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[FM]

Actually, when terrorists burn our symbols or destroy them, we don't start crying, we don't get hurt, we get mad. Really mad.
And when we're mad enough we'll clobber a nation like we did to Japan during WW2.

The weakness I descriped.....

Not a weakness. It's called defending the homeland. If we hadn't taken decisive action, you and everybody else would be speaking Japanese or German right now.

And to think it takes so much time to learn those, and not quite so much  to learn English... Man, I wanted to speak japanese!
LOL

[Anonymous Prodigy]

I'm in stitches.

[Centurion]

ah the good old "should we have dropped the atom bomb or not dropped the atom bomb" regardless, I wouldn't call the said dropping the greatest atrocity in Human history...holocaust, the near eradication of many tribes of American indians, Slavery,  some would say Abortion ...yeah/

What's interesting is that the bombing of Tokyo in March of 45 killed almost as many people as Hiroshima and more than Nagasaki.  Its just that no-one remembers that because Hiroshima and Nagasaki were A-bombs.  This tells me the bombs did their job.  However horrific the bombs were, if they hadn't been dropped many more people would have been killed via conventional bombing and regular old war.

Greatest atrocity of all time? Or a horrible means to end a horrific war started by horrifically bad people.

A++ very well said if we had not dropped those bombs we would have been forced to sweep that island from end to end and left nothing alive larger than a toad. They were being run by fanatical military leaders who had the people so riled up that they would have met us on the beach with sticks and kitchen knives. They were also going to strap bombs to their children and send them under the tanks. Would have been #$&*@! for the men and meeting a Japanese person today would have been a rarity indeed. Atrocity you say I think not.

[Elrohir]

WWII was tolareted such a long time, because contract of St. Germains and of Versailles were very hard for the countries, who "lost" the WW1. And other nations (GB, France) knew this.

[Olorin]

Actually, when terrorists burn our symbols or destroy them, we don't start crying, we don't get hurt, we get mad. Really mad.
And when we're mad enough we'll clobber a nation like we did to Japan during WW2.

The weakness I descriped.....

Not a weakness. It's called defending the homeland. If we hadn't taken decisive action, you and everybody else would be speaking Japanese or German right now.

Hmm speaking german?

Do you exactly know the history of the flag of the US?

I mean everyone knows that the stars in the blue field represent each single state of the US.

...how about the 13 red and white stripes - yes these represents the original 13 states of the US.

...they were searching for a united language in their country... so they had to decide... Do you also know the resulting of the voting?

7 voted for English to make their language
6 voted for German to make their language...

so easiliy it could have been happened that the language in the US is german.

And by the way: English is a german language... of course english is more than a german dialect... but its roots is in the german language...

[Olorin]

WWII was tolareted such a long time, because contract of St. Germains and of Versailles were very hard for the countries, who "lost" the WW1. And other nations (GB, France) knew this.

WWII was a following reaction to the treaty of St. Germains and Versailles.

[Gil-Estel]

I was talking about the reaction of Lurtzy. Clobbering countries because of burning a flag is what I call weakness. With great strength comes great responsebility. I'm a pretty big guy and if one of my pupils is calling me names and I beat the #$&*@! out of him, no-one will say: way to go, keep up the good work. I should know better. Remember the words of a certain Jesus Christ, when they nailed Him to the cross, called Him names and did all kind of horrible things: forgive them Father, for they do not know what they are doing.
Again, being proud of your country is not wrong. Being critical is even better. There are a lot of good things in the US, but there is also a lot of poverty, a lot of problems etc. Make sure you can be proud.
And because I know a lot of people are christians here (sorry FM and other if I lose you here) I want to add this. The christian way of living is the the way of serving others. Being humble. Jesus came to this world and everyone expected Him to kick out the Romans. But he came to help those who really needed it. He came to serve, washing the feet of his followers, instead of being crowned as their king, eventhough He had every right! Try to translate this way of living to your own.

[SomeRandomDude]

Actually, when terrorists burn our symbols or destroy them, we don't start crying, we don't get hurt, we get mad. Really mad.
And when we're mad enough we'll clobber a nation like we did to Japan during WW2.

The weakness I descriped.....

Not a weakness. It's called defending the homeland. If we hadn't taken decisive action, you and everybody else would be speaking Japanese or German right now.

Hmm speaking german?

Do you exactly know the history of the flag of the US?

I mean everyone knows that the stars in the blue field represent each single state of the US.

...how about the 13 red and white stripes - yes these represents the original 13 states of the US.

...they were searching for a united language in their country... so they had to decide... Do you also know the resulting of the voting?

7 voted for English to make their language
6 voted for German to make their language...

so easiliy it could have been happened that the language in the US is german.

Uh...I'd like to see where you heard this. This isn't true. At all.

[MR. Lurtzy]

We do not "clobber countries because of burning a flag". We clobber them because they attack us.

[Gate Troll]

Exactly. I meant when enemies attack us we don't cry, we attack them.

[Elrohir]

Hmm speaking german?

Do you exactly know the history of the flag of the US?

I mean everyone knows that the stars in the blue field represent each single state of the US.

...how about the 13 red and white stripes - yes these represents the original 13 states of the US.

...they were searching for a united language in their country... so they had to decide... Do you also know the resulting of the voting?

7 voted for English to make their language
6 voted for German to make their language...

so easiliy it could have been happened that the language in the US is german.

Uh...I'd like to see where you heard this. This isn't true. At all.

There was a moot point!  Here are serveral topics treated...this is a real challenge to follow this topic. 

Why should anyone burn a flag? That is not normal, is not it? But I think, that is not the problem. People, who attack others, are really ugly. They should be banned.
But there a still greater problems like environement destruction. I mean, how can anyone agree to build a nuclear power station? Even worse, in some countries, they are still allowed! 

But the worst case is racism. There are People living on the world, who treat animals bad, just because they are not  of the human race!

There are many things to change. And as bearer of obligation, new presidents should not care about unimportant things (I mean this general, I do not know exactly what Kings, Queens, Lords and Presidents do all over the world).