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A Plague Upon The World: The USA is a Failed State

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Roberts:The American people are lost in la-la land. They have no idea that their civil liberties have been forfeited. They are only gradually learning that their economic future is compromised. They have little idea of the world's growing hatred of Americans for their destruction of other peoples. In short, Americans are full of themselves. They have no idea of the disasters that their ignorance and inhumanity have brought upon themselves and upon the world.

Much of the world, looking at a country that appears both stupid and inhumane, wonders at Americans' fine opinion of themselves. Is America the virtuous "indispensable nation" of neoconservative propaganda, or is America a plague upon the world?

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Parts of the Machine Have Derailed, Run Amok! by boomerang on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:58:35 AM
The worst of it is by Ian MacLeod on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 4:22:51 AM
Ugh! by boomerang on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:39:11 AM
I made this video by Debbie S on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 1:28:04 AM
EXCELLENT by aberamsay on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 6:19:17 AM
A Failed Nation by Janet Loughrey on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 1:36:30 AM
Praise God... by Michael Morris on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:54:15 PM
Things are more serious than people think, or know. by Yggdrasil on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 2:31:42 AM
Articles with General Comments as this, are Useless by Warren Layfield on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 2:56:01 AM
Your comment is not useful either by BFalcon on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 3:28:51 AM
Useful Suggestion to Correct Probem: Oil Gushing by Warren Layfield on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:51:28 AM
Oil Pollution Destroying the Ocean by Henry Pelifian on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 6:08:53 AM
Identifying Problems by Warren Layfield on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:25:30 AM
Identifying Problems by Henry Pelifian on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:57:23 AM
Identifying Problems by Warren Layfield on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 10:05:33 AM
cause and effect by hourglass on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 7:33:34 PM
May the earth lie lightly upon you,will not be said for them by Marika on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 4:51:04 AM
Collapse by Kahukugirl on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 5:50:57 AM
There Will Be Blowbacks by aberamsay on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 6:10:52 AM
Sad commentary when... by BaronVonRothschild on Friday, Jun 4, 2010 at 2:04:10 PM
9/11 Was An INSIDE JOB by aberamsay on Sunday, Jun 6, 2010 at 4:18:05 PM
America is a fail socialist state..... by Michael Morris on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 6:25:08 AM
THERE IS NOTHING REMOTELY SOCIALIST by WML on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:10:28 PM
I agree...but I think it is both.... by Michael Morris on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:48:54 PM
Socialism by PrMaine on Friday, Jun 4, 2010 at 5:50:39 AM
United States as a failed State! by maddie on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 8:03:19 AM
Faults America As If Private Capitalist Governance Unimport by Jay Janson on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 8:03:50 AM
Cuba success? by Lynn Engle on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:00:13 PM
It began before 9-11 by Steven G. Erickson on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 8:17:21 AM
Amen.... by Michael Morris on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:51:57 PM
wise man by liberalsrock on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:26:11 AM
I've Seen Enough! by boomerang on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:56:55 AM
BUT WE'RE, UNFORTUNATELY, ALL IN THE BOAT by patricia win on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:48:54 PM
The Pattern of Elite Abuse by William deB. Mills on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:59:14 AM
Anarchy is a time to reorganize by Theresa Paulfranz on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:27:05 PM
Hating America by Lynn Engle on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 12:32:43 PM
"Hating America" by Ginger McClemons on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 4:04:20 PM
Hating your country by Lynn Engle on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 5:41:32 PM
there it is ... by hourglass on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 10:11:51 PM
huh? by Lynn Engle on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:13:07 PM
the discombobulation is all yours by hourglass on Friday, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:22:37 AM
well put :-) by Theresa Paulfranz on Friday, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:02:42 PM
making assumptions by Lynn Engle on Friday, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:31:53 PM
Not Nice... by Debbie S on Friday, Jun 4, 2010 at 1:08:23 AM
What and Where is My Country? by Theresa Paulfranz on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 11:37:38 PM
Separation of Business and State by BaronVonRothschild on Friday, Jun 4, 2010 at 1:58:05 PM
Reply by Theresa Paulfranz on Saturday, Jun 5, 2010 at 10:33:03 PM
2 million backlog by TomK on Friday, Jun 4, 2010 at 1:23:01 PM
Problem by bruce bowman on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 4:14:10 PM
My two reasons for failed state by TomK on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 4:06:35 PM
Perfectly headlined, Craig. by GLloyd Rowsey on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 7:27:09 PM
Everybody needs this wake up call by Jay Farrington on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:06:56 PM
Well Said by ronheri on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:24:53 PM
Best part of all by Adam Smith on Thursday, Jun 3, 2010 at 9:46:00 PM
They had to cheat to achieve this by Perry Logan on Friday, Jun 4, 2010 at 5:32:14 AM
Can you hear me now? by Carol Crown on Friday, Jun 4, 2010 at 10:04:24 AM
Perhaps Overstated but Makes Good Points by Bob R on Friday, Jun 4, 2010 at 11:16:39 AM
When self-serving BS is both True AND False by Ed Tubbs on Friday, Jun 4, 2010 at 4:43:50 PM
Layfiel's & BFalcon's chamberpot remarks by Ed Tubbs on Sunday, Jun 6, 2010 at 11:50:48 AM
Thanks for providing the facts, Mr Tubbs by Jere Hough on Sunday, Jun 6, 2010 at 5:42:58 PM
He Is Not Doing His Job They Way He Should by aberamsay on Monday, Jun 7, 2010 at 4:10:05 AM