Quote from DanielAragonthe thing that pisses me off is the fact that they think they have a right to choose whether or not the country goes to war...i mean if soo many people are against bush, then how did he win? dont give me that rigged election bull cuz i will slap you across the facei know they have the right of assembly, but they dont have a right to block traffic, i mean if i dont like the was the MTA handles their buisiness, i wouldnt go upto a bus driver who has nothing to do with it and stop him from doing his job...the soldiers were sent to break up, or intimidate the rally, they didnt voulenteer or rush to offend the protestors.
Gee whiz, where to begin... where do the people of our republic come off thinking they have a voice in whether we go to war or not? Take a lesson in how our country operates, last I checked, we're very open to everyone's opinions, it's the reason that both PETA and the American Nazi Party still operate. We might disagree with them, but they're still allowed to talk.
How did Bush win? Last I checked it was a very close election, he won by 51% meaning that just short of half of this country disagreed with his leading our nation. Why else did he win? He pushed non-issues that incensed the right and those with Christian "values." Namely, abortion and gay marriage. Neither of which effect the domestic or foreign policies or outlook of our nation, yet many conservatives cling to with pitbull like tenacity.
Your "just following orders" notion works both ways. Just like the "good German" excuse for the guy that engineered the trains to the death camps of Auschwitz, he was just following orders and just doing his job. While he might not be directly responsible for the actions, he still took part and had the option to say no, albeit with consequences.
That said, you really need to educate yourself on the issues and politics on the whole. I suggest reading books from both the left and the right or even some independent sources before yammering on about slapping people.
