Re: human rights?
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"I think multilateralism is overrated. I don't see too much difference between our government doing something stupid and counterproductive on its own or stupid and counterproductive in concert with other nations. All the other points you bring up are very solid - interventionism sucks."
yea, but with the current pace of globalization and rapid spread of the internet, i dont that that unilateral policy will get us very far in making friends. we are the sole superpower for now... but it changes fast, lest we forget history [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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By that logic, the rest of the world isnt doing a very good job of making friends with us. Most Europe is at odds with our country fundamentally; they view government as providers, we view (benificially) government as protectors of oppertunity. People who constantly talk about making friends and acting multilateral ususally just do so becuase their fundamental beliefs of government are at odds with the US system.
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