You don't understand. The American Judicial system is firmly under the control of the people like Elliot Abrams. Or did you mean, a prison in The Hauge?
I'm the one simply pointing out to you that human rights abuses, such as those you mentioned, don't mean a thing when it comes to how nations regard their allies or trading partners.
Of course they have meaning. But in the complex geopolitical world, everything has to be kept in balance. There are no absolutes in the real world. Perhaps in your history books and Utopia, but certainly not the real world.
I'm able to recognise the hypocrisy of this situation - which is what I was pointing out to you - and condemn it accordingly: why can't you do the same?
Because there is no hypocrisy. Allies come together not because they are political or cultural carbon copies of each other. They come together because they see a need in each other and share a common objective. Your sinplistic view of the world might work in your history books, but you'd be laughed at anywhere else.
China is not a threat to the US at this moment. But we certainly don't know what their intentions are in teh future as they become more powerful. It's prudent on the part of the US to make sure that it has the ability to check a belligerent China.
Yeah, I remember that too. Pity your government doesn't. That's why China has the "most favoured trading nation" status
And I imagine your government pulled out of the WTO too appeal China's inclusion. And they probably also pulled out of the UN because Taiwan was booted in place of China?
Frankly, as far as the US government is concerned, those human rights abuses don't matter. A bit like how the treatment of women and other human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan don't matter because those countries are allies in the "War On Terror".
And your government doesn't trade or cooperate with either nation, right?
Send me those history books. I'd love to read about the fantasy world covered therein.
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Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Elliot Abrams, Jeb Bush, and Paul Wolfowitz.
I consider all of them heroes. They are the Minuteman of this era. They will do anything to protect America and to ensure that those who threaten it are destroyed. There is nothing wrong about that at all.
Russia wasn't as "bad" as they wanted to be. If the US didn't have nukes, Paris would be called Yeltsingrad today.
Make no mistake, Russia failed because it couldn't compete with the US on any level. If it didn't have the US to compete with, we'd still see the C.C.C.P on Olympic uniforms today.
Let's make no mistake about it. America is the preeminent power in the world and has increasingly shown the world that it is now afraid to flex its muscles. Russia and China know this all too well. A nuclear war is no their interest because they have too much to lose.
The North Koreans have nothing to lose, but like all madmen, they're inherently cowards. They know that using their nukes would render their nation a smoldering parking lot. They might be able to hurt America or South Korea, but they would cease to exist.
Perhaps you should pick up a history book sometime? Or take a geopolitics class? Who know, you might actually learn something about how the world works.
Oh? And I suppose you know how the world works, because you're a genius, right? Thousands of years of great men trying to figure out how the world works, and here unbeknowst to us, you have it all figured out.
It's people like you that make people elsewhere look at Americans as arrogant assholes.
Do yourself (and your countrymen) a favour: shut your mouth, educate yourself and try to look at other societies and cultures as something other than ICBM targets.
How 'bout I do this instead? How 'bout I speak my mind and let geniuses like you stereotype Americans based on what I say. That way you don't have to read history books to learn about Americans. You can learn all about them by reading my posts.
That leaves China, which as I pointed out just recently, exports more good to the US than anywhere else, so why you think they'd try to threaten their biggest trading partner (and military counterpart) is beyond me.
The same reason Germany and Japan tried to dominate all their neighbors prior to WW2
If you can dominate someone, why bother trading?
China is the world's darling because they sell $30 DVD players. I still remember them brutalizing the Tibetans, running their own people over with tanks for daring to protest.
China has a philosophy that suggests the Chinese will be dominant over all others eventually by virtue of their size and their system. They have not shown that they can be entirely trusted in such a position. As such, it is rational on the part of the US to protect itself from all known threats and all future, unknown threats
Russia and China bave been "nice" because they know
a) The US will blow them off the map if they're "bad" b) They know their systems don't work without gloabl integration
Also, references to Kafka are so 1980's. I'm surprised you didn't throw in Orweil or Hitler as well.
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I for one welcome our new American overlords...oops
I meant to say I welcome American militarization of space. Only the Americans can do it, only the Americans can be trusted not to abuse the power. If it were China or Russia, I'd be much more scared because they've both shown no compunction about killing millions of their own people. I shudder to think what they would do to the rest of us.
The only thing you care about is the image that Apple represents in your mind. It's as shallow as that. Apple fanatics are the type of people who bring their iMacs to Starbucks in the hopes that someone will notice that they're using an Apple computer. They also believe that Apple cares about them individually.
Anyone deconstructing the image you have of yourselves is attacked. Because after all, you guys care about protecting the image.
Of course you'd rather be around fellow fanatics. That's indicative of the cult mentatlity.
America is no different than any other nation. We just get most of the publicity because everyone is fascinated by us. If it doesn't happen in America, no one really cares.
Arabs and Muslism in general are filth and should be exterminated. I long for a war of civilizations, particularly a nuclear war because we'd have a great opportunity to cleanse those maggots from the earth.
Superpowers have the right, some would say the obligation, to kill indiscriminately. Britain did so when they were on top. China will probably do so when they're on top.
I just hope the US starts nuking nations. We'd kill a lot more efficiently that way.
Rover is not anywhere near the caps. They are looking for the existence that water existed on Mars as it does not on Earth, over a large swatch of the planet.
It would be hard for a sea creature to crawl out of frozen water and begin its Ascent to Mankind.
If there are martians, they're most certainly living underneath the unforgiving surface. I would love to see Rover snap a pic of someone peeking his head out from a hole in the ground.
No, it wasn't an aberration. NASA had a clear cut challenge jn the 60's and used it to as their mission statement. Since the last Moon landing, NASA hasn't been sure what it's primary mission is. That's all about to change, apparently.
It's easy to be cynical but I prefer to think that inspired men can achieve great things. Otherwise, there's no point in going on.
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You don't understand. The American Judicial system is firmly under the control of the people like Elliot Abrams. Or did you mean, a prison in The Hauge?
Hahah, don't make me laugh.
I'm the one simply pointing out to you that human rights abuses, such as those you mentioned, don't mean a thing when it comes to how nations regard their allies or trading partners.
Of course they have meaning. But in the complex geopolitical world, everything has to be kept in balance. There are no absolutes in the real world. Perhaps in your history books and Utopia, but certainly not the real world.
I'm able to recognise the hypocrisy of this situation - which is what I was pointing out to you - and condemn it accordingly: why can't you do the same?
Because there is no hypocrisy. Allies come together not because they are political or cultural carbon copies of each other. They come together because they see a need in each other and share a common objective. Your sinplistic view of the world might work in your history books, but you'd be laughed at anywhere else.
China is not a threat to the US at this moment. But we certainly don't know what their intentions are in teh future as they become more powerful. It's prudent on the part of the US to make sure that it has the ability to check a belligerent China.
You are certainly free to leave. No one will miss you, I'm sure.
They have a young, motivated space corps without much politics (actually, I am assuming not much politics, but hard to say)
You're rather naive, aren't you? And probably stupid as well.
Yeah, I remember that too. Pity your government doesn't. That's why China has the "most favoured trading nation" status
And I imagine your government pulled out of the WTO too appeal China's inclusion. And they probably also pulled out of the UN because Taiwan was booted in place of China?
Frankly, as far as the US government is concerned, those human rights abuses don't matter. A bit like how the treatment of women and other human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan don't matter because those countries are allies in the "War On Terror".
And your government doesn't trade or cooperate with either nation, right?
Send me those history books. I'd love to read about the fantasy world covered therein.
Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, Elliot Abrams, Jeb Bush, and Paul Wolfowitz.
I consider all of them heroes. They are the Minuteman of this era. They will do anything to protect America and to ensure that those who threaten it are destroyed. There is nothing wrong about that at all.
If you're not with us, that is.
Russia wasn't as "bad" as they wanted to be. If the US didn't have nukes, Paris would be called Yeltsingrad today.
Make no mistake, Russia failed because it couldn't compete with the US on any level. If it didn't have the US to compete with, we'd still see the C.C.C.P on Olympic uniforms today.
Let's make no mistake about it. America is the preeminent power in the world and has increasingly shown the world that it is now afraid to flex its muscles. Russia and China know this all too well. A nuclear war is no their interest because they have too much to lose.
The North Koreans have nothing to lose, but like all madmen, they're inherently cowards. They know that using their nukes would render their nation a smoldering parking lot. They might be able to hurt America or South Korea, but they would cease to exist.
Perhaps you should pick up a history book sometime? Or take a geopolitics class? Who know, you might actually learn something about how the world works.
Oh? And I suppose you know how the world works, because you're a genius, right? Thousands of years of great men trying to figure out how the world works, and here unbeknowst to us, you have it all figured out.
It's people like you that make people elsewhere look at Americans as arrogant assholes.
Yeah, Mr-I-Know-How-The-World-Works surely isn't arrogant. Heavens no.
Do yourself (and your countrymen) a favour: shut your mouth, educate yourself and try to look at other societies and cultures as something other than ICBM targets.
How 'bout I do this instead? How 'bout I speak my mind and let geniuses like you stereotype Americans based on what I say. That way you don't have to read history books to learn about Americans. You can learn all about them by reading my posts.
That leaves China, which as I pointed out just recently, exports more good to the US than anywhere else, so why you think they'd try to threaten their biggest trading partner (and military counterpart) is beyond me.
The same reason Germany and Japan tried to dominate all their neighbors prior to WW2
If you can dominate someone, why bother trading?
China is the world's darling because they sell $30 DVD players. I still remember them brutalizing the Tibetans, running their own people over with tanks for daring to protest.
China has a philosophy that suggests the Chinese will be dominant over all others eventually by virtue of their size and their system. They have not shown that they can be entirely trusted in such a position. As such, it is rational on the part of the US to protect itself from all known threats and all future, unknown threats
Russia and China bave been "nice" because they know
a) The US will blow them off the map if they're "bad"
b) They know their systems don't work without gloabl integration
Also, references to Kafka are so 1980's. I'm surprised you didn't throw in Orweil or Hitler as well.
I for one welcome our new American overlords...oops
I meant to say I welcome American militarization of space. Only the Americans can do it, only the Americans can be trusted not to abuse the power. If it were China or Russia, I'd be much more scared because they've both shown no compunction about killing millions of their own people. I shudder to think what they would do to the rest of us.
I'm sure they only have benevolent purposes behind their space agencies, because all Chinese, Russian and Indians are good and all Americans are bad.
Hmmm, now that I think of it, that should be the new Slashdot boilerplate:
"News for evil Americans and all the other good people".
The only thing you care about is the image that Apple represents in your mind. It's as shallow as that. Apple fanatics are the type of people who bring their iMacs to Starbucks in the hopes that someone will notice that they're using an Apple computer. They also believe that Apple cares about them individually.
Anyone deconstructing the image you have of yourselves is attacked. Because after all, you guys care about protecting the image.
Of course you'd rather be around fellow fanatics. That's indicative of the cult mentatlity.
It's also amazing how the fanatical Apple zealots have not changed, as exhibited by their failure to see the humor in my parent post.
Their cult-like behaviour and refusal to acknowledge Apple's faults or even to laugh at them precludes me from ever buying any Apple products.
And now Apple can't make a battery that lasts longer than 18 months.
It's amazing how Apple's corporate culture has changed so significantly.
Get over it already, you dumb bitch.
America is no different than any other nation. We just get most of the publicity because everyone is fascinated by us. If it doesn't happen in America, no one really cares.
Arabs and Muslism in general are filth and should be exterminated. I long for a war of civilizations, particularly a nuclear war because we'd have a great opportunity to cleanse those maggots from the earth.
Superpowers have the right, some would say the obligation, to kill indiscriminately. Britain did so when they were on top. China will probably do so when they're on top.
I just hope the US starts nuking nations. We'd kill a lot more efficiently that way.
Maybe you want to take a look at this virtual keyboard. Kinda cool, huh?
Fried Fish Workers.
Rover is not anywhere near the caps. They are looking for the existence that water existed on Mars as it does not on Earth, over a large swatch of the planet.
It would be hard for a sea creature to crawl out of frozen water and begin its Ascent to Mankind.
If there are martians, they're most certainly living underneath the unforgiving surface. I would love to see Rover snap a pic of someone peeking his head out from a hole in the ground.
Does your company have anything to do with NetGet technology?
Money is not everything
Then what is it about?
Microsoft, you need to make cheaper software
Oh, that definitely clears things up!
No, it wasn't an aberration. NASA had a clear cut challenge jn the 60's and used it to as their mission statement. Since the last Moon landing, NASA hasn't been sure what it's primary mission is. That's all about to change, apparently.
It's easy to be cynical but I prefer to think that inspired men can achieve great things. Otherwise, there's no point in going on.