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  • November 8, 2008 at 1:25 am in reply to: The greatest military leader of all time #4705
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    The greatest for me is Alexander the Great… He revolutionize the way of tactical fighting!  😉

    November 8, 2008 at 1:17 am in reply to: Foreign aid #13170
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    You are ignoring my point.  My point is that while we can and do offer help to those less fortunate, we are under no obligation to do so, we do it out of the goodness of our heart.  I refuse to make other's problems my own.  Once again, yes it is indeed socialistic to finance aid programs both foriegn and domestic through tax dollars, that is the definition of socialism.  It is an involuntary redistribution of wealth.  Here is Webster's definition:

    Main Entry: so?cial?ism  Pronunciation: ˈsō-shə-ˌli-zəm Function: noun Date: 1837 1: any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods2 a: a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b: a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state3: a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done

    Simply put, it is the notion that the state knows how to distribute the fruits of my labor better than I do because they are looking out for the collective good and I am not.

    Out of goodness of the heart? I don't think so there's a hidden agenda behind it. And I can see that clearly because I live in a third world country!  😉

    November 8, 2008 at 1:06 am in reply to: The End of the Ottoman Empire #6389
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    What do you think contributed to its decline by this time? 

    Looking at Islam now and how fractured they are, and I don't mean because of us, (that's just how they are and always have been), I'd have to say that is the major reason, or one of the major reasons anyway.They can fit into, and have an incredibel talent, to influence other societies, but they can't live within themselves. There are too many internal differences among them.What I find incredibly interesting about them is how long they've lasted, seeing that they were basically split since the dawn of Islam.I wonder why that is and I wonder what contributes to their longevity.  Is it their ability to rule by fear? 

    Islam lasted so long even if they don't use physical abuse to convert someone like Catholicism did because they only believe on Koran and nothing else! And their history is very colorful full of Islam hero's patriotism and loved for Allah their God

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