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Originally Posted by johnpr
my first point will be that it isn't islamic terrorism, not all muslims are bad, infact the terrorists represent only a small percent of the population and sadly we are to blame for the way we are viewed by them, we have done some very bad things to the muslim people especially in our prison camps. but i do understand what you are saying, and i respect your stance on the matter, it's kind of refreshing hearing someone talk about communism and actually know the downfalls. I wont claim that it is a perfect system, my only real point is that some people like it and that it is not all bad, many of the bad things that have happened under communism have happened under capitalism as well, its all human nature and greed.
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Where the heck did I say "all Muslims are bad"? I didn't say it, didn't imply it, and don't think it, so don't place that on me and make me appear xenophobic. However, as
Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed , general manager of Al-Arabiya Television said: "
It is a certain fact that not all Muslims are terrorists, but it is equally certain, and exceptionally painful, that almost all terrorists are Muslims." Hence my use of the term Islamic terrorism. Anyhow, my point, which I think you do get, is that serious issues of our day will seem trivial to subsequent generations if we succeed in overcoming them. Hence, someone thinking communism is/was no big deal and opine that the cold war wasn't necessary marks them as of a certain age.
I have to ask: do you really need to add America-hating to every point you make? Seriously, that's very frustrating, and I'm not even a "love America or leave it" type of person.
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Originally Posted by Duffman
The way they conducted their economy was very much along the lines of their philosophy of national socialism, which to them meant putting the nation's needs first, not to be confused with a modern definition of socialism.
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Excellent point!