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Old 12-08-2007, 04:19 AM
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Default Re: Germany moves to ban Scientology

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Originally Posted by cnredd View Post
And yet no one has come to your house and frogmarched you out because of any of the America-bashing you just proclaimed...

Just can't find yourself to get away from that sweet taste of freedom, eh?...
The starches that turn into sugars from a carrot aren't bad when you're not accustomed to getting rock candy like everyone else. You just know you aren't getting rock candy. You really don't know how sweet it tastes.

While it's true there are rights that some possess (freedom of speech), it's irresponsible to overlook the fact that we do not provide equality in rights. It's not America bashing to point out the shortcomings despite the opinion of some blinded by nationalism. It's that blind nationalism that leads to the collapse of great empires. If they had been mindful of the problems surrounding them and attempted to solve them they would have survived into modern day.
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