Mr 5 0, Yes, Sir.
With all due respect, I do quote factual documentation, including dictionaries, sometines in an effort to be funny and sometimes to try to make a point.
I will make this one final thought and then, regardless of your response, sir, I am finished. I accept your opinion and appreciate it. You are a very intelligent man that I would enjoy having a quality discussion with. I try to remain open to all ideas and enjoy listening to all yours. When they are articulated in a coherent manner. Mr. 5.0 you do this very well...
My mind has been changed in the past.
However, in accepting and understanding the theory of Manifiest Destiny, you have to understand the significance of the metamorphasis that this idea has taken over the years.
I would like to quote Mr. Bush's inaugral speech. January 20, 2001. Link provided:
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/gwb43/...es/gwbush1.htm
Friend, this is the absolute doctrin of manifest destiny. Used today in a "Brave New World". It is Mr. Bush who stipulated his intent in his speech and it is his sworn mission to ensure he does not fail. God Bless him and good luck. Although I was not a fan or Mr. Bush when he took office, I can say today that I am surprised by his aptitude to adequately do his job, and grateful that he is doing his job in a competant manner, considering the situations he has been handed.
I believe that Manifest Destiny has no end. It is perpetual and everlasting. Without Manifest Destiny the world would be flat and the earth would be the center of the solar system. Expansion is inevitable and without limit. Yes, land is a finite commodity...on earth; therefore, we must protect it and ensure that some psyco does not ruin it. We are linked by an environment and an evergrowing global economy. The doctrin of Manifest Destiny, all though fundamentally the same today, had to develop along with the changing world. In 1840s we used guns and knives, today we use outrageous technological vehicles of destruction and death.
Thanks for the discussion and Good Luck.
Jenn