Same goes for me. I don't want this kind of gov interference on the internet.

It reminds me of the Arab spring and the Chinese great firewall.

Are you really surprised?  He can do almost anything and get away with it. If he gets another 4 years, and I'm a afraid he will, I'm honestly scared about democracy in the US.

What surprises me is no republican candidate has made it a real issue. It looks so easy to show Obama's mistakes. Far easier as any president in the history of the US.

"But remember... Obama is a disaster as well"
True, but he gets away with it. Big successes he had none yet he has a lot of support still. His biggest failure is his economic policy towards the crisis but few rep candidates seem capable to point out the obvious. That is why I think he'll win anyhow.

id, lol

"Sorry, but you have been listening to the incoherent rabble of those preaching "democratic peace.""
I do make up my own mind about it and I do have my arguments homemade, you know that.

"Russia, for example, is competing with the US for its geopolitical interests, and it has the power to get violent. It has done so in South Ossetia, although I agree with Russia's position. Bush was an jerk, but I'm just using an example."
If USA was not a democratic country it could easily invade Mexico and would have done so. If Russia was a democracy as is the US, it would have been harder to invade Georgia. If you look to geoplitical, political and econ interests, Europe and US should clash as hard as does china and the US, yet they don't. I admit there is a cultural similarity but thats about the only reason.

"but truthfully it is no less democratic than the majority of democracies in the world."
We both agree upon the fact its a dictatorship (or name it whatever) but i.m.o. there are many democracies significantly more democratic still. Democratic for me only means the control system on the gov.

lol

@wornstrum:
People I know in your country say different.

"but they are usually in small economic niches (otherwise western media is all over it).
And the lack of news doesn't necessarily mean a coverup, just means that either protests are small, or they aren't happening as frequently as you suspect..."
Most countries in this situation look the same. Nothing happened until after the revolution and then everybody is surprised "we didn't know..." Western media is closely guarded and monitored by the secret police, its hardly a secret!

I thought wizards were square by default, but I'm no expert.

@savinghawaii:
The chinese prefer abortion, indians car accidents, Belgians grenades and  the US guns. Maybe its time for a better idea about birth-control?

@justinian:
"I once advocated a union between all Western nations. But I am now ambivalent because of idealistic Human rights activists in Europe. Seriously, wtf is their problem attempting to arrest Bush?"
Are you serious? A lot of people in US (or any other nation) want to trial or shoot Bush as well or Sarkozy or Merkel. Same goes for any person in power I suppose. Its not a valid argument against a union. US and EU share most values. I hope we'll notice it before its to late.

I see it as an ultimate step in a very long process where both blocks grow closer together over many decades, not as an instantaneous moment next month.

All those countries wouldn't have had the problems they have now in a serious union (with the points you said, and I would take it even further).  With proper instructions imposed on those countries they are forced to have a healthy budget. We could do all that and it would be a good thing. Nations who don't want it can step out and live in misery.

No it won't happen I know. Stupid western Nations like to bully each other. Good for Russia and China or any of the advocators of totalitarian regimes all over the world.