Re: Anyone know if this statement has a known origin? Archived Message Posted by brooks on January 16, 2020, 11:43 am, in reply to "Anyone know if this statement has a known origin?" I would guess that it - or some variant of it - dates back to about 2300 BC or so, and was first uttered by Argon, with "Akkad" substituted for "US". As long as states and empires have existed imperial hypocrisy and its banal slogans like "force for good" have been needed to justify violence, mass murder, torture, conquest and domination. And Colbert, despite having once been an outstanding satirist of the American version of this hypocrisy, is now cynically cashing in on it. Gabbard too seems happy to play along, which speaks volumes about her as well. Message Thread: "The United States, in my opinion, is a force for good in the world." - Morrissey January 15, 2020, 8:03 pm Anyone know if this statement has a known origin? - walter January 16, 2020, 12:05 am Re: Anyone know if this statement has a known origin? - Ken Waldron January 16, 2020, 3:00 am Thanks for responses to my query, sorry if I rerouted the thread - walter January 16, 2020, 6:15 pm U.S. presidents routinely repeat it. And so do late night talkback - Morrissey January 16, 2020, 4:20 am Re: U.S. presidents routinely repeat it. And so do late night talkback - Ian M January 16, 2020, 11:46 am Cosying up to Samantha Power... - Ian M January 16, 2020, 12:21 pm Re: Anyone know if this statement has a known origin? - brooks January 16, 2020, 11:43 am   Searching