IRISH OS1R1S wrote:

Randall Flagg wrote:

Tony Blair was fully on board with Iraq, so if UK members solely blame America, they need to do some soul searching.  But to answer your question, no.  Plenty of Americans believe JFK wasn't killed by Oswald, LBJ and the gulf of tonkin, we didn't land on the moon, Nixon and watergate, Reagan created aids and the crack epidemic, Clinton and his numerous scandals, Bush and Iraq, Obama's numerous scandals (saying he didn't have scandals doesn't make it true) to include what we now know about FBI behavior related to Russia and Clinton, and everything Trump has done, are all icing on the cake and equally important.  The reality is the American left wing has become more and more radical, abandoning reason.  Republicans have mostly been anti-abortion, but Democrats have continued to march leftward.  10 years ago everyone agreed illegal immigrants shouldn't be allowed to enter the nation and stay, but somehow that position moved and if you disagree it's racist.  Biden passed one of the toughest crime bills in American history, and all the mainstream candidates save Warren and Sanders have substantial records showing their "touch on crime" credentials, to include Klobuchar and Harris.  American media is in open revolt against the current occupant of the White House and rushes to put stories forward that push that narrative.  Fox News is just as bad, but compared to every other large outlet, it's not even a close comparison.  These platforms have a near monopoly on information, and if they're pushing an agenda instead of reporting the facts (front page of yahoo today is trying to blame the riots on White Supremacist), reasonably informed people are going to hold their claims as suspect.

No doubt all those points are valid and I'm sure they contribute, but I think you are downplaying the effect Iraq had. The worlds opinion drastically changed after that imo. It must have had a similar impact on some Americans no?

Agree with the British comment. Just to clarify Ireland is not part of the UK. We are a republic, independent.

Yes...i agree...And the fact that we’re still there and there really still is no clear objective really bothers me.

The reasons for going there and the objectives are still unknown to this day.

The massive military needs reasons to justify why it takes up 50-60 percent of the US federal budget. They do this by creating conflicts wherever they can.

Completely disagree with comparing what happened to that man and what happens during war. Even if someone is breaking a curfew they still have rights and cops have no right to assault a man unless he is resisting or a threat and that was assault regardless if he tripped after.

Update: Thankfully he is alive and currently in hospital.

What's worse is there are hundreds more videos just as bad and worse been put up on twitter. Fucked up.

It's because we're not face to face, we lose nuance, sarcasm, and a lot of times, some decency. We don't have the chance to laugh, smile, and all that shit. The screen is a barrier. It's why Twitter is a cesspool. No one would speak that way to each other in real life... At least, the majority wouldn't. We're not arguing with a person but, sometimes, a pretty eneloquent post of thought. It's good to take a breath before responding.