My apologies Bronwyn, I wasn't clear enough. I was responding to the opening of this thread, NOT your post, and I feel we actually aren't too far apart philosophically.

Maximillion

Apology accepted! :)

I obviously haven't read enough of your posts yet to know your philosophical position. If I had, I would never have jumped in like that.

But, you're right, your post was not clear. Maybe I'm super sensitive too. My views on defence and foreign policy issues have in the past attracted derision and accusations of appeasement, so I guess I was anticipating it more than I should have, which probably clouded my judgement somewhat.

I did think your post was rather contradictory in parts, but it all makes sense now. :)

Leigh, wouldn't be easier just to restrict your posts to the Stormfront forums, where your views are appreciated? People on OLO tend to read and think, instead of sitting around loading their guns in anticipation of the yellow invasion, or blaming their personal failures on the Jews.

Or feel free to join us in 2009, where reluctance to lynch Asians on sight isn't considered political correctness.

This phenomena of how the abused become the abusers is a curious one to me. One of the few positive things I can say about the han regime is that they were badly abused by the japs.

However, this does not excuse their treatment of their own or the Tibetans.

And consider their mates. burma? The n.korean despot? The situation in darfur? Their arms killing our troops in afghanistan?

Clearly some members here have never attended a Human Rights conference where the chinese don't have the australian media and some vile politicians to give them a glossy shine because they profit from it.

My view, Human Rights must not be divorced from trade.

Encourage regime change.

Provide AEGIS and RAPTORS to Taiwan and be prepared to defend them.