First of all, not going for the cheap shot, but it's "diplomatically" NOT "diplomaticly". Lets also point out the fact that my youth has nothing to do in the matter of me knowing about politics. I never claimed to be an "all-knowing" source of world politics, but I keep myself pretty informed, both from American and foreign news sources. I don't use MTV as a news source, actually, I don't use TV as a source of entertainment. Your statement is just as poorly thought-out as the ones you're accusing me of making. I do have an idea of Islamic extremeism. I, as a believer in human rights, am disgusted by evil actions, yet the Crusades, the Salem Witch Trials and all the atrocities done in the name of the Catholic/Christian God are no better. Isn't this country full of Christians and Catholics because of the massive amounts of Europeans that came here and ravaged the land and instilled it in the natives? That doesn't sound any better. The Crusades, mister, are also Christians ravaging lands to turn everyone into Christianism by force and bloodshed. Very civil, right? I do not condone any sort of violent forcing of any sort of ideals upon anyone. But pointing the finger at Islam as the only violent religion is idiotic. I do not wish to be stoned to death, or to wear a burqa, or to be forced to marry someone I don't love, but you can't generalize and deem all islamic people as barbaric. I think "Plan Colombia" is bad for Colombia:
I think he is doing great damage to agree to drill in Alaska as he is agreeing to destroy precious natural resources and lands that are diminishing steadily:
And I think the Iraq war is evil because it is violent and it increses Anti-American sentiment across the globe. They don't hate us because we're "Free" they hate us because we're become a global bully. EXAMPLE:Because I don't like how my next door neighbor talks to his mom, I'm not going to go next door and force him to talk to his mom how I want him to talk to her. Given, this Iraq situation is in a much larger scale, and lives are at stake here, but it was not the U.S.'s right to go in there and impose "Democracy". I completely agree Hussein is an evil man, and he should not be in power, but Iraq at this point is worst off, and U.S military have killed just as many or more civilians than Hussein ever did in power. I also have two friends there (who would agree with me in everything I'm saying) whom I want home safe and sound. Weren't we going to war to get back at Usama for 9-11 anyway? When did we lose track of that? And since when did a "Tit for Tat" game work in international relations? Pearl Harbor/Hiroshima anyone??? Two wrongs won't make a right. I have friends from Gotland and Stockholm, Sweden, my cusin has lived in Holland for many years, I have a friend who is Roman, I have family scattered across Colombia and the U.S. and they are all incredible sources too. I have correspondants all over the globe, and know very well what I'm talking about. There's alot the U.S doesn't know and won't find out until all the mistakes have been made, and forgotten. Poorly stated? Yes. I apologize for the way I phrased it making me sound like a pompous person, but I pretty much think it's a given.
see? we get along just fine. we have the same humor (we're both really dry, sarcastic, snide people), we're both honest, we both are fair and honest, we're both foreigners in this country (he's lithuanian I'm south american)....
I haven't lied...he just thinks I'm older because we've gone to pubs with a bunch of people and I get served without getting carded. He guesses I'm 21, and age hasn't come up in conversation
kind of...like-minded individuals, but who also can help me and vice-versa. like...someone who's good with tools and bad at cooking!
I'm afraid for falling for people who actually have strengths they could use against me.
and I try to stay away when I know the differences are emotional disparities I'm looking to compliment when I should really be working on them by myself
I like older men, so I don't think it's an issue...you are as young as how you feel. Sure, some times there's some differences in where you are in your life, but the point is to share your NOW with someone not compare your YESTERDAY or compete for who's ahead in the TOMORROW.
RE: Age Difference
noo!!! aaah. I'm an honest person. It just hasn't come up.