# Who Can We Really Trust???

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-we-really-trust/83855>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [September 26, 2001, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-we-really-trust/83855 "2001-09-26T03:41:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Mr\_Carpenter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@Mr\_Carpenter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Carpenter)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2001, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-we-really-trust/83855/21 "2001-09-27T20:19:20Z")

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geniusparv, I am talking about a nightmare. What’s the matter?!? 😕

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**Author:** ![officeslave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/41988e/32.png) [@officeslave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/officeslave)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-we-really-trust/83855/22 "2001-09-28T08:49:45Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Mr Carpenter \*  
> \*\*America had something very special that no other place on the entire planet has. America and its way of life should be preserved by all nations and the taliban and bin Laden and all other splinter rebellious groups and poor lands should support her because of what she stands for.
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> America IS the haven/heaven that others dream about. It is a goal that many people wish they could reach in body, mind, spirit. \*\*

Is this meant to be sarcastic??  
Either way you have pin pointed exactly why other countries despise USA. Do you really assume that everyone else strives to be like America?

What is this very special thing that USA has?  
What does America stand for exactly that all nations should preserve?

I am asking for a reason behind your statements. Because it is not enough to just say USA is right without question or explanation

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**Author:** ![Mr\_Carpenter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@Mr\_Carpenter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Carpenter)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2001, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-can-we-really-trust/83855/23 "2001-09-28T22:59:51Z")

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Officeslave. I don’t want to support my thesis statements at the moment. My intentions is for others to use their imaginations.

I had posted earlier that some people in other countries say why Americans are pesky because we lack humility and we are cocky, loud, and disruptive.

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