On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 4:29:14 PM UTC-5, Muggles wrote:
> On 1/13/2018 2:11 PM, trader_4 wrote:
> > On Saturday, January 13, 2018 at 12:11:56 PM UTC-5, Muggles wrote:
> >> On 1/13/2018 6:21 AM, Bod wrote:
> 
> >>> I'm trying to help you see the USA's diconnection with the rest of the
> >>> world.
> 
> >> What makes you think the USA *wants to be so connected to the rest of
> >> the world?
> 
> 
> > A century of experience?  The history of what happens when we ignore
> > what's going on in the world?  
> 
> We don't ignore what's going on in the world at all. 
You just suggested that we don't need to be connected.  Good grief,
make up your mind.
 Frankly, I think
> we give way too much money away to countries who misuse it, and hate us.
>  I say we keep that money and help out own people, instead.
I don't have an issue with re-evaluating where we give foreign aid
and how much, but it's also a very small part of the total budget.
> 
> > That by acting together with nations of similar values, 
> 
> Tell me, what countries/nations have similar values to ours that you're
> referring to.  How similar are those values?
Another Muggles diversion into the wilderness.
> 
> 
> > we can stand up to aggression?   
> 
> We already do that with or without other nations.
Then why do we go running to the UK, the rest of Europe, Canada,
Australia when we need their sons and daughters to die in a war.
Iraq?  Afghanistan?   Hello?  
> 
> > That we need the rest of the world for trade and business?
> 
> Sure, but it's time trade and business with the rest of the world
> benefits the US MORE.
More Trump type paranoia and hysteria.
> 
> > Why do you trumpets want to be like NK and Iran, instead of like Europe,
> > Canada and Australia?
> 
> What nonsense ...
> 
> -- 
> Maggie
It's not nonsense at all.  You just suggested that we don't need to be
connected with the rest of the world.  Yesterday, you were bemoaning
same sex marriages.  That would make the US more like Iran and NK,
than Europe, Canada and Australia.  Why do you want to be more like
them and less like modern democracies?