You know where I stand on Kerry vs. Bush, and this is not going to change my vote, but….

I agree with you. I think I understand the point Kerry was trying to make, sort of, but his statement is fatuous. It minimizes, stupidly, the threat posed by fanatic Islamic terrorism.

I agree. We cannot and must not go back to 9/10. The threat we face is not comparable to organized crime or prostitution.

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What culture are we “shoving down people’s throats?” Democracy? Freedom? By your logic, Nazis would still be running Germany, the Japanese would still be worshipping their emperor, and every major genocide that could have happened would have happened. That “cultural imperialist” argument won’t work when the Germans are pissed off that we are cutting our troop numbers in Germany, when there aren’t any soldiers on either side of the border in Canada, and when Europe has the audacity to preach to America after several wars and genocides over the last hundred years.

There are universals in this world, which many moral relativists like you may have forgotten. By your logic people have a right to oppression. So much for Amnesty International.

Freedom is an unalienable right to every person on this planet. If you no longer believe that, then stop thinking yourself as being a liberal because your belief is one of the most reactionary around.