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AZ Progressive

(3,411 posts) Mon May 25, 2015, 03:15 PM May 2015

About the TPP, don't be like Charlie Brown

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About the TPP, don't be like Charlie Brown (Original Post) AZ Progressive May 2015 OP

Another classic from the Chuckster... MattSh May 2015 #1

You do know that that piece wasn't written by Schulz and the tag piece FSogol May 2015 #5

Ouch. n/t Wilms May 2015 #2

Hahaha! This time it will DIFFERENT. pa28 May 2015 #3

The League of Nations didn't work. FDR still went with the United Nations. pampango May 2015 #4

It took me forever to learn to ride a bike. Nowadays, I ride a ten speed. Ergo, TPP! Romulox May 2015 #7

Good analogy! If at first you don't succeed ... pampango May 2015 #10

The League of Nations failed in large part Art_from_Ark May 2015 #8

Agreed. And the US did not participate because the republican senate rejected US membership. pampango May 2015 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author AZ Progressive May 2015 #6

MattSh

(3,714 posts)

1. Another classic from the Chuckster...

Reply to AZ Progressive (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2015, 03:27 PM

May 2015

FSogol

(45,488 posts)

5. You do know that that piece wasn't written by Schulz and the tag piece

Reply to MattSh (Reply #1)

Mon May 25, 2015, 05:46 PM

May 2015

is a total lie, right?

Par for the course, unfortunately.

Wilms

(26,795 posts)

2. Ouch. n/t

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Mon May 25, 2015, 04:56 PM

May 2015

pa28

(6,145 posts)

3. Hahaha! This time it will DIFFERENT.

Reply to AZ Progressive (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2015, 05:09 PM

May 2015

She's the most progressive football holder ever!

pampango

(24,692 posts)

4. The League of Nations didn't work. FDR still went with the United Nations.

Reply to AZ Progressive (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2015, 05:30 PM

May 2015

Sometimes poorly designed or implemented ideas need to be improved not just thrown out, if the concept is good.

Romulox

(25,960 posts)

7. It took me forever to learn to ride a bike. Nowadays, I ride a ten speed. Ergo, TPP!

Reply to pampango (Reply #4)

Tue May 26, 2015, 12:56 AM

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pampango

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10. Good analogy! If at first you don't succeed ...

Reply to Romulox (Reply #7)

Tue May 26, 2015, 06:15 AM

May 2015

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

8. The League of Nations failed in large part

Reply to pampango (Reply #4)

Tue May 26, 2015, 01:04 AM

May 2015

because the United States did not participate.

Perhaps it would have failed anyway, who's to say? Would Japan have invaded Manchuria in 1931 (which was its pretext for dropping out of the League) if the United States had been an active participating member? Would France and Britain have extracted such a severe retribution from Germany if the United States had vigorously promoted Wilson's Fourteen Points through the League of Nations?

pampango

(24,692 posts)

9. Agreed. And the US did not participate because the republican senate rejected US membership.

Reply to Art_from_Ark (Reply #8)

Tue May 26, 2015, 06:12 AM

May 2015

republican isolationism was already rearing its head right after the war. republicans in the senate did not like Article 10 in the League Covenant which required a response from members if another member was attacked.

As you said, would US membership and commitment to respond to an attack have made any difference to Japan and Germany? We will never know.

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