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Many people think Gaddafi was a dictator. Yes. However the way he treated his people was like no other country.
-all libyans were given free medical support. if it cannot be done in libya, then you are given funds to do medical treatment abroad
-money that came from oil was used for infrastructure (i lernt that word!!)
-all bank loans were 0% interest free
-He vowed that he will not give his parents a house until every libyan was housed, but his dad died, in the process
-he called for africa to unite and to become 'The United States of Africa'
-He wanted all arabs to resolve their differences
-Every woman who gives birth is given $5,00 (US Dollars)
-every newlywed couple is given $50,00
-Every Libyan got $500 every year
-State Built Universities were FREE
-All libyans who wanted to start farming, were given seeds, livestock and a house
The Reason why the west wanted him out was because he did not co-operate with america and he criticized obama and the invasion saying: 'Is Bin Ladin Iraqi? No he is not. Were those who attacked New York Iraqis? No, they were not. Were those who attacked the Pentagon Iraqis? No, they were not. Were WMDs (Weapons of Mass Destruction) in Iraq? No they were not. Even if Iraq had WMDs -Pakistan and India have nuclear bombs, and so do China, Russia, France, Britain and America. Should all these countries be destroyed? Fine, let's destroy all these countries that have WMDs.'
Here's the full speech:
I wish i lived in libya. I salute him!
Opinions?
Hidden stuff:
(This post was last modified: 06-02-2012 07:58 PM by 4r4b7.)
(06-02-2012 07:44 PM)hahaha12345 Wrote: Many people think Gaddafi was a dictator. Yes. However the way he treated his people was like no other country.
-all libyans were given free medical support. if it cannot be done in libya, then you are given funds to do medical treatment abroad
-money that came from oil was used for infrastructure (i lernt that word!!)
-all bank loans were 0% interest free
-He vowed that he will not give his parents a house until every libyan was housed, but his dad died, in the process
-he called for africa to unite and to become 'The United States of Africa'
-He wanted all arabs to resolve their differences
-Every woman who gives birth is given $5,00 (US Dollars)
-every newlywed couple is given $50,00
-Every Libyan got $500 every year
-State Built Universities were FREE
-All libyans who wanted to start farming, were given seeds, livestock and a house
The Reason why the west wanted him out was because he did not co-operate with america and he criticized obama and the invasion saying: 'Is Bin Ladin Iraqi? No he is not. Were those who attacked New York Iraqis? No, they were not. Were those who attacked the Pentagon Iraqis? No, they were not. Were WMDs (Weapons of Mass Destruction) in Iraq? No they were not. Even if Iraq had WMDs -Pakistan and India have nuclear bombs, and so do China, Russia, France, Britain and America. Should all these countries be destroyed? Fine, let's destroy all these countries that have WMDs.'
Here's the full speech:
I wish i lived in libya. I salute him!
Opinions?
I'm sure you'd love being seeing your family die and then being killed yourself.
(06-02-2012 10:38 PM)Efs Wrote: Well to be honest, I think Gaddafi was a great guy. Despite some factors, he is better than other rulers and did very well for Libya.
I think he was great as well. Yes, he did commit some atrocities and yes he did do some fucked up things, but he was a better ruler than many dictators in the area and he legitimately cared about his country and the well-being of his people. I don't think he's as terrible as the media likes to say he is.
Who the fuck does the US think they are going around and killing other countries' dictators?
It really just hit me how much the rest of the world must hate us...
(06-03-2012 04:38 AM)Stadium Wrote: Who the fuck does the US think they are going around and killing other countries' dictators?
It really just hit me how much the rest of the world must hate us...
he was an enemy to the west. and openly condemned the war in iraq and america. he also foretold the arab spring saying:'saddam hussein was killed, anyone of us could be next'. he called for 1 african currency , and african unity. he was the one who was worried about the middle east's situation, while qatar and bahrain laughed at him in the speech. he is one of the greatest leaders of all time.
(06-03-2012 05:19 AM)hahaha12345 Wrote: he was an enemy to the west. and openly condemned the war in iraq and america. he also foretold the arab spring saying:'saddam hussein was killed, anyone of us could be next'. he called for 1 african currency , and african unity. he was the one who was worried about the middle east's situation, while qatar and bahrain laughed at him in the speech. he is one of the greatest leaders of all time.
The only thing I sort of agree with you on.
(01-10-2012 02:15 PM)Maelstrom Wrote: Efs, your nihilism is beautiful.
they all laughed at him when he predicted an arab spring. but look at them now.
-hosni mobarak of egypt is gone
-ben ali of tunisia is gone
-uprisings in morocco
-algerian uprising
- syria is almost a war zone
-yemen is almost a war zone
-bahraini protests
israel and america are now using this arab spring to create a distraction so they can attack iran.
Take note that IRANIANS are NOT Arabs, they are ASIANS.
Take note that turkish people are NOT Arabs. They are EUROPEAN.
(06-03-2012 09:06 PM)hahaha12345 Wrote: they all laughed at him when he predicted an arab spring. but look at them now.
-hosni mobarak of egypt is gone
-ben ali of tunisia is gone
-uprisings in morocco
-algerian uprising
- syria is almost a war zone
-yemen is almost a war zone
-bahraini protests
israel and america are now using this arab spring to create a distraction so they can attack iran.
Take note that IRANIANS are NOT Arabs, they are ASIANS.
Take note that turkish people are NOT Arabs. They are EUROPEAN.
Ummm...I wouldn't call Iranians Asians. Idk, but I AM VERY DAMN SURE that Turks aren't Europeans, they are Asians (a.k.a Mongolians)
(01-10-2012 02:15 PM)Maelstrom Wrote: Efs, your nihilism is beautiful.