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In other words, it's about oil. I suppose you ride a bike to work, that your home is not connected to the electricity grid and that you wrote these words using a solar powered computer.Art said:In my personal opinion there are many reasons specific to individual interventions but probably the common thread which connects most if not all would be that interventions are resource driven. Thus the subtitle of the thread - The unacceptable face of capitalism.
That is a problem specific to the structure of the US government, I do not see how it relates to capitalism in general. How would the head of state come to power in other social structures?Art said:In theory anybody can rise to the highest office in America but in reality the monetary cost of campaigning is so high that entry is restricted to a very few who end up beholden to the people who finance their campaign. This has lead to America becoming more like a corporation state than a nation state with the president in the role of CEO, his immediate staff, his board of directors and the legislature it's managers.
Again, I fail to see how this problem is unique to capitalism. Do you think any individual that would find their way to such a position would see the greater good of mankind?Art said:Like any corporation they want to maximise profits to enrich their shareholders (the American people) and themselves.
So it is the US, not capitalism that is at fault in your opinion. What "favourable terms" are we talking about? Do you think Saddam was peacefuly negotiating a fair price for his oil when his troops accidentaly wondered into Kuwait? I do not think you can ever say his removal was bad. The current fighting is about control over Iraq, and I do not see how anyone other than the US will be any good for the Iraqi people. What is your agenda? How would you like to see the US act?Art said:To do this they need to draw on other countries resources which, to continue the business model, they want to obtain on as favorable terms as possible. Nothing wrong with this so far but here is where it becomes unacceptable. To obtain those favorable terms the USA does not hesitate to use it's military and economic might to undermine and even remove governments they have difficulty in agreeing terms with in order to replace them with governments more inclined to do as they are bid.
An odd selection of titles for a thread meant to "find out". I think you would like to make a point, and so would I, there's no shame in that. There's no need to mask it.Art said:To the rest of the world this type of interference in other peoples' sovereignty is repugnant as I'm sure the American people would find it equally repugnant if another country was to do it to them.
How much of this the American people are fully aware of I have no idea which is why I started this thread; to find out.
Was that a question or a comment?Art said:Do they believe their government's propaganda such as the current publicly stated motivation for the war in Iraq "We want to remove a vicious dictator" , "We want to liberate the Iraqi people" and "We are under threat from WMD" or prior to that "We want to liberate the Kuwaiti people".
Do they know that the war is really about big business and obtaining the resources to fuel it but so long as they maintain their high standard of living do they just not care?
How do you know what "the war is really about"? Do you know something we don't? Please enlighten us.