Let me start off by agreeing that this argument is stupid. That said, please note that nobody from the US started this topic. Also note that it was the EU side that kept this topic going for 4 pages and kept reviving it. That isn't an excuse for lashing back. However, I request you forgive me for suc-*BAD WORD*-ing to the temptation after 4 pages of US flaming in this topic and about a dozen more in other topics. I am only human, and after a while I get tired of all this mindless criticism, especially when the source of them is in no position to talk. Well, both the US and EU are selfish internationally. However, so is everyone else. Actually, I don't think such behavior is wrong. It is the role of governments to seek the best for their people. If another people has to suffer, it may be wrong, but it is not the role of a government to decide. The governments of nations are not in a position to be moral agents. What I was referring to was domestic policy, which should be the polar opposite. In domestic policy, governments should try to make the most people wealthy. That was my criticism of Europe. I view it as okay for a nation to rob the rest of the world of resources, it is after all their role in life. However, it is wrong for them to take that wealth and then not distribute it among their people. The US has a problem with doing this. The capitalist system does not contain a theory on social justice. However, Europe is worse. US billionaires are well known, and there is no secret to the power they posses. European billionaires aren't given such open power, but rather wield hidden power behind the scenes. That is why the US grew and Europe receded. The US admitted we have hawks and doves, and tried to favor the doves in every decision. Europe denied the hawks existed, and favored them behind the scenes. I believe the spreading of weth through a population is an issue in all nations. In every country you have thesuper rich and super poor. It seems that the problem is with big business gathering much money from the population, and adding it to thier profits and ultimaty in tha wages of the already super rich. Govenments can give money to the poorer people and assist them but thay cannot give the poor that much as they need to spend money elsewhere.