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Exposing the Essence of the Left/Right Divide

Careful with that axe, Eugene Wrote: Mar 23, 2010 6:47 PM

"During that period, we saved the planet in four major international conflicts while our surging economy brought higher living standards to most of the world."

Me- that's a dubious claim. Frankly, I don't think ANY conflict fought in the last 100 years can be said to have "saved the world", except perhaps WWII, where others did most of the heavy lifting, not us. (For instance, the USSR suffered 20 million fatalities defeating the Axis, as opposed to our mere 400,000.

As far as what brought "higher living standards", the fact is most of Earth's 7 billion humans live in abject poverty still...

" The key distinction between Democrats and Republicans involves attitudes toward America. The right believes the world...

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Exposing the Essence of the Left/Right Divide

After the House of Representatives voted on Obamacare, Representative Louise Slaughter, the New York Democrat who chairs the Rules Committee, told the Wall Street Journal: “It makes me so happy that, after 100 years, we can finally catch up with the rest of the world!”. Does Ms. Slaughter really believe the U.S. has lagged behind the rest of the world since 1910? During that period, we saved the planet in four major international conflicts while our surging economy brought higher living standards to most of the world. The key distinction between Democrats and Republicans involves attitudes toward America. The right...

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