Re: Yikes! Diesel $4.50/gallon

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>On May 4, 6:38 pm, Tom Plunket <to...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>No, that's not an assumption, it's a fact for anyone that bothers to
>read history.   Did our involvement in WWII, not end Hitler's rain of
>evil?    How about our defeat of Japan, which was hell bent on

..... well, as long as you brought it up.  You need to be very careful on
this point.  the US had a choice.  To help Hitler or Stalin or do nothing
at
all.  They decided, eventually, along with England to side with Stalin.
That
alone must have nauseated many.  The reasons for doing this are complex at
best and certainly to some degree had something to do with doing the
'right
thing'.  However, there are many countries that became situated behind the
Iron Curtain for decades that may well disagree with the choices made.
There
were many who unleased a rein of terror whom the US, interesting, went on
to sup****t because it was in their interest.


>enslaving all of Asia?  And what did we do with our conquered
>enemies?   We poured billions of aid in, helped rebuild them, and set

..... you don't think that aid helped the US ?  Eg, germany and japan
build
products for the US market at, well, very reasonable prices and the US
consumer never had it so good as in the 50's

>them free.    How about our involvement in keeping the people of South
>Korea free?  Our stand against the Russian communists, that kept
>Europe free?

    ,,,, surely you can't have it both ways, see above, you helped the
communists to win.  Choices were made.

cheers 

>
>Only an American hating skunk would attribute all that to not
>benefiting anyone but cor****ations.   It's a slanderous insult.