Obama Awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

~~Leo656~~ · 10-12-2009, 02:25 AM

Thanks for reminding me he voted against Iraq; now I have yet another reason to dislike him...

Serioiusly though, what if you're like me and you don't believe peace can possibly exist as anything but an abstract concept? What if you believe that war is always gonna be part of the human condition, and that humanity is far too selfish and corrupt to ever possibly live in harmony? That idealists like Obama are only fooling themselves (and opening America up to a very dangerous set of circumstances in the process)? Kinda complicates things, doesn't it?

Anybody replying with some variation of "shut up/go away/your opinion is stupid" would only prove my point... It's just that not everyone seriously believes that the world's problems would go away if we'd all just hold hands and sing "Kumbaya", and it doesn't make a person stupid. Just realistic.

PAAATE · 10-12-2009, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Leo656

It's just that not everyone seriously believes that the world's problems would go away if we'd all just hold hands and sing "Kumbaya", and it doesn't make a person stupid. Just realistic.

Not realistic in my world

I believe that worldwide peace can be achieved - it wouldn't be easy and it won't happen for a while - but we can get there.

*XERO* · 10-12-2009, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by PAAATE

Not realistic in my world

I believe that worldwide peace can be achieved - it wouldn't be easy and it won't happen for a while - but we can get there.

Reason why the planet hasn't blown up yet... people get sleepy.

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10-12-2009, 02:25 AM	#1
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Thanks for reminding me he voted against Iraq; now I have yet another reason to dislike him... Serioiusly though, what if you're like me and you don't believe peace can possibly exist as anything but an abstract concept? What if you believe that war is always gonna be part of the human condition, and that humanity is far too selfish and corrupt to ever possibly live in harmony? That idealists like Obama are only fooling themselves (and opening America up to a very dangerous set of circumstances in the process)? Kinda complicates things, doesn't it? Anybody replying with some variation of "shut up/go away/your opinion is stupid" would only prove my point... It's just that not everyone seriously believes that the world's problems would go away if we'd all just hold hands and sing "Kumbaya", and it doesn't make a person stupid. Just realistic.