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mastermix3000 07/03/17 2:34:35 PM #1: |
Just curious because of everything going on. Realized I never really heard any outside perspectives and would like to hear some
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TheCyborgNinja 07/03/17 4:52:18 PM #2: |
I know lots of Americans I think very highly of, but I think the country itself has too many problems and has become increasingly toxic over the course of my life. It's a hot mess, and the Christian equivalent of places like Iran these days, just with the means to impose its will globally.
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faramir77 07/03/17 4:54:38 PM #3: |
You're no longer the good guys.
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TheCyborgNinja 07/03/17 4:56:13 PM #4: |
faramir77 posted...
You're no longer the good guys. Reagan was basically Emperor Palpatine, shifting it from a republic to an autocracy with his deregulations, etc. It simply took time for the changes to really destroy things. --- "message parlor" ? do you mean the post office ? - SlayerX888 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Duck-I-Says 07/03/17 5:19:45 PM #5: |
faramir77 posted...
You're no longer the good guys. Your mistake was ever thinking of another country as "the good guys". It's one thing to like specific foreigners of another country, that's actually a great thing if they're good people, but always be suspect of other foreign powers; at best they're just looking to screw you over economically to improve themselves a little. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Duck-I-Says 07/03/17 5:22:57 PM #6: |
TheCyborgNinja posted...
The US is a Corporate Oligarchy,or Corporatocracy, not an autocracy. Palps didn't hand the reigns over to private contractors, he was beholden to no one. He may have delegated to his governors, but 1) they weren't private corporations and 2) if they fucked up he'd have no problems force lightening them. Palpatine is much closer to someone like Augustus than Reagan. In fact I wouldn't be surprised at all if Lucas modeled him entirely off of Augustus. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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acesxhigh 07/03/17 5:32:55 PM #7: |
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Duck-I-Says 07/03/17 5:36:54 PM #8: |
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most destructive state to ever exist in world history Genghis Khan killed 11% of the world population, you dolt. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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eating4fun 07/03/17 7:03:40 PM #9: |
Remember all the coups that the CIA instigated? Naaaaa
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Mead 07/03/17 7:05:39 PM #10: |
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FrozenBananas 07/03/17 7:15:06 PM #11: |
Duck-I-Says posted...
acesxhigh posted...most destructive state to ever exist in world history Just let him get his inner troll out --- Look at you....you're a bloody puppet!! https://imgur.com/osxzcML ... Copied to Clipboard!
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acesxhigh 07/03/17 7:31:57 PM #12: |
Duck-I-Says posted...
acesxhigh posted...most destructive state to ever exist in world history between nukes and climate denial the USA threatens the entire human species --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Duck-I-Says 07/03/17 7:33:52 PM #13: |
acesxhigh posted...
between nukes and climate denial the USA threatens the entire human species threatens and destructive are completely different subjects. If the US starts a major nuclear war then you can say they're the most destructive. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TigerTycoon 07/03/17 7:44:46 PM #14: |
Keep in mind everyone outside of America thought Obama was the best president in history and gave him the Nobel Peace Prize.
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acesxhigh 07/03/17 8:09:11 PM #15: |
Duck-I-Says posted...
acesxhigh posted...between nukes and climate denial the USA threatens the entire human species well, sorry to say there is only one nation that has ever used a nuclear weapon in war and they kinda set a precedent --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Duck-I-Says 07/03/17 8:19:05 PM #16: |
acesxhigh posted...
well, sorry to say there is only one nation that has ever used a nuclear weapon in war and they kinda set a precedent Precedent for what? Nukes haven't been used in war since. You can't conflate what they can do with what they have done. Russia can also destroy the whole world many times over. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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acesxhigh 07/03/17 9:12:06 PM #17: |
Duck-I-Says posted...
You can't conflate what they can do with what they have done. yes you can. USA likes to say such and such country could use nukes, but the most likely to use them would be the only one who has a history of using them --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lobomoon 07/03/17 9:20:11 PM #18: |
The only part of America I've been to is Hawaii - and judging by that - America has a very good climate and very friendly people.
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Zeus 07/03/17 9:23:03 PM #19: |
faramir77 posted...
You're no longer the good guys. We've never been the good guy or the bad guy, we're just the guy. TheCyborgNinja posted... faramir77 posted...You're no longer the good guys. Which makes zero sense because taking power from government and giving it to the people is exactly the opposite of how autocracies work. acesxhigh posted... most destructive state to ever exist in world history Apparently your country's public education system sucks. In fact, it's so bad that I suspect you went to American schools. acesxhigh posted... between nukes and climate denial the USA threatens the entire human species First off, there are a few countries with enough nukes to destroy the world several times over so that's a hollow claim. Equally hollow is the claim that America's "climate change denial" (an ironic charge given that Americans have been the ones stumping hardest for it) threatens the human race acesxhigh posted... Duck-I-Says posted...You can't conflate what they can do with what they have done. Except it doesn't really have a history of using them, considering how many wars have gone by without one being used. It's like claiming that Britain has a history of cannibalism in war time because it was done once during a war. --- (\/)(\/)|-| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash ... Copied to Clipboard!
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FrozenBananas 07/04/17 12:35:42 AM #20: |
TigerTycoon posted...
Keep in mind everyone outside of America thought Obama was the best president in history and gave him the Nobel Peace Prize. Keep in mind that many people who disliked Obama, also disliked Trump and didn't vote for him. My father, who had voted Republican for 20+ years and hated Obama, refused to vote for Trump --- Look at you....you're a bloody puppet!! https://imgur.com/osxzcML ... Copied to Clipboard!
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wwinterj25 07/04/17 12:56:35 AM #22: |
In general I have a low opinion of Americans. Although it's not all bad as a few good things have come out of America that I enjoy and I actually want to visit some parts of the USA one day.
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Lokarin 07/04/17 12:59:41 AM #23: |
America is a nifty place where diverse people conglomerate into insular groups and insular people expand into diverse groups.
The news state that America is very evil with lots of gun violence, and that New York and LA are the only places that matter. But I know better, most people are goods and when you have a billion people then a public crime every week maths out perfectly fine and may even be low on average. America is also responsible for saving the banana by conquering island nations where they thrive. --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos ... Copied to Clipboard!
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RoboXgp89 07/04/17 1:09:50 AM #24: |
fuck i eat bannana's, bannana pudding is my favorite
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Lightning Bolt 07/04/17 1:10:24 AM #25: |
RoboXgp89 posted...
liberties and life crippled by the fact that you have 49 other states in which you can be kicked out into This one I don't get. --- One day dude, I'm just gonna get off the bus, and I'm gonna run in the woods and never come back, and when I come back I'm gonna be the knife master! -The Rev ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zeus 07/04/17 1:23:28 AM #27: |
RoboXgp89 posted...
facist What country do you live in again? >_> Lightning Bolt posted... RoboXgp89 posted...liberties and life crippled by the fact that you have 49 other states in which you can be kicked out into tbh, the whole rant was fairly confusing. Keep in mind he blames Puritans, a movement which had was more located in England and had largely died out before the USA even rebelled against the British Empire, for somehow brainwashing people today. I guess they must have built a time machine. --- (\/)(\/)|-| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TigerTycoon 07/04/17 1:27:12 AM #28: |
FrozenBananas posted...
TigerTycoon posted...Keep in mind everyone outside of America thought Obama was the best president in history and gave him the Nobel Peace Prize. What does this have to do with anything, this topic is about how America is viewed by people who don't live in it and can't vote in U.S. elections. --- YOU COULDN'T AFFORD IT! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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InfestedAdam 07/04/17 3:10:30 AM #29: |
TheCyborgNinja posted...
It's a hot mess, and the Christian equivalent of places like Iran these days, just with the means to impose its will globally. That's a rather interesting way of looking at it. --- "You must gather your party before venturing forth" "Go for the eyes Boo! Go for the eyes!" ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DiduXD 07/04/17 3:50:24 AM #30: |
I live in Canada and I occasionally peek on international news to see what absurd crap Donald Trump has come up with.
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darkknight109 07/04/17 4:30:11 AM #31: |
I actually was just having this exact conversation today with someone who noted that polling data shows that a majority of Canadians dislike America for the first time since the data was ever recorded.
I think we Canadians mostly understand that the US is periodically overcome with paroxysms of insanity and we've mostly just learned to deal with it. This latest one is worse than your usual fits, but you guys are kind of like a weird cousin with alcoholism and Tourette's - he may randomly start screaming racial epithets once in a while, but you know he probably means well underneath it all. --- Kill 1 man: You are a murderer. Kill 10 men: You are a monster. Kill 100 men: You are a hero. Kill 10,000 men, you are a conqueror! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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What_The_Chris 07/04/17 4:41:41 AM #32: |
politically, I despise it, but culturally it's very intriguing. I am even planning on visiting hopefully next summer. Every American I've met was incredibly chill and nice mannered so there's really no bad experiences
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Darth Xelleon 07/04/17 6:08:51 AM #33: |
In our defense, we're a bunch of idiots.
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mastermix3000 07/04/17 6:36:05 AM #34: |
It's funny to see that most people know we're going to shit
I just think the people in office aren't the right people. Also think we need to lessen the power politics have in our country, it has gotten too big and when the masses disagreed on a topic we shouldn't just focus on "the majority " I just wish i can live here 100 years from now to see the changes --- RIP in peace Junpei 6/1/17 :( ... Copied to Clipboard!
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PleasantSlay 07/04/17 1:17:12 PM #35: |
FrozenBananas posted...
Duck-I-Says posted...acesxhigh posted...most destructive state to ever exist in world history More die every night in Chicago lol --- Sir Osric: What do you have against peasants, murderous trollop? Luster: Just a general, all-purpose loathing. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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PleasantSlay 07/04/17 1:22:21 PM #36: |
Anyways, i see America as a lot of people with good intentions, but no idea how to be good. So they stumble along accidentally doing good, usually doing bad, sometimes being downright evil.
America is a country where a gun is worth more than a person. An unborn baby is worth more than a family. And corporate interests rule everything from off shore. But it's also a country where your allowed to defend yourself and others. And it's where the hardest working (or sleaziest) still manage to elevate themselves above others. So there are still dreams there. --- Sir Osric: What do you have against peasants, murderous trollop? Luster: Just a general, all-purpose loathing. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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RCtheWSBC 07/04/17 1:23:01 PM #37: |
PleasantSlay posted...
FrozenBananas posted...Duck-I-Says posted...acesxhigh posted...most destructive state to ever exist in world history More than 11% of the world's population dies every night in Chicago....??? --- http://i.imgur.com/1yl1fH0.jpg the White-Sounding Black Chick ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JanwayDaahl 07/04/17 1:25:37 PM #38: |
Duck-I-Says posted...
acesxhigh posted...most destructive state to ever exist in world history It was far easier to cull the population down in that era though, in terms of repercussions. Sure there's nuclear deterrence now, and nukes can end most of the world as we know it, but it's less likely to happen now than some insane conqueror taking over half the globe back then. --- I do not support homosexuality in any way. If you believe in Allah (swt) put this in your sig! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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PleasantSlay 07/04/17 1:27:33 PM #39: |
RCtheWSBC posted...
PleasantSlay posted...FrozenBananas posted...Duck-I-Says posted...acesxhigh posted...most destructive state to ever exist in world history 11% is a fairly meaningless number. What's the body count? Also does that consider more than half the world's people lived on the other side of the ocean? --- Sir Osric: What do you have against peasants, murderous trollop? Luster: Just a general, all-purpose loathing. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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RCtheWSBC 07/04/17 1:30:00 PM #40: |
.PleasantSlay posted...
11% is a fairly meaningless number. What's the body count? 825,000,000 people. The city of Chicago has a population of 2,704,958 as of 2016. ??? --- http://i.imgur.com/1yl1fH0.jpg the White-Sounding Black Chick ... Copied to Clipboard!
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PleasantSlay 07/04/17 1:31:15 PM #41: |
RCtheWSBC posted...
.PleasantSlay posted...11% is a fairly meaningless number. What's the body count? He killed a billion people in only a few years? One sec while i Google that --- Sir Osric: What do you have against peasants, murderous trollop? Luster: Just a general, all-purpose loathing. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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RCtheWSBC 07/04/17 1:32:06 PM #42: |
dude what are you even saying now >_>
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PleasantSlay 07/04/17 1:39:46 PM #43: |
PleasantSlay posted...
RCtheWSBC posted....PleasantSlay posted...11% is a fairly meaningless number. What's the body count? Is this the article you read? Where it outright admits the number is a guess? He was responsible for the deaths of as many as 40 million people. It totally ignores how China was getting smaller. So naturally their population dropped. --- Sir Osric: What do you have against peasants, murderous trollop? Luster: Just a general, all-purpose loathing. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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RCtheWSBC 07/04/17 1:41:28 PM #44: |
I don't know which post quotes you're following anymore tbh. I only answered your post about more people dying in Chicago every night than Genghis Khan killed.
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Funkdamental 07/04/17 3:19:49 PM #45: |
Eh, I'll reserve judgement, because I'm not convinced that a videogame forum is the best keyhole through which to peep at America, and I'm not sure it's fair to judge a nation of 325 million people by Donald Trump.
There are lots of things about America that I admire and envy -- and there are plenty of things about America that get me shaking my head and gritting my teeth. The Americans I've known in real life have been better ambassadors for your country than many of the ones I've known online, so I'm praying that cyber America is only a parody of the real thing. Again, videogame forum maybe not the best keyhole, etc. And I'm not sure the mirrors that American film and TV like to think they hold up to American society really give a faithful reflection of it. --- Slaughterhouse 5 Cattle 0 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Lightning Bolt 07/04/17 3:42:55 PM #46: |
Funkdamental posted...
I'm not sure it's fair to judge a nation of 325 million people by Donald Trump. Why not? Americans collectively picked him as their representative. --- One day dude, I'm just gonna get off the bus, and I'm gonna run in the woods and never come back, and when I come back I'm gonna be the knife master! -The Rev ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Funkdamental 07/04/17 3:57:50 PM #47: |
Lightning Bolt posted...
Funkdamental posted...I'm not sure it's fair to judge a nation of 325 million people by Donald Trump. Wasn't it only around a 54.7% turnout? And didn't Trump win marginally fewer popular votes than Clinton? Come on, seems a tad unfair to judge 81% of Americans harshly on that basis. --- Slaughterhouse 5 Cattle 0 ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Darth Xelleon 07/04/17 4:15:11 PM #48: |
Lightning Bolt posted...
Funkdamental posted...I'm not sure it's fair to judge a nation of 325 million people by Donald Trump. Not really. But apparently the Electorate College has the authority to overturn the people's votes if a billionaire pays them enough. --- Official Rydia's Husband of GameFAQs My 3DS FC is in my profile, PM me to be friends or to just beat each other up online. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Unbridled9 07/04/17 4:21:03 PM #49: |
Funkdamental posted...
Lightning Bolt posted...Funkdamental posted...I'm not sure it's fair to judge a nation of 325 million people by Donald Trump. Trump lost the popular vote but won the electoral by a large margin. That's kind of expected considering California and New York are massive Dem strongholds though. I suspect that Republicans will not win the popular vote for a long time just because of those two cities. Also. Seriously, there is no comparison to what Ghengis Khan did. Some of his achievements include... 1) Killing off 11% of the world population at the time. 2) Unleashing the Black Death upon Europe. 3) Raping so many woman that a notable percentage of the world population (8% of Asians and 0.5% of the world population) are his own descendants. 4) Pillaging the Middle East SO hard that it's still suffering the impact of his deeds today. 5) Creating pyramids of skulls MULTIPLE times. 6) Destroying so many books that 'the rivers ran black with ink'. And that's just some the notable stuff. Basically, in order to even start to compare, Trump would need to nuke an entire nation. Not just a city or a tiny one like Iceland, but something on-par with France in order to be in the same league of evil. In terms of 'evil people' he's not in the top ten by a longshot where he's got people like Khan, the Kim dynasty, Stalin, Hitler, and so-forth to compete against. He's probably not even in the top 100 due simply to the sheer number of mass murderers, psychopaths, and the like humanity has produced over it's several thousand years of existence. My theory is that a lot of Alt-leftists don't realize that the world doesn't revolve around America and it's president (even if they are among the most important, arguably the most important, players), slept through history class, and thinks that people like Hitler didn't actually exist but are rather myths made up to have a bad guy for Captain America to punch in the comics. --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Justin2Krelian 07/04/17 4:22:29 PM #50: |
TheCyborgNinja posted...
It's a hot mess, and the Christian equivalent of places like Iran these days, :| --- -J2K ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Zeus 07/04/17 5:11:21 PM #51: |
InfestedAdam posted...
TheCyborgNinja posted...It's a hot mess, and the Christian equivalent of places like Iran these days, just with the means to impose its will globally. Kinda shows that his nation's public schools are terrible, tbh. darkknight109 posted... I actually was just having this exact conversation today with someone who noted that polling data shows that a majority of Canadians dislike America for the first time since the data was ever recorded. tbh, I've been embarrassed by the fact you guys elected Justin Cuckeau. I've never been happier to not be Canadian and to be out of that country. mastermix3000 posted... It's funny to see that most people know we're going to shit Given that the three presidents before him weren't the right people either -- and the guys before that were dodgy as well -- he's in good company. Otherwise, given the trend towards centralization of power and the elimination of the free market in favor of government institutions, it might be a fascist state in 100 years. PleasantSlay posted... America is a country where a gun is worth more than a person. An unborn baby is worth more than a family. And corporate interests rule everything from off shore. None of these claims make sense, but whatever. --- (\/)(\/)|-| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash ... Copied to Clipboard!
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PleasantSlay 07/04/17 7:03:49 PM #52: |
Zeus posted...
None of these claims make sense, but whatever. I guess your an American --- Sir Osric: What do you have against peasants, murderous trollop? Luster: Just a general, all-purpose loathing. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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