bernhard

I was speaking about the editorial of a german newspaper but in french here :

«On prendrait les protestations musulmanes plus au sérieux si elles étaient moins hypocrites. Quand la télévision syrienne a diffusé en prime-time des drames documentaires montrant des rabbins en cannibales, les imams se sont tus.»

If someone could translate ? It says something like "We would take protestations more seriously if there were less hypocrite, when on Syrian TV, there are TV documentaries in prime time films showing Rabbins like cannibales, Imams did not say anything"

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Hiya,

I'm sorry to go all the way back to this article but I was just reading this thread and have to clear up one or two points.

1. I'm not sure what you mean by 'American Imperialism.' Don't confuse imperialism with (and I admit it) and very agreesive foriegn policy. The americans have never gained territory from any war since the 19th century (i'm playing down that but if I go into it now I'll go on forever.)

2. America is the third oldest democracy in the world and the first to actively encourage liberalism.

3. Liberalism and imperialism are contrasting policies.

Hope I didn't sound too agressive, look forward to reading the rest.

anything

Hay again,

to clear up any confusion 'rabbins' is the french for Rabbi's in english i.e Jewish religious teachers. So I guess Bernhards translation was totally accurate.

"We would think of the Muslim protests more seriously if they were less hipocritical. When Syrian TV released documentaries on prime time television showing Rabbi's as cannibals, Imams did not comment."

Hoped it helped

bernhard

Hi anything, a lot of people agree that the las IRAQ war was more about oil than about something else. (wrong proofs of mass destruction arms etc.), now this oil is exploited by american companies, it can be I think one reason for calling that imperialism. (Just try to explain you)

On lighter example is, for example in europe, you go in any little city, you ll find a famous American restaurent, some people think it is a kind of (commercial) imperialism.

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Thanks, btw, perhaps you could fill out your profile a liitle bit, so we will know where you come from

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I appreciate what you're saying but I think in system where the oil is now open to all international traders (not just Americans although I understand why thay have an advantage) and where the Iraqi's themselves get a fair exchange for the good it can't be called imperialsim. I fhte American's declared a monopoly on Iraqi oil or forced punitive exchange rates on the Iraqi's for their oil then I would agree with you but as it is I see a clear difference between, say, Americans in the Gulf and the British using India as a private market.

PS thanks for your advice about the profile

PPS are you actually French, I read your article in the Politique lounge and you're really fluent but you write excellent English too.

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bernhard

As far as I know, non "coalition" firms, have much more less chances to get any market for Iraq....

Even if you think the realisator is not your political side, just try to watch out this movie : Farenheit 9/11, I think it is the kind of things that do influent on our ideas as well.

btw: I am french, but german as well

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