I'm not an advertising exec, but I bet you there is some study some where that Americans subconsciously associate British accents with greater trustworthiness and/ or authority
As for fantasy worlds: I disagree, the fantasy worlds cited are specifically medieval in quality, which conjures Europeanness, which conjures Britishness, as Americans don't deal well with foreign languages: no Flemish cave trolls or Hungarian dragons, for example (nevermind Cornish, Welsh, or Gaelic).
If we were talking FUTURE fantasy worlds, Avatar or Star Trek, for example, there is no association with Britishness. Although, Australian accents and actors figure heavily in that realm. Which is a whole other subject matter?:
Britain: the past, Australia: the future, from an American perspective.
(sorry Kiwis, Americans tend to group your accent with Australia, I don't want to step on any issues of national pride here)
go to greenland, tierra del fuego, somaliland, western montana... go, create your utopia, like utopian enthusiasts in the past in the american frontier
stop destroying my society with your ignorant WHARRRGARRBBBBLLEE of the clueless naive enthusiast with no understanding of history or human nature
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were the replies underneath. the holier-than-thou pronouncements of arrogant assholes decrying the proliferation of code monkeys
hey, assholes: when someone tries to better themselves, and takes an interest in what you do, smile, and encourage them, or shut up. your ego needs a serious deflation when you adapt such an ivory tower attitude to people just earnestly interested in what you do. don't mock their enthusiasm, most of them might not amount to much real skill growth, but some will
i think more coders is a GOOD thing. a planet of coders: what we could do!
you are a special combination of callousness and stupidity aren't you?
you won't be happy until you see the russian revolution or the french revolution reenacted, will you? this seems to be the only way certain people such as yourself get educated about what happens when you systematically condemn people to a lesser and lesser existence just for being poor in the first place. which is a direct result of your thinking, but you're too dense to see it
given the choice between that and places with weak government and no social safety nets (aka, a few ultrarich and teeming poor and corruption everywhere, aka cameroon, bangladesh, philippines, etc.), i'll cast my lot with the stoic gloomy nords any day
or rather, i'll convince my country and government. i'm not leaving my country, i'm fighting for it and winning it back from the hordes of the faux news propagandized and stupid, who won't stop until the USA is just like cameroon, bangladesh, philippines, etc.: middle class decimated, a few ultrarich, hordes of poor. that's the republican end game of "freedom" (aka, freedom for the rich and corporations only: no level playing field, no quality education regardless of background, no healthcare unless you are rich)
if organization A is larger than organization B, and there is no rule of law, which is possible only with a government, then organization A is free and ENCOURAGED in your view to engage in all manner of vile conduct
the government is warped by corporate interests, and moves away from its intended masters, the people
do we
a. remove the government, so the corporations can rape you directly b. remove the corrupting influence of corporations, so it is accountable to the people, as intended
so do we kill the patient, or cure him?
(cue republican talking points on healthcare, which amounts to basically "just die already, we have a profit principle in healthcare which is more important than your health")
"Pinkerton's agents performed services ranging from security guarding to private military contracting work. At its height, the Pinkerton National Detective Agency employed more agents than there were members of the standing army of the United States of America, causing the state of Ohio to outlaw the agency due to fears it could be hired as a private army or militia."
and do you know what these guys did when people tried to exercise their freedoms?
the rise of pinkertons is why we have things like minimum wage, hours per week to work, no child labor, etc.
because without government, the private sector WILL rape you and enslave you, until the people get fed enough and fight back. why? MORE PROFIT, MOOOOORRRREEEE. there is no other motivation. and this motivation blows right past respect for freedom, or anything else
the government sucks. its just that compared to all other options, the government is the best option
you should have said "kittens and unicorns" because sunshine is not a crazy fantasy choice. sure, you would need to blanket arizona with panels today but as technology advances, eventually we'll only have to plow over phoenix with a solar plant
is this a jedi mind trick? your word choice is suspicious. are you waving a hand as you write "Geothermal is not the cheap, clean, safe renewable locally sourced baseload power you are looking for."
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I'm not an advertising exec, but I bet you there is some study some where that Americans subconsciously associate British accents with greater trustworthiness and/ or authority
As for fantasy worlds: I disagree, the fantasy worlds cited are specifically medieval in quality, which conjures Europeanness, which conjures Britishness, as Americans don't deal well with foreign languages: no Flemish cave trolls or Hungarian dragons, for example (nevermind Cornish, Welsh, or Gaelic).
If we were talking FUTURE fantasy worlds, Avatar or Star Trek, for example, there is no association with Britishness. Although, Australian accents and actors figure heavily in that realm. Which is a whole other subject matter?:
Britain: the past, Australia: the future, from an American perspective.
(sorry Kiwis, Americans tend to group your accent with Australia, I don't want to step on any issues of national pride here)
can you imagine all the looney tunes shouting about Bilderberg this, world domination that, UN plot this, communist muslims that...
all countries have nut jobs, but what is it about my country that the nut jobs are so loud?
doesn't understand that the profit principle happily and freely tramples over any human rights it can.
You need a democratic government (not a plutocratic one), regulation, to actually protect your rights from the capitalist imperative.
the tech will exist to derive stem cells from an adult
so you don't need it
i demand you retract this story. there are some posts here that hurt my feelings
John Carter of Mars doesn't watch you!
your religious devotion to free market fundamentalism is an inspiration to us all
go
go to greenland, tierra del fuego, somaliland, western montana... go, create your utopia, like utopian enthusiasts in the past in the american frontier
stop destroying my society with your ignorant WHARRRGARRBBBBLLEE of the clueless naive enthusiast with no understanding of history or human nature
were the replies underneath. the holier-than-thou pronouncements of arrogant assholes decrying the proliferation of code monkeys
hey, assholes: when someone tries to better themselves, and takes an interest in what you do, smile, and encourage them, or shut up. your ego needs a serious deflation when you adapt such an ivory tower attitude to people just earnestly interested in what you do. don't mock their enthusiasm, most of them might not amount to much real skill growth, but some will
i think more coders is a GOOD thing. a planet of coders: what we could do!
if you are poor, do you just die in the street?
you are a special combination of callousness and stupidity aren't you?
you won't be happy until you see the russian revolution or the french revolution reenacted, will you? this seems to be the only way certain people such as yourself get educated about what happens when you systematically condemn people to a lesser and lesser existence just for being poor in the first place. which is a direct result of your thinking, but you're too dense to see it
given the choice between that and places with weak government and no social safety nets (aka, a few ultrarich and teeming poor and corruption everywhere, aka cameroon, bangladesh, philippines, etc.), i'll cast my lot with the stoic gloomy nords any day
or rather, i'll convince my country and government. i'm not leaving my country, i'm fighting for it and winning it back from the hordes of the faux news propagandized and stupid, who won't stop until the USA is just like cameroon, bangladesh, philippines, etc.: middle class decimated, a few ultrarich, hordes of poor. that's the republican end game of "freedom" (aka, freedom for the rich and corporations only: no level playing field, no quality education regardless of background, no healthcare unless you are rich)
if organization A is larger than organization B, and there is no rule of law, which is possible only with a government, then organization A is free and ENCOURAGED in your view to engage in all manner of vile conduct
rule of the strongest, warlords, somalia, etc.
this is your utopia?
John Carter of Mars watches the watchmen
the government is warped by corporate interests, and moves away from its intended masters, the people
do we
a. remove the government, so the corporations can rape you directly
b. remove the corrupting influence of corporations, so it is accountable to the people, as intended
so do we kill the patient, or cure him?
(cue republican talking points on healthcare, which amounts to basically "just die already, we have a profit principle in healthcare which is more important than your health")
i only read your first sentence. then i laughed and read no more. it must be nice to just make stuff up
your personal freedoms will be gleefully trampled upon by the free market were it not restrained by a government. do you understand that?
no, that's not my response. try again, you _____
"Who watches the watchmen?"
The answer is apparently Donald Duck, Elmer Fudd, Archie Bunker, and the KKK
aka, an idiot who doesn't know history
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinkerton_National_Detective_Agency
"Pinkerton's agents performed services ranging from security guarding to private military contracting work. At its height, the Pinkerton National Detective Agency employed more agents than there were members of the standing army of the United States of America, causing the state of Ohio to outlaw the agency due to fears it could be hired as a private army or militia."
and do you know what these guys did when people tried to exercise their freedoms?
the rise of pinkertons is why we have things like minimum wage, hours per week to work, no child labor, etc.
because without government, the private sector WILL rape you and enslave you, until the people get fed enough and fight back. why? MORE PROFIT, MOOOOORRRREEEE. there is no other motivation. and this motivation blows right past respect for freedom, or anything else
the government sucks. its just that compared to all other options, the government is the best option
you should have said "kittens and unicorns" because sunshine is not a crazy fantasy choice. sure, you would need to blanket arizona with panels today but as technology advances, eventually we'll only have to plow over phoenix with a solar plant
is this a jedi mind trick? your word choice is suspicious. are you waving a hand as you write "Geothermal is not the cheap, clean, safe renewable locally sourced baseload power you are looking for."
is done by corporations against each other.
China, as it emerges from communism and state enterprises, has retained the espionage function at the government level.
Natural suspicion between Chinese firms will take care of this evolutionary holdback.
and given what's happening today... different subject
freedom is not something that is won once and that's that, close the book, it's been written
freedom must be maintained in all societies for all times and will be continually encroached upon from inside and out, from all directions, forever
that is reality, there is no better deal
no, he enjoys dressing up like barbara streisand
making this a rare case of a double streisand effect