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Ok...Woodrow, Trauma and any Bush supporters can you explain sth to me?
I Am The Anton:
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--- Quote from: Paradox The Bilateral Metaphor on November 03, 2004, 12:19:58 PM ---u beat me to it...i was gonna post almost the exact same question...
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coo...we'll both see...
--- Quote from: Sub-Z W. Bush on November 03, 2004, 12:36:08 PM ---i support bush just because i hate kerry, but i think people blow everything to do with bush out of proportion because they hate him. so in other words, he may not be the best guy to have running the country, but he isnt as bad as everyone says......and IMO, better than what kerry would have been
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ok, i see that and i even agree with shit getting blown outta proportion at times, but
1. you having him in your avatar suggests, you do actually support him
2. you haven't brought up any points as to why he's better than kerry and 'not as bad as everyone says'
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1. well, i dont hate the guy, i hate his support of israel but thats about it. but yeah i guess i am supporting him
2.as the great bez once said....."kerry is faker than a pair of hollywood tits"....or something to that effect. from what i read kerry was going to help out illegal immigrants had he won, which i disagree with.....unless of course help meant send them back to where they came from :)
King Tech Quadafi:
This thread will die a horrible death. What did you think carnaal, these pricks would actually come in here with a decent argument? lol
Real American:
--- Quote from: Kill on November 03, 2004, 12:16:06 PM ---
Why do you think George W. Bush is a good president?
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I will answer this queston for you, seeing that I live in Ohio and proudly voted for George W. Bush yesterday. The reason that the President is so popular here in the US is something that you Europeans will never begin to understand. The fact of the matter is that we Americans share a completely different set of core beliefs and values than you Europeans. No matter how much you people look down upon us and want to impose your beliefs on us, we will never change.
Now why do I support the president? Here are a few reasons:
Economy: Unlike in most of western Europe, most Americans reject socialism. Our country was founded on capitalist ideas and because of that we have the strongest economy in the history of the world (compare the unemployment rates of the US to most European countries). President Bush understands this and one of his first acts in office was to cut taxes across the board for all Americans. He knows that tax money belongs to the people, and not the government, and that by returning our money to us that it would spark the economy. Given that he inherited a recession from President Clinton, not to mention the severe effects of the September 11th attacks, I would say that he has done a tremendous job economically. Although we lost jobs during his first few years, our economy has now added over a million jobs in just the past year. We are obviously on the right track.
Social Issues: Unlike you Europeans, religion is a fundamental part of American life. We are proud of that fact that a huge percentage of us go to church every week. At the same time, we hold true a certain set of traditional values and morals that we think are important. We don't want a society like Europe where everything goes and where no moral judgments can me made. President Bush understands this and incorporates a strong sense of morality in his decisions. Some of his ideas such as faith based initiatives and preserving marriage as an act between a man and a woman are wildly popular among almost all Americans.
Terrorism: One of the biggest differences between George W. Bush and John Kery was on the issue of terrorism. In the opinion of President Bush, when it comes to terror you are either on offense or defense. Unfortunately, when Clinton was president, our country was on defense. That is why Clinton sat back and did absolutely nothing after Islamic extremists tried to bomb the World Trade Center in 1993, then bombed our embassies in Africa, then bombed our base in saudi Arabia, then bombed the USS Cole, etc. Obviously that method was not working, and it ultimately ended up in the September 11th attacks. Thankfully, when that happened Bush was in office and not Clinton. He has now taken the war to the terrorists, and has been successfull in BRINGING DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM TO TENS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. If Bush is successful in bringing more moderate, free governments to the Middle East, it will strike a massive blow to the root causes of terror: oppression, tyranny, etc
Education: President Bush has completely reformed the American education system in America. Before, the Democrats only solution to fix America's broken schools was the same everytime: spend more money. Unfortunately, that ignores the fact that you can spend all the money in the world, but if the system is broke it does not matter. Which is why President Bush set out to fix the American educational system with his No Child Left Behind Act. That law required schools and teachers for the first time in American history to be held accountable for their performance. If a school keeps failing to educate its students year after year, guess what? That school adminstrator loses his or her job and they lose funding. And if students are trapped in a struggling school system, the new law gives that child the ability to transfer to another school that is doing better. It also raises the academic standards and requires all students to reach a basic minumum of skills in order to graduate to the next grade. It all sounds simple, but for years the democrats have opposed basic measures like these because of their close relationship with etachers unions. Therefore, it took a Republican like president Bush to bring true reform.
These are just a few of the reasons why President Bush is so popular here in the US. If you would like, I can keep typing more and more examples. But somehow I get the idea that no matter what we say, you people will never get it. That is OK though.....most Americans really don't care what you think.
*Jamal*:
--- Quote from: CWalker187 on November 03, 2004, 01:40:11 PM ---If Bush is successful in bringing more moderate, free governments to the Middle East, it will strike a massive blow to the root causes of terror: oppression, tyranny, etc
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Oppression and tyranny... I'm glad you mentioned that. Who helps bring these people to power? Who supports these people, as long as these people support the U.S. economy? Who turns a blind eye when these tyrants start oppressing, as long as there's something in it for the U.S. economy? If you want the root of terror, look into the U.S. foreign policy of the last 50 years.
Kill:
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--- Quote from: Kill on November 03, 2004, 12:16:06 PM ---I agree with the opinion of Bush being one of the worst US Presidents the world has seen in a while
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Hmmmmm....I wonder why he received the highest popular vote ever then?
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i was referring to Europe and the rest of the (western) world. That's the point of my topic, I'm trying to see how the whole western world (meaning western europe and the rest of America) can be very clearly against somebody who succeeds like that in the US...highest popular vote is also due to the participation, but like i said, i'm not fronting on his victory, i'm trying to understand it
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