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| March 21, 2007, 00:48 | |
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Woody
HEAD BLACK MAN 722 posts 
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Get this: Left on its own, a capitalist system will split the very rich from the very poor until there is no more middle class, at which point the entire economy will collapse or else there will be an unimaginably bloody Marxist uprising and revolution. The U.S. government has up until 2000 controlled this splitting tendency, but Bush's tax policies have so heavily favored the rich while pushing the middle class downward that even if a new President refused to bow to billionaire lobbyists and fought like hell to reverse the trend it's unlikely he could succeed. Right now, a person working for minimum wage in the U.S. would have to work for seven thousand years to make as much money as Larry Ellison makes in a single year. The velocity at which the proverbial shit is approaching the proverbial fan is rather alarming. The only reason it hasn't happened yet? Credit card debt. People spending other people's money. It keeps consumption in the lower class up just enough not to trigger a crash that would make the Great Depression look like a minor inconvenience. The American economy is held together by credit card debt. We are so fucking fucked. [Edited on March 30, 2007 by Woody] ____________ boredome is the bitter fruit of too much routine |
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| March 21, 2007, 02:47 | |
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Rincewind
programmer 1545 posts 
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Quoting Woody: Sorry man.  But hey, aside from that debt problem, Bush, and the population's terrible christianity the United States are pretty awesome! It has New York, great possibilities to start a company, a lot of different climates to choose from, and that's all very awesome. I'll go live there as soon as I have enough money. I'm coming Woody, wait for me! ____________ Personal website: http://www.loijson.com |
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| March 21, 2007, 03:56 | |
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Sandman
F3n!x0r 1194 posts 
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You want to live in America? WHAT? :| Okay I agree the terrains are nice, but that's about it. Oh yes and Woody of course. For the rest... I know fuckall about economy. ____________ BennuWiki Yes, my avatar has grey borders in IE (so get a decent browser) ROOFLEZ ROOFLEZ |
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| March 21, 2007, 06:10 | |
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Rincewind
programmer 1545 posts
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Speaking American is cool too.
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| March 21, 2007, 11:36 | |
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Eckolin
Quite Whiskered 388 posts 
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This is news?
____________ Maker of Games... Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Need help with coding? I probably wrote something similar. |
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| March 21, 2007, 19:49 | |
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Caspah
Gladiator 203 posts |
i like living here, but I'm not surprised the nation is held together by debt. its what you get when your moronic evangelical christian population sides with the republicans.
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| March 22, 2007, 00:49 | |
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Woody
HEAD BLACK MAN 722 posts
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Quoting Eckolin: This is news? It is to me. ____________ boredome is the bitter fruit of too much routine |
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| March 22, 2007, 10:35 | |
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Dennis
どこかにいる 2092 posts 
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This is old news. I already know this since September 11, 2001.
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| March 23, 2007, 01:06 | |
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Rincewind
programmer 1545 posts
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Woody, give us back New York!
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| March 23, 2007, 02:40 | |
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Woody
HEAD BLACK MAN 722 posts
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Hsaahahaha the windmill
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| March 23, 2007, 12:06 | |
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Dennis
どこかにいる 2092 posts
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"It seems our Dutchy friends need to lay off the pipe"
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| March 23, 2007, 14:08 | |
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PEader
お前はもう死んでいる 1486 posts 
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AMERICAN FOR LIFE!
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| March 23, 2007, 23:52 | |
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PB
Defender of the faith 630 posts 
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Quoting Caspah: its what you get when your moronic evangelical christian population sides with the republicans. Why, are they making America do tithing?  I'd rather have an America lead by evangelical Christians then a China lead by anti-religious atheists though  But the Netherlands is the best of course. ChristenUnie for the win!  
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| March 24, 2007, 12:42 | |
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OScoder
None 1338 posts |
Quoting Caspah: its what you get when your moronic evangelical christian population sides with the republicans. Of course, what is called Christianity might be better called 'American civil religion'. I doubt Jesus would (does?) agree with some of what the republicans are doing (and possibly the democrats!) [Edited on March 24, 2007 by OScoder] ____________ om |
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| March 24, 2007, 17:14 | |
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TheMI3
Starving Artist 520 posts 
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Quote: Seriously, where's York anyway? Nowhere special Btw Woody, as I understand it, most global economies are tied together with nothing but debt. It's true that Bush has sent your economy to Oblivion, but the likely hood of a violent marxist uprising in America is slim. Probably. ____________ This is my Blog. There are many like it, but this one is mine! (Now actual posts on it) http://www.chiefillustrator.com |
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| March 24, 2007, 21:55 | |
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Dennis
どこかにいる 2092 posts
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Quoting PB: Quoting Caspah: its what you get when your moronic evangelical christian population sides with the republicans. Why, are they making America do tithing? I'd rather have an America lead by evangelical Christians then a China lead by anti-religious atheists though But the Netherlands is the best of course. ChristenUnie for the win! i.e. 1 and 1 is 2 because GOD WANTS IT. So God is this some kind of guy or is it more like a gas giant like Jupiter? [Edited on March 24, 2007 by Dennis] ____________ Kwakkel |
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| March 24, 2007, 21:58 | |
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Woody
HEAD BLACK MAN 722 posts
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Quoting TheMI3: Quote: Seriously, where's York anyway? Nowhere special Btw Woody, as I understand it, most global economies are tied together with nothing but debt. It's true that Bush has sent your economy to Oblivion, but the likely hood of a violent marxist uprising in America is slim. Probably. Awesome. The new topic of discussion is wombats. ____________ boredome is the bitter fruit of too much routine |
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| March 24, 2007, 23:51 | |
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yonni
None 420 posts |
Its a bit unfair to land the whole blame on a religion surely? One that is made up of many people with personal beliefs. Religion can often have little to no bearing on politics. For example, a bill has just passed through the House of Lords (which has many bishops) about sexual orientation equality that the vast majority of chirstians of all denominations were opposed to. Personally, I can't believe it got through the lords. (For those who don't know: for a law, or bill, to be passed in England it has to be debated and voted on lots by the House of Commons [green furnature, elected representitives] before being given to the House of Lords for approval [red furnature, non-elected, aristocratic] and is finally signed by The Queen [more of a ceremonial thing, I don't know what happens if she refuses]) ____________ |
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| March 25, 2007, 19:11 | |
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Caspah
Gladiator 203 posts |
Well seperation of the the church and the state is one the founding principles of American democracy, but those principles are being violated by republican senators and congressman. Im not saying all republicans are bad, but a majority are controlled by greed-orientated motives (such is the nature of their party) and as a result, oil companies, massively polluting firms and ridiculously religious savages have far more say than everybody else. It is nice that the democrats have finally taken some power back, but IMO its too late for most of the damage caused by bush. PB: what is tithing? Oscoder: "American civil religion"? why would you call it that? we dont call al qaeda Middle Eastern death worship. Its Islamic radicalism or extremism, just as it is Christian radicalism or extremism in the US. edit- Quoting Rincewind: Woody, give us back New York! LOL that site is awesome. I would totally move to NA. [Edited on March 25, 2007 by Caspah] ____________ "clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right. here i am, stuck in the middle with you." ~Stealers Wheel |
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| March 26, 2007, 03:38 | |
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TheMI3
Starving Artist 520 posts
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Bush's administration puts business and politics of fear ahead of religious fundamentalism. That was some sort of trick to get the religious mainstream to vote for them. Slimey fucks. ____________ This is my Blog. There are many like it, but this one is mine! (Now actual posts on it) http://www.chiefillustrator.com |
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| March 27, 2007, 14:16 | |
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PEader
お前はもう死んでいる 1486 posts
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I like bush but i don't think much of dick.
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| March 27, 2007, 15:38 | |
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Dennis
どこかにいる 2092 posts
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Even "President Logan" of the famous series "24" would be a better president than Bush... and less corrupt too.
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| March 28, 2007, 12:48 | |
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TheMI3
Starving Artist 520 posts
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Did you not catch the last 4 or 5 episodes of season 5 then?
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| March 28, 2007, 13:01 | |
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Dennis
どこかにいる 2092 posts
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I did. And I still think he is less corrupt than Bush. 
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| March 28, 2007, 21:12 | |
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PB
Defender of the faith 630 posts
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Quoting Caspah: PB: what is tithing? Giving 10% of your earnings to a good cause (or the church). Originally the Jews did it, but certain Christian churches also encourage their members to give 10%. Quoting Dennis: science will eventually exist from religion too. i.e. 1 and 1 is 2 because GOD WANTS IT. So God is this some kind of guy or is it more like a gas giant like Jupiter? Science is not a religion, it's a system to gain knowledge though ovservation and experimentation. It has nothing to do with believe... At most science has unproven premises and theories. Atheism is indeed a religion: it's te believe that there is no god. Still many fundamentalist atheists are anti-religious though. Anti-religious people are always a bit crazy though
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