socialist paradise on Earth. I should have included a link.

So, Gaddafi's Libya had a high standard of living. Yay! At the same time he oppressed his own people, he had dissidents and journalists killed, and in response to the Arab Spring, the libyan army attacked civilians.

And Gaddafi's efforts for an african currency went nowhere for a single, simple fact: He was an arab racist and he had worked for decades to build an political alliance of african, arab countries. Except that the non-arab african countries didn't trust him.
(What's with these conspiracy-theories that big banks are to blame for everything?)

And the international community didn't attack Gaddafi because of terrorism. They attacked after careful deliberation after Gaddafi's army started shooting at libyan civilians. Let's ask Youtube. For example:

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Surprise! I found even more facts about Libya under Gaddafi that you probably did not know about ! [View all] DetlefK May 2016 OP

Silence! Quick, somebody call Catherina, wherever she is! Tommy_Carcetti May 2016 #1

Are you saying Ghaddafi wasn't a great guy? Redwoods Red May 2016 #2

He was a racist, a brutal tyrant and a supporter of international terrorism and assassinations. DetlefK May 2016 #3

So you're saying Reagan was justified in his attacks? egalitegirl May 2016 #5

Yes. How about you? Do you wish Gaddafi was still in power? Yes or No? DetlefK May 2016 #6

Not my country. How about you? Are you happy to see Libya in pieces? Redwoods Red May 2016 #8

Quid pro quo: I answer your question, you answer mine. I go first. DetlefK May 2016 #15

So you use RW talking points egalitegirl May 2016 #20

Post removed Post removed May 2016 #23

You won't hear anything back. This is the same poster COLGATE4 May 2016 #29

I would've preferred we don't engage in forcing regime change Matrosov May 2016 #19

There was a revolution. He threatened to slaughter an entire city. Zynx May 2016 #36

And we took him our exactly as PNAC planned. WDIM May 2016 #4

Do you wish Gaddafi was still in power? Yes or No? How about the Taliban and Saddam Hussein? DetlefK May 2016 #7

Are you cheerleading Bush's imperial wars now? Redwoods Red May 2016 #9

Are you f**king seriously saying that dictatorship is better than democracy??? DetlefK May 2016 #12

Libya is a failed state, not even close to a functioning democracy cali May 2016 #14

If Gaddafi were still in power, there wouldn't even be the OPPORTUNITY for democracy. DetlefK May 2016 #16

Omg. Never mind cali May 2016 #18

You are clueless about the truth egalitegirl May 2016 #22

I don't give a flying fuck about "truth". I only care about verifiable facts. DetlefK May 2016 #24

No you sure as Fuck don't. You wallow in subjective "truth" cali May 2016 #30

Al Qaeda was active in 1998 in the embassy bombings egalitegirl May 2016 #33

I am against all forms of tyranny WDIM May 2016 #35

The most recent cite is 1987 - 29 years ago arendt May 2016 #10

Yeah. Unlike that other OP that praised Gaddafi's regime as paradise on Earth. DetlefK May 2016 #13

Deflection. I don't even know what you are referring to. arendt May 2016 #17

Oh, come on!!! You are also into conspiracy-theories? DetlefK May 2016 #28

You get to decide what is important? arendt May 2016 #31

One of the more interesting stories is Libya financing an African telecom satellite. Jesus Malverde May 2016 #34

I was the poster of that other OP that turned into a honey trap of sorts for folks like you. PufPuf23 May 2016 #40

Post removed Post removed May 2016 #39

Off topic. Irrelevant. Hypothetical hitjob. arendt May 2016 #41

Using your standard on your own argument isn't "off-topic," but such tactics probably work on Reddit IamMab May 2016 #42

Vague (non-existent) counter-"argument". you got nothing. arendt May 2016 #43

Aaaand now you're just projecting your own issues at me. No thanks! nt IamMab May 2016 #44

Wordgames. No engagement. Reduced to yelling "projection". Goodbye. arendt May 2016 #45

"No engangement" From the person replying entirely through titles. ROFL #moreprojection IamMab May 2016 #46

You really need to read a little deeper than Wikipedia cali May 2016 #11

I have a serious question. Zynx May 2016 #38

kick for truth Blue_Tires May 2016 #21

K&R mcar May 2016 #25

KNR joeybee12 May 2016 #26

An affinity for 'strict father' authoritarianism - it's not just for conservatives anymore. pampango May 2016 #27

Never has been. Igel May 2016 #32

Stop bringing this up. runaway hero May 2016 #37