Reply #16: Thanks for the reply [View All]

as to your responses I'll stick to 1 and 2 so this post doesn't rattle on too much.

1) When Clinton was elected in 92 I thought, for a moment, that we had a genuine progressive, this turned out not to be the case and, IMO 92-00 was actually a loss for progressives. If conservatives stay in power things will continue to get worse and more and more Americans will look for a real alternative. There is no point in electing someone because they are the lesser of two evils if they are still evil. I will vote for people who I think will actually improve things.

2) As to the economy, I think you can draw a pretty straight line from the great depression to the new deal. I don't think it was coincidence. I don't think the argument can be made that it hurts Iraqi's as much as the US when I refuse to buy American products. As I said, it's not that I don't have sympathy, but the US declared a war. I'm not a violent person but there is a war on and I won't support those who started it or send dollars that will end up fueling the military.

As for this "Also if America's economy tanks, it'll probably take the rest of the world with it, particularly Canada who is our largest trading partner." it's a myth. China and India are the markets the world is after now. There are other countries who are also rising as consumer markets. Most of what Canada exports is resource commodities: Agricultural products, oil, water, lumber, metals, energy - most of this I don't think the US will stop buying in the near future and China is waiting in line to start buying it if the US doesn't, China and India are already buying more and more of it.

Anyway, thanks for the comments.

Peace,
Justin