Profits of the Here and Now

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CHRISTHECYNIC

Sunday, April 30, 2006 8:41 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by RiveR6213:
Knowing what we know about our current administration we should be rioting and protesting in the streets, but we are not. We don't want any interruption to our beer and television sets.

It says in the Declaration of Independence:

"Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."

And that remains true. We will sit back and watch TV so long as the evils of our government are sufferable.

Of course that isn't quite right, France swaps out governments an average of every 24 years (since the revolution at least.) So some people don’t mind abolishing the forums to which they are accustomed, but the Drefus Affair showed that they weren't doing that out of morality or anything like it. (When their morals were publicly challenged they not only supported the government responsible for evils, but also turned it into the record holder for longest lasting French government since the revolution.)

However when it comes to Americans it's true enough, we're laid back people which means we'll take it easy until something becomes unbearable. Look around, we're so laid back it's almost impossible for it to get THAT unbearable.

THOLO

Sunday, April 30, 2006 10:26 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by christhecynic:
Quote:
Originally posted by Tholo:
when the hurricanes hit new orleans did any cjounrty that we helped come and help us??? no.

Actually they did. Countries all over the world came to help us, and Bush turned them all away. Were you not watching the news?

In spite of the fact that Bush refused their help many of those countries went through alternate channels to give us aid.

Don't criticize others because you don’t know what you’re talking about. They did come to help us and anyone who cared enough about the people in New Orleans take an interest for more than 15 minutes would have known it.

Where were you when the hurricane hit? Playing video games? Writing hate speech? You obviously weren’t trying to help anyone otherwise you would have known about the others who were doing the same thing.

ok name 5?? hate speech, what was so hatefull?? it is amazing how you people have to resort to name calling to try to make a point? you seem to think you are so smart
, we did help new orleans people, and they abused the hell out of it!! we set up a house here in my town and all they did was bitch. bed was too hard, bed was too soft, food was too cold, cloths didnt fit right and on and on. then fema gives them money and they spent it in TV's and etc. give me a break. when your house was destroyed, why bitch about the loose fitting tshirt someone gave you. oh please, spare me!!

i just think it is going to be pretty funny when get what you want and the whole country goes to hell and a hand basket. fine impeach bush and all his staff. then what!! the country and the whole world will be right as rain. hehe get out of your video game. we are headed down a path that will lead to OUR destruction. you know what i dont care about any other country that cant and wont help themselves. it seems to me you dont what to do that , you just want to bitch and wait for a hand out.

i think it is so easy to put blame on someone else and bush makes a prime target and the dems dont, huh. hate speech, heheh like kerry and hillery clinton and most of the other dems didnt vote "go get iraq!!" oh how we forget.

just remember that you cant speak freely in this country, most of your other buddy countries, cant, stick that in your pipe and smoke it.

Keep Flying!!

CHRISTHECYNIC

Monday, May 1, 2006 1:18 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Tholo:
ok name 5??

In alphabetical order here are five:
1 Afghanistan
2 Albania
3 Argentina
4 Armenia
5 Australia

Here are a few more:

Austria
Azerbaijan

The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cambodia
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Cuba
Cyprus
The Czech Republic

Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Djibouti
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea

Finland
France

Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Guyana

Honduras
Hungary

Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Republic of Ireland
Israel
Italy

Jamaica
Japan
Jordan

Kenya
South Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait

Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Maldives
Mauritania
Malta
Mexico
Mongolia

Nepal
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway

Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
The Philippines
Poland
Portugal

Qatar

Romania
Russia

Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland

Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey

Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom

Venezuela
Vietnam

Yemen

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hate speech, what was so hatefull??

I didn't say anything was, just like I didn't say you were playing video games. However when you know that Kuwait alone offered us $500,000,000 and claim we were offered no help it reeks of distain at least.

I mean someone walks up to you and says, "Hey, want five hundred million US dollars?" and you say, "No, coming from you that is nothing," and it is more than somewhat rude.

THOLO

Monday, May 1, 2006 2:02 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by christhecynic:
Quote:
Originally posted by Tholo:
ok name 5??

In alphabetical order here are five:
1 Afghanistan
2 Albania
3 Argentina
4 Armenia
5 Australia

Here are a few more:

Austria
Azerbaijan

The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cambodia
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Cuba
Cyprus
The Czech Republic

Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Djibouti
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea

Finland
France

Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Guyana

Honduras
Hungary

Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Republic of Ireland
Israel
Italy

Jamaica
Japan
Jordan

Kenya
South Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait

Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Maldives
Mauritania
Malta
Mexico
Mongolia

Nepal
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway

Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
The Philippines
Poland
Portugal

Qatar

Romania
Russia

Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland

Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey

Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom

Venezuela
Vietnam

Yemen

Quote:
hate speech, what was so hatefull??

I didn't say anything was, just like I didn't say you were playing video games. However when you know that Kuwait alone offered us $500,000,000 and claim we were offered no help it reeks of distain at least.

I mean someone walks up to you and says, "Hey, want five hundred million US dollars?" and you say, "No, coming from you that is nothing," and it is more than somewhat rude.

what sources???

Keep Flying!!

THOLO

Monday, May 1, 2006 2:04 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by christhecynic:
Quote:
Originally posted by Tholo:
ok name 5??

In alphabetical order here are five:
1 Afghanistan
2 Albania
3 Argentina
4 Armenia
5 Australia

Here are a few more:

Austria
Azerbaijan

The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cambodia
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Cuba
Cyprus
The Czech Republic

Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Djibouti
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea

Finland
France

Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Guyana

Honduras
Hungary

Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Republic of Ireland
Israel
Italy

Jamaica
Japan
Jordan

Kenya
South Korea
Kosovo
Kuwait

Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Maldives
Mauritania
Malta
Mexico
Mongolia

Nepal
The Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway

Pakistan
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
The Philippines
Poland
Portugal

Qatar

Romania
Russia

Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland

Taiwan
Thailand
Tunisia
Turkey

Uganda
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom

Venezuela
Vietnam

Yemen

Quote:
hate speech, what was so hatefull??

I didn't say anything was, just like I didn't say you were playing video games. However when you know that Kuwait alone offered us $500,000,000 and claim we were offered no help it reeks of distain at least.

I mean someone walks up to you and says, "Hey, want five hundred million US dollars?" and you say, "No, coming from you that is nothing," and it is more than somewhat rude.

what sources???

Keep Flying!!

THOLO

Monday, May 1, 2006 2:13 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by EmpXenu:
Quote:
Originally posted by Tholo:
when the hurricanes hit new orleans did any cjounrty that we helped come and help us??? no.

I think that's due to the help being refused. At least Fidel offered to send some medics and such over. Don't know if it was accepted but I doubt it.

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Frog blast the vent core!

but we are hated by the world, so lets just let everybody come over and help, thats a smart idea, hahaa. cuba sends in "medics" and next thing ya know another 9-11. i dont think that would have been a good idea. but oh well.

another country showed up on the radar, the sudan is needing our help, because another saddam type of govt. is killing people. so what do we do folks, show up and help like iraq, or sit back and do nothing. if we help, here comes the bush bashing, if we do nothing, here comes the bush bashing, hahaah sounds like patriotism to me. what a country.

Keep Flying!!

RIVER6213

Monday, May 1, 2006 3:25 AM

Bush-bashing should be included in the Olympic Games.

River

When the day has gone gray, nothings wrong with Molly's smile...

ROLANDREYNOLDS

Monday, May 1, 2006 4:23 AM

Quote:
If I brought this topic up in the Real World Discussion room, it would have quickly dissolve into a massive dogfight of words, and then when you think things can't get any worse, PirateNews would join the fray, so I decided to start this topic in the General Discussion room where its safe.

Point made. Can't fault that logic. I wasn't aware the location of the posting was deliberate, but good call.

KHYRON

Monday, May 1, 2006 4:43 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by River6213:
If I brought this topic up in the Real World Discussion room, it would have quickly dissolve into a massive dogfight of words, and then when you think things can't get any worse, PirateNews would join the fray, so I decided to start this topic in the General Discussion room where its safe.

As somebody that hangs out in RWED quite often, I'd have to say that that is probably one of the best descriptions of what happens over there that I've seen so far.

Quote:
Originally posted by Tholo:
but we are hated by the world, so lets just let everybody come over and help, thats a smart idea, hahaa. cuba sends in "medics" and next thing ya know another 9-11. i dont think that would have been a good idea. but oh well.

Okay, so first you moan that nobody sends help, and then you seem to be glad that nobody came (they did come, but it seems you ignored that) because we would've just had another 911. Alright then.

Quote:
Originally posted by Tholo:
another country showed up on the radar, the sudan is needing our help, because another saddam type of govt. is killing people. so what do we do folks, show up and help like iraq, or sit back and do nothing. if we help, here comes the bush bashing, if we do nothing, here comes the bush bashing, hahaah sounds like patriotism to me. what a country.

Lol, I seriously doubt America would come over to Sudan to aid it, at least not under its own will. Rwandan genocide: nothing. Mugabe dictatorship: nothing. In fact, ANY African dictatorship (except maybe Libya): nothing. In Somalia they did do something, but that was in the context of a (failed) UN mission. African countries don't have enough precious resources to be of interest, so there's no reason to "liberate" them from any dictators. If America were to be involved in a squirmish that didn't involve protecting and securing its own interests, I think a lot of people would be far less cynical.

Other people can occasionally be useful, especially as minions. I want lots of minions.

CHRISMOORHEAD

Monday, May 1, 2006 7:50 AM

Because you live in a country where the majority of people are stupid enough to beleive that all of their opinions can be summed up and divided into two political parties.

People are sheep. All it takes is for one asshole to say, "Voting for a third party is like throwing your vote away", and a good majority will agree. I can't tell you the amount of personal situations where I got fucked over because everyone said, "Well I'D like to, but I don't think everyone else would...". If you're ALL saying that, then what's the problem? The problem is NONE of you have enough fortitude to step forward, and because YOU are all cowards you cause us ALL to suffer.

FUCK... I wish I drank alcohol...

Have you ever:
Used your teeth as wire strippers?
Given yourself stitches?
Made improvised munitions with no base supplies?
Pissed in a canteen?
Gone a month without bathing?

If so, you MIGHT just be a !HOOAH MOTHERF*CKER!

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