Being prepared for war is the best way to prevent war. You obviously know that. But, politics.

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Being prepared for war is the best way to prevent war. You obviously know that. But, politics.

Author: NedoftheHill (44669 Posts - Joined: Jun 29, 2011)

Posted at 7:59 pm on Apr 2, 2025

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FDR did a bunch of things to prepare for war. Was it his fault that we got drawn into it?

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Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.

Replies to: "Being prepared for war is the best way to prevent war. You obviously know that. But, politics."

Personalities or policies? - Curly1918 - 5:13pm 4/2/25 (30) [View All]
- No excuses. Rationalizing your vote for Trump does not make it less disgusting or morally repulsive. [NT] - ND521 - 7:57pm 4/2/25
  - He’s psychologically guilt ridden. [NT] - Frank L - 8:06pm 4/2/25
    - He could argue that he voted for Trump in self-defense so Kam couldn't mutilate his family jewels. [NT] - ND521 - 8:30pm 4/2/25
- "Trump is the type of person you have to meet him to understand". [LINK] - Eli - 5:58pm 4/2/25
- Policies, eh? A little tariff perspective for you. [NT] [LINK] - Chris94 - 5:49pm 4/2/25
  - Where does it land off the chart? - wrdomerson - 5:59pm 4/2/25
  - I don't know how the tariffs will work out in the long run. If they bring jobs back, though... - NedoftheHill - 5:50pm 4/2/25
    - No. Inefficient industries shouldn’t be rescued. - Chris94 - 5:59pm 4/2/25
      - Of course, tariffs don't rescue industries, they rescue US companies and US jobs. - NedoftheHill - 8:03pm 4/2/25
      - I look at them as a sort of pre-war preparation and nation preservation. - NedoftheHill - 6:46pm 4/2/25
        Pre-war? I certainly hope that is not factoring in to official thinking - Chris94 - 7:12pm 4/2/25
        Being prepared for war is the best way to prevent war. You obviously know that. But, politics. - NedoftheHill - 7:59pm 4/2/25
      - Simpleton, you're leaving out a lot of confounding variables. - iairishcheeks - 6:27pm 4/2/25
        Free trade > managed trade [NT] - Chris94 - 7:13pm 4/2/25
        Which means no tariffs, right? - iairishcheeks - 7:56pm 4/2/25
        The system was not broken. [NT] - Chris94 - 8:44pm 4/2/25
        According to the working class, it was. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:34pm 4/2/25
- Can you explain the insanity of Woke? - Hibakusha - 5:19pm 4/2/25
  - See, this question is inevitably part of a tactic to defend "social justice." - jakers - 11:09am 4/4/25
  - I love this tactic. [NT] - MAS - 5:57pm 4/2/25
  - Supports racial discrimination, inequality, genital mutilation, end of women's sports... - NedoftheHill - 5:52pm 4/2/25
    - Since when is opposing White Supremacy a bad thing...or helping all people get a fair start in life [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 1:51pm 4/3/25
      - Did those "woke folks" advocate for able-bodied athletes to compete in the Special Olympics? [NT] - jakers - 11:07am 4/4/25
  - Here you go. - TampaIrish - 5:33pm 4/2/25
    - So social injusctice should be ignored? [NT] - Hibakusha - 5:36pm 4/2/25
      - A man in a dress should be. [NT] - PaND - 6:48pm 4/2/25
      - Nope. But it shouldn’t be used like it was the past 4 years. Social justice has its place - TampaIrish - 5:47pm 4/2/25
- Trump 2 is worse so far than the failed Trump 1 presidency. [NT] - ND521 - 5:18pm 4/2/25