because the warmongering is only on one side, and the iranian regime are peace loving hippies
no way are they chanting death to america in iran. no way are they helping the assad regime and other organizations in the middle east intent on killing civilians
sunspot activity indicates we're in for some global cooling
which will counteract the obvious global warming our CO2 output is producing
so the debate will get shattered
then, in a decade or two when sunspot activity picks up, the temperature and violence of the atmosphere will shoot back up, and we'll be totally caught by surprise
going back to the suez canal crisis, and baathism inspired by stalinism, and egypt allying with the soviet union, this also explains our alliance with israel
The main difference seems to be European acceptance.
you can do absolutely anything you want in the world as long as your allies agree. because the will of the world is the will of the world. nothing has been violated if a thug like osama bin laden is taken out, no one serious on the world stage stands with this thug. pakistan can go fuck itself, because pakistan had elements of its government protecting bin laden
and the reason north korea is so advanced nuclear wise is because of a pakistani scientist who copied dutch technology when he was in the netherlands, then sold it to north korea, iran, libya, and other regimes. this scientist is seen as a hero in pakistan. so fuck you again, pakistan
the problem with talking about rational choices the regime is making is i don't think rational choices are being made
you can't talk about what a crazy guy would prudently and logically decide. he's crazy. he's not acting prudently and logically
so it's a big problem
because you have to talk about really crazy irrational things happening, because they could happen. this is a cult of personality dictatorship with absolute power in the hands of a 20 something kid
you can't rest on the assumption cooler heads prevail. there is no magical level of cooler heads here
china hates the idea of a united korea allied with the USA on its border. it prefers unstable mad dog north korea to that possibility
but as time goes on, china is going to have to make peace with the possibilty
in fact, if north korea does go full bore wackjob, and action becomes inescapable, china would involve itself actively and militarily as well, it's not foolish. any action in north korea is dependent on chinese involvement and acquiescence, obviously
but what i see happening is china going for regime change, but keeping the countries separate
simply because it hates, hates, hates the idea of a united korea allied with the USA
germany reuniting was really made possible by a sinking USSR
china is not sinking. it's rising. therefore, the prospects of a united korea in my estimation is doomed
any koreans dreaming of a united korea: i'm sorry, the geopolitical agenda of china is not going to let it happen
the man who wins is the man who appeals to as many people as possible
if you bend your opinion and your words just enough, you can appeal to even more
and if you lie in such a way that you don't really stand for anything at all but make everyone think you stand for their opinion, then you can appeal to most everyone
that wins the election
at the price of being an empty suit, having no soul, and leaving nothing but a taste of bitterness and regret in everyone's mouth and making everyone feel like you lied to and betrayed them
it's our system of voting, actually. the mathematics of our election system gives us the politicians we have
Slashdot Mirror
because the warmongering is only on one side, and the iranian regime are peace loving hippies
no way are they chanting death to america in iran. no way are they helping the assad regime and other organizations in the middle east intent on killing civilians
clearly all malice exists on only one side here
is that what you are saying?
the past crimes of the usa does not excuse the current crimes of iran
keep playing the false equivalency game
but the only thing the silly game hurts is your own credibility
that doesn't prove anything. aliens put the reflector there
why don't you people understand the fascist shadow government is controlling your mind with this propaganda about a moon landing?
the goals for doing that are obvious
so what you are saying is global warming is already dampened, and we're already coming out of the dampening
shit we're in for some fucking scary hurricanes
sunspot activity indicates we're in for some global cooling
which will counteract the obvious global warming our CO2 output is producing
so the debate will get shattered
then, in a decade or two when sunspot activity picks up, the temperature and violence of the atmosphere will shoot back up, and we'll be totally caught by surprise
Well be prepared for the idiot mad dog nation you helped create
i apologize for calling osama bin laden a thug, clearly i'm way out of line
lol!
which is not at all important when you are launching missiles or satellites or nuclear bombs
lol!
going back to the suez canal crisis, and baathism inspired by stalinism, and egypt allying with the soviet union, this also explains our alliance with israel
you can do absolutely anything you want in the world as long as your allies agree. because the will of the world is the will of the world. nothing has been violated if a thug like osama bin laden is taken out, no one serious on the world stage stands with this thug. pakistan can go fuck itself, because pakistan had elements of its government protecting bin laden
and the reason north korea is so advanced nuclear wise is because of a pakistani scientist who copied dutch technology when he was in the netherlands, then sold it to north korea, iran, libya, and other regimes. this scientist is seen as a hero in pakistan. so fuck you again, pakistan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Qadeer_Khan
"thanks" pakistan
why are we allied with this country?
this is correct
china may opt for regime change with its involvement (or spearheaded by it), but not unification
china will never allow korean unification. the only reason that happened in germany is because the USSR fell. china is not falling, it's rising
so as long as china continues to rise in power, the dream of korean unification is impossible
china will not freely accept a united korea allied with the USA on its border
the geopolitical status will be preserved
the problem with talking about rational choices the regime is making is i don't think rational choices are being made
you can't talk about what a crazy guy would prudently and logically decide. he's crazy. he's not acting prudently and logically
so it's a big problem
because you have to talk about really crazy irrational things happening, because they could happen. this is a cult of personality dictatorship with absolute power in the hands of a 20 something kid
you can't rest on the assumption cooler heads prevail. there is no magical level of cooler heads here
will never happen
china hates the idea of a united korea allied with the USA on its border. it prefers unstable mad dog north korea to that possibility
but as time goes on, china is going to have to make peace with the possibilty
in fact, if north korea does go full bore wackjob, and action becomes inescapable, china would involve itself actively and militarily as well, it's not foolish. any action in north korea is dependent on chinese involvement and acquiescence, obviously
but what i see happening is china going for regime change, but keeping the countries separate
simply because it hates, hates, hates the idea of a united korea allied with the USA
germany reuniting was really made possible by a sinking USSR
china is not sinking. it's rising. therefore, the prospects of a united korea in my estimation is doomed
any koreans dreaming of a united korea: i'm sorry, the geopolitical agenda of china is not going to let it happen
there is plenty to be disappointed about human behavior
but using north korea as an example of average human behavior is not accurate or fair
no kidding. they aimed for Japan in in December and hit the Philippines:
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/50244/philippines-condemns-north-korea-for-missile-launch
so if they are aiming for the USA now, only one thought comes to mind:
watch out Russia, incoming!
http://www.tmz.com/2010/07/30/north-korea-soccer-coach-kim-jong-il-kim-jong-hun/
that's cute
but the temper tantrum of a child and the calculated provocations of a cult of personality dictatorship are slightly different
try again
so now they are aiming for the USA?
watch out Russia!
autocomplete says i died in Illinois last year
not as weird or bad as i was hoping
64-bit time ends on 15:30:08 on Sunday, 4 December 292,277,026,596
you think the programmers in that year will be happy with the mess you left them?
not really planning ahead now are you geniuses?
dear coders of year 292 billion: i'm sorry, we failed you
because that's politics
the man who wins is the man who appeals to as many people as possible
if you bend your opinion and your words just enough, you can appeal to even more
and if you lie in such a way that you don't really stand for anything at all but make everyone think you stand for their opinion, then you can appeal to most everyone
that wins the election
at the price of being an empty suit, having no soul, and leaving nothing but a taste of bitterness and regret in everyone's mouth and making everyone feel like you lied to and betrayed them
it's our system of voting, actually. the mathematics of our election system gives us the politicians we have
the way to solve it is thusly:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borda_count
or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approval_voting
the idea is to better capture the true intent of voters, while still being a simple system
of course, this will probably never happen, but this is the way forward
Cahokia!
Forever!
governments that work on consensus last forever
governments based on intimidation, force, and censorship are doomed
make no mistake, you are going to learn this the hard way (revolt) or the easy way (road map to change)
good luck
i don't get it
(roger moore?)