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If the World Could Vote

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Re: If the World Could Vote

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If we did everything the rest of the world wanted, we'd all be speaking German or Russian. The world wanted to appease Hitler, the world wanted to appease Stalin. It took Americans to actually stand up for liberty to bring down the great monoliths of evil.

If we did what the world wanted, we'd be letting the Islamists do whatever they wanted: Cutting off the heads of infidels, cutting off every womens genitals and spreading hate.

Re: If the World Could Vote

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If we did everything the rest of the world wanted, we'd all be speaking German or Russian. The world wanted to appease Hitler, the world wanted to appease Stalin. It took Americans to actually stand up for liberty to bring down the great monoliths of evil. If we did what the world wanted, we'd be letting the Islamists do whatever they wanted: Cutting off the heads of infidels, cutting off every womens genitals and sp…

"World" != "your preselected hateful minority"

Re: If the World Could Vote

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If we did everything the rest of the world wanted, we'd all be speaking German or Russian. The world wanted to appease Hitler, the world wanted to appease Stalin. It took Americans to actually stand up for liberty to bring down the great monoliths of evil. If we did what the world wanted, we'd be letting the Islamists do whatever they wanted: Cutting off the heads of infidels, cutting off every womens genitals and sp…

I think it's interesting that your reaction, when presented with this information, is to get defensive.