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Posted by: Natureboy 6 months, 3 weeks ago

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Natureboy6 months, 3 weeks ago

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"Are people so indifferent about what their military and government does to others they don't care?"

We have a couple of hundred years worth of history supporting that contention.

Of course, it is a little more complicated than that. The powers that be generally come up with a big lie and wrap it in God and the Flag to make our military aggressions more palatable to the credulous.

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  Endoscopy6 months, 3 weeks ago
  
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  And the conspiracy buffs like you are always looking for the nutty stories like this to explain why things happen.
  
  I guess you like unome2's theory that the US actually brought down the Twin Towers also.
  
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    Jaydee406 months, 3 weeks ago
    
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    Those in power use whatever tools they have at hand.
    
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    Natureboy6 months, 3 weeks ago
    
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    The nutty story would the the antithesis of this one, the story that says our government is always candid and that the wars we fight have nothing to do with economics or natural resources.
    
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