why don't they kill all the rich people in usa, like china or iran, or russia, french revolution?
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In America we have free enterprise and a class-less society. In other words, anyone can make money and be rich and be accepted here. We have no special laws for the rich and different set for the poor. Thats the American Dream. In China, Iran,Russia, and the French Revolution, they have a class society. In other words, if you were born poor, you will probably remain that way because the oppurtunities are not there for you to advance your status in life.
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the rich as well as the poor all have the same out come: death.\nThere is none having the advantage.
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In the US, you have a chance to make somehthing out of yourself, no matter where you comes from or your socio-econimic status.  There is no aristocracy in the US.  We are what we are driven to be.
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See, what u don't understand is that THEY don't want to DIE for this war. They know it's bogus. They're not willing to put their money where their mouth is. And if they send their kids, who'll carry on their legacy? They send middle class, or poor people, cuz hey, it's not their relatives. Besides, if us poor saps don't fight their war, who will? Rich kids don't like authority, but poor kids just might listen. It's kinda like a friend who tells u to do something that they're  too chicken to do, ya know?
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Chinese control a vast amount of American trade. And since the trade deficit for this country has reached an all-time low of $805 Billion, they are, in fact, already one of the greatest world powers becauase of that alone. \n\nBut in reality, the idea of communism inspires no great aspirational desires in the country as a whole even though China could kick the crap out of anyone, US included, in a war by sheer manpower alone. They have a standing army of one million people and about 5-10 million more that could be called to fight if the need arose. People for them are disposable. \n\nThey could, if they wanted to, which they don't, is the answer.
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oh !john c. America doesn't have any interest there. What products does the eastern part of africa export to the usa? can't think of anything ? and that is why america won't do anything. if we were a country that was focused on humanity then yes we would be over there in a new york minute.It makes me so mad! because there are millions of people dying there! it also has a lot to do with race wheteher we want to admit it or not.Throwing a million dollars to them means nothing if a evil dictator gets it!
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Because our country is currently run by Republicans, who historically could care less about the plight of the poor and helpless.  The mindset is: "If I can be wealthy without government handouts, then everyone else can too."  They can't see that the American dream does NOT exist for a lot of people, especially minorities, and that some people have many more obstacles than White Anglo-Saxon Protestants.  It's really sad.  Hopefully we can get some Democrats in office who can help provide good legislation to help the poor and suffering.
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The problem with this lead by example plan is that people won't follow the example.  The U.S. dismantling it's military would lead to the destruction of the United States.  The U.S. has an important role to play in the world in fighting terrorism and stopping extremist nations from getting nuclear weapons.  It's important to remember the lessons of history, when the U.S. had an isolationist attitude, Hitler was able to kill millions of people.  If the U.S. would have been willing to intervene earlier, then there would have been far less deaths.  Countries like Iran are ran by people who are just as evil as Hitler and have some of the same intentions.  Such as wiping an entire Jewish country off of the map.  The U.S. must stop things like this from happening.
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america is out to make china rich.  Not intentionally only because china can be smarter than america.  They know to make the money.  America wants to suck you dry then give other country's the oppurtunity to succeed.  It's a bunch of bull.  feed the hungry in another country but not take care of our hurricane victims.  cut our social security. Oh don't get me started
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That is the NEOCON agenda.  With the collapse of the Soviet Union, some bright men with nothing to do got tired of playing Risk, and graduated to Global Politics.  They concluded that in this power vacuum, it would be a really good idea for the US to assert itself while it had the chance, aiming at a kind of PAX or Power Americana, another name for world domination.  This all happened while we were all asleep, without our being consulted, and we now find ourselves trying to figure out how we got into this mess, the latest being Afghanistan and Iraq.  These guys are for real, and they are plundering along the way.  No one has ever succeeded at this throughout history, but they are giving it another shot,  as they figure by the time anyone catches on, they will be set and on their private island some where.  It is always the general population that has to suffer these guys, paying in blood, destruction, and chaos.  No one ever believes this can be until it is way too late.  The "big lie" has been used over and over for a very long time to cover this behavior up, and no matter how many times it is used, they always seem to initially get away with it.  They say if you don't know history you are doomed to repeat it, and here we are again.  That must be why we don't teach real history in our schools, so this kind of thing can happen.
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First of all, you have to make sure the people you're going to kill actually are terrorists. The War on Terror is a sham. The US isn't going after terrorism all over the world. If this was true then terrorist attacks wouldn't be at an all time high. Don't believe the hype of the talking head in Washington DC.
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Why?  Because they can.  How is it that they can get away with it?  The rich and powerful get away with sending impoverished people to fight wars to defend their (the rich and powerful's) interests because there is a dynamic in place that innoculates them against any criticism.  The social contract that makes this happen goes something like this:\n\n- The rich and powerful have the means to persuade the populace that a war is warranted.  They have the money and the influence to manipulate the media into repeating talking points to convince people that the enemy is terribly dangerous.\n\n- The rich and powerful engage in shameless adulation by means of celebrating the "patriotism" of the lower classes.  Those who dare criticize the rich and powerful proponents of sending poor teenagers to fight wars are easily dismissed as unpatriotic, elitist, out of touch, and most importantly, unsupportive of the lower class people fighting the war.  This device works as the glue that keeps poor people feeling as though the manipulative leaders who send their children to war are the ones who truly care for them.
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well money is what makes an evil country tick, the more money they hve the more civillians they kill, the u.s, its allies, germany, japan, all have a wealthy economy and all hve commited mass murders and some like the u.s still are to this present day.
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NICE question. Because we're LITERALLY 'dumbed down\nyou read 1984? the book isn't just idle speculation; has FAAR more parallels than you'd believe.\nthe reason people are kept dumb? easier to rule.\n\n--and for those who wanna know how america came to be rich; it's because of slavery.
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because there are many wealthy jews in America. They are politically motivated and know how to use the money paying off greedy politicians in Washington DC. I kinda sound antisimetic I guess but its just the truth, I have nothing against Jewish people. I just think that we (Americans) need to mind our own business. it's not like everything is hunky dory over here you know. And my god, how many times does history need to repeat itself? No matter what we do, it comes back to bite us in the ass in the end.
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The families and relatives of the terrorists would have been slaughtered in horrible raids, and many innocents would have been killed as collateral damage. No one would have questioned China's motives or tactics because, after all, freedom of speech is not a right of the people there. And Chinese leaders do not tolerate criticism too well. \n\nChina may have also seized the opportunity to topple Saddam and seized the oil fields. Their economy is starving for energy. Here is Saddam, there is the oil ... all we need is a bit of an excuse and there he goes and here we go. Michael Moore and others project this motive on the US for going into Iraq. If we really went in there to seize the oil, why can't we get any? Oil prices have surged in the last couple of years, primarily due to China's growing appetite for energy.\n\nI'm not sure China could have taken out Saddam on their own. So maybe that is the only reason they opposed the US for doing it. They wanted the oil for themselves.
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Attention:  Update...America IS a medieval fiefdom with a small minority of lord and lady plutocrats and everyone else either in the professional, bureaucrat or manual labor slave classes or the warrior cult.\n\nNo need for them to cut and run; after all, the oligarchy of wealth and power is in COMPLETE control of the situation!