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2016 Postmortem

Warren Stupidity

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3. Why do we think we need to have total military hegemony?

Reply to VulgarPoet (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 12:50 PM

Apr 2016

If complete unassailable military dominance ought to be our objective, then indeed we are doing the right thing.

I think that is an impossible and ethically depraved objective.

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Honest question here. [View all] VulgarPoet Apr 2016 OP

Now THAT is poetry. Octafish Apr 2016 #1

Thank you kindly, Octafish. nt VulgarPoet Apr 2016 #4

Well put, thank you! K&R haikugal Apr 2016 #2

Why do we think we need to have total military hegemony? Warren Stupidity Apr 2016 #3

The further question is when did the Republicans dupe Democrats into believing in it? VulgarPoet Apr 2016 #5

basically when republicans became democrats in name only. litlbilly Apr 2016 #7

It should cause people to think MuseRider Apr 2016 #6

I shit you not, this is what I saw in a GD:P thread. And I have never been dumbstruck by a post but VulgarPoet Apr 2016 #9

Wow. MuseRider Apr 2016 #11

Very good, Thank you. LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #8

K&R Spot On! B Calm Apr 2016 #10

That's funny. VulgarPoet Apr 2016 #12

i don't know how we got so far off track restorefreedom Apr 2016 #13

Because hey, what's the blood of lower classes? nt VulgarPoet Apr 2016 #14

sadly, that is exactly it. the 99 dont matter. nt restorefreedom Apr 2016 #15