Sounds like a good idea, in theory. In reality, I criticized the President as being just the same as the previous guy and was called a racist for my trouble. I think your political ideas of Americans are stuck in the 1800s and don't reflect reality on the ground in 2012.
Eleven carriers. And frankly, they may even get cut to ten or even nine carriers in the next few years, to pay for Obama's budget. You can say it's dumb if you want, but having more carriers than the whole world put together means that nobody even thinks of challenging you. Cut it down to a reasonable number like five, or two, or zero, and suddenly everyone and his dog thinks he can control the sea. Get ready for free navigation of international waters to become a quaint artifact of the past.
Yeah, and before that, doctors were perfectly willing to let patients suffer. It's shocking how much they Just Didn't Care about people in pain. I can see from the tone of your comment that you're rather pissed off about the situation. Sucks to be you. The "all time highs" of the negatives are from people who are abusing opioids as recreational drugs, not those getting the drugs in hospitals. But hey, if it makes you "feel better" we can go back to the old way. You see what I did there?
The Chinese certainly think of it this way. They think the US is doomed because "China strong" (zhongguo qiangda). Every time one of these stories comes out, there is much celebration and mutual back-patting.
The "Keep calm and carry on" poster was never publicized. It was intended to be posted AFTER a successful German invasion of the British Isles. But, you know, don't let those inconvenient facts get in the way of your false narrative.
By the way, the Germans did indeed target military installations. Otherwise, how could it be a "turning point". Turning point from what? It took the heat off the RAF from...what, exactly? Bombing their airfields? But according to what you just said, they didn't bother targeting military installations. +4 Insightful my ass.
So...how were the results replicated? Did another, unrelated team of researchers use the LHC to achieve the same results? If not, what the fuck, science? Aren't irreproducible results the butt of jokes? Ah, nevermind. I don't have a Ph.D., so as I have been informed many times before, on this very website, how am I to question Ph.D.s? I promise to be more trusting and less vigilant in the future.
Oh, man, do these suck. I got a "to continue to your content, please answer these survey questions!" box popup a couple of weeks ago. I just entered some fake responses as soon as I could and clicked 'submit'.
Coming up next: survey responses that follow you around the internet, slowly building up a full profile. Erase your cookies, and it starts from the beginning all over again. Alternatively, it starts "personalizing" web pages for you based on your previous answers. I can only imagine what a web page would look like for a Latvian lumberjack who makes $10,000 or less per year.
Nah, they've had it already. One election and done. MB in charge, with no further need for those pesky campaigns or democracy. Just pure Islamic jurisprudence from now on. They're already replacing America with China is the main foreign sponsor as they don't like the strings that come with American foreign aid (i.e. "bribes"). Whatayagonna do? The people apparently genuinely support the MB.
I'm sorry, but "hacker friendly" and "hacked together" systems have no business in a vehicle which, when it malfunctions, will likely kill or severely maim all of its occupants.
Yeah, well, you'd be surprised. People out there get bitchy and moany when they have to go two seconds without listening to Nickelback or Maroon 5. I remember a sightseeing tour by car through magical China, stopping at hilltop monasteries and having tea at amazing teahouses with breathtaking views. Real Kung Fu movie stuff, live and in the flesh. My two co-tourists couldn't believe that the car didn't have any music other than a couple of crappy Chinese dance music CDs and didn't have a USB port to accept input from their music players. I was like, uh, these are amazing views and we're doing amazing things today, is it OK if we go without music for eight hours? You'd have thought I suggested we drink out of a bucket of warm spit, to judge by the disgusted reactions on their faces to this unwelcome suggestion. Seriously, I'm pretty sure it ruined the trip for them. I had an awesome time.
What are you, nuts? Sovereignty is a basic concept of nations. Having a say in who comes and goes is...basic. You can't get any more basic-er. I live in a foreign country and it's beyond any shred of a doubt that I should have the proper visa at all times. It's also beyond any shred of a doubt that my host nation has the right to do this...and its history is much "worse" than "evil USA".
This has what to do with Cambodia or Sweden again? I swear, there has got to be a new vocabulary word for self-centered Americans who think every single discussion is about their country.
Governments do this all the time. Jimmy Carter's famous Camp David Accords peace treaty between Sadat and Begin wouldn't have happened unless Carter bribed Egypt with $1.3 billion dollars per year in "aid". Not to be left out, Israel received a $3 billion bribe, I mean, foreign aid, for their part in the peace treaty. For accepting these bribes, Begin and Sadat shared a Nobel Peace Prize. Suddenly, everyone is shocked, shocked to find that aid is going on here?
Try this from now on: any time you hear the word "foreign aid", mentally substitute the word "bribe". You'll see it's a quite normal state of affairs among nations.
Remember back when Civilization had no multiplayer mode, and Sid Meier infamously said that his games would never have multiplayer because his customers didn't have friends? How the times have changed.
...and then because they refused to advance, had that very technology used against them. Look how well that turned out. Ignorance is bliss? Ignorance is never good.
What kind of "China Labor Watch" would they be if they reported everything was OK? They have an incentive to report bad news, and spin everything in a negative direction. For all we know, they could be like NPR and think they don't even need evidence, engaging in outright fabrication. And why not? It supports their pre-existing mental state. "We didn't think that he was lying to us and to audiences about the details of his story."
Hey, I'm not saying Chinese factories are heaven. Even in America, factories that are unionized and obey every OSHA rule are still not particularly pleasant places to work. But the "big name" factories in China have the best working conditions, hands down. I've been to the little ones and they can be hell. If the boss thinks of himself as father to the workers, the small factories can be quite nice. But when he thinks of himself as the only smart person in the company, and the workers as reprehensible (think of it like the way liberals consider middle Americans), things can get bad. Come on, this China Labor Watch isn't going after the bad factories. It's just going after the big names to get publicity for itself. If they were actually interested in fixing things, they'd have no trouble swinging a 2x4 in China and hitting several factories that need to be exposed. But they're not interested in that, eh?
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All this screaming means that we're on the right track.
Sounds like a good idea, in theory. In reality, I criticized the President as being just the same as the previous guy and was called a racist for my trouble. I think your political ideas of Americans are stuck in the 1800s and don't reflect reality on the ground in 2012.
Eleven carriers. And frankly, they may even get cut to ten or even nine carriers in the next few years, to pay for Obama's budget. You can say it's dumb if you want, but having more carriers than the whole world put together means that nobody even thinks of challenging you. Cut it down to a reasonable number like five, or two, or zero, and suddenly everyone and his dog thinks he can control the sea. Get ready for free navigation of international waters to become a quaint artifact of the past.
Yeah, and before that, doctors were perfectly willing to let patients suffer. It's shocking how much they Just Didn't Care about people in pain. I can see from the tone of your comment that you're rather pissed off about the situation. Sucks to be you. The "all time highs" of the negatives are from people who are abusing opioids as recreational drugs, not those getting the drugs in hospitals. But hey, if it makes you "feel better" we can go back to the old way. You see what I did there?
Really, there is no need for racial slurs here. Who modded this bigoted epithet up to +3?
* Nomination for stupidest, closed-minded comment of the day *
The Chinese certainly think of it this way. They think the US is doomed because "China strong" (zhongguo qiangda). Every time one of these stories comes out, there is much celebration and mutual back-patting.
If anyone wanted to know what a country would look like if a Bond villain actually won, look no farther than Russia.
No, wrong.
The "Keep calm and carry on" poster was never publicized. It was intended to be posted AFTER a successful German invasion of the British Isles. But, you know, don't let those inconvenient facts get in the way of your false narrative.
By the way, the Germans did indeed target military installations. Otherwise, how could it be a "turning point". Turning point from what? It took the heat off the RAF from...what, exactly? Bombing their airfields? But according to what you just said, they didn't bother targeting military installations. +4 Insightful my ass.
So...how were the results replicated? Did another, unrelated team of researchers use the LHC to achieve the same results? If not, what the fuck, science? Aren't irreproducible results the butt of jokes? Ah, nevermind. I don't have a Ph.D., so as I have been informed many times before, on this very website, how am I to question Ph.D.s? I promise to be more trusting and less vigilant in the future.
Oh, man, do these suck. I got a "to continue to your content, please answer these survey questions!" box popup a couple of weeks ago. I just entered some fake responses as soon as I could and clicked 'submit'.
Coming up next: survey responses that follow you around the internet, slowly building up a full profile. Erase your cookies, and it starts from the beginning all over again. Alternatively, it starts "personalizing" web pages for you based on your previous answers. I can only imagine what a web page would look like for a Latvian lumberjack who makes $10,000 or less per year.
That's pretty much how history works. Anytime that doesn't happen is special and different.
Nah, they've had it already. One election and done. MB in charge, with no further need for those pesky campaigns or democracy. Just pure Islamic jurisprudence from now on. They're already replacing America with China is the main foreign sponsor as they don't like the strings that come with American foreign aid (i.e. "bribes"). Whatayagonna do? The people apparently genuinely support the MB.
What, you mean like an automobile?
Yeah, well, you'd be surprised. People out there get bitchy and moany when they have to go two seconds without listening to Nickelback or Maroon 5. I remember a sightseeing tour by car through magical China, stopping at hilltop monasteries and having tea at amazing teahouses with breathtaking views. Real Kung Fu movie stuff, live and in the flesh. My two co-tourists couldn't believe that the car didn't have any music other than a couple of crappy Chinese dance music CDs and didn't have a USB port to accept input from their music players. I was like, uh, these are amazing views and we're doing amazing things today, is it OK if we go without music for eight hours? You'd have thought I suggested we drink out of a bucket of warm spit, to judge by the disgusted reactions on their faces to this unwelcome suggestion. Seriously, I'm pretty sure it ruined the trip for them. I had an awesome time.
Oh, what, you were just making a useless, snarky, little shit comment? Funny how being ignorant makes you look like a total moron. Embarrassing.
Seriously, you need to do some research on the whole concept of the nation-state. I'd argue with you but you're obviously ignorant.
What are you, nuts? Sovereignty is a basic concept of nations. Having a say in who comes and goes is...basic. You can't get any more basic-er. I live in a foreign country and it's beyond any shred of a doubt that I should have the proper visa at all times. It's also beyond any shred of a doubt that my host nation has the right to do this...and its history is much "worse" than "evil USA".
This has what to do with Cambodia or Sweden again? I swear, there has got to be a new vocabulary word for self-centered Americans who think every single discussion is about their country.
That excuses them from their historical crimes how, exactly? Don't change the subject.
Governments do this all the time. Jimmy Carter's famous Camp David Accords peace treaty between Sadat and Begin wouldn't have happened unless Carter bribed Egypt with $1.3 billion dollars per year in "aid". Not to be left out, Israel received a $3 billion bribe, I mean, foreign aid, for their part in the peace treaty. For accepting these bribes, Begin and Sadat shared a Nobel Peace Prize. Suddenly, everyone is shocked, shocked to find that aid is going on here?
Try this from now on: any time you hear the word "foreign aid", mentally substitute the word "bribe". You'll see it's a quite normal state of affairs among nations.
Remember back when Civilization had no multiplayer mode, and Sid Meier infamously said that his games would never have multiplayer because his customers didn't have friends? How the times have changed.
Hold on buddy - Democrats were the party of the KKK, or how soon do we forget that? Calling others racist - is there any problem it can't solve?
...and then because they refused to advance, had that very technology used against them. Look how well that turned out. Ignorance is bliss? Ignorance is never good.
What kind of "China Labor Watch" would they be if they reported everything was OK? They have an incentive to report bad news, and spin everything in a negative direction. For all we know, they could be like NPR and think they don't even need evidence, engaging in outright fabrication. And why not? It supports their pre-existing mental state. "We didn't think that he was lying to us and to audiences about the details of his story."
Hey, I'm not saying Chinese factories are heaven. Even in America, factories that are unionized and obey every OSHA rule are still not particularly pleasant places to work. But the "big name" factories in China have the best working conditions, hands down. I've been to the little ones and they can be hell. If the boss thinks of himself as father to the workers, the small factories can be quite nice. But when he thinks of himself as the only smart person in the company, and the workers as reprehensible (think of it like the way liberals consider middle Americans), things can get bad. Come on, this China Labor Watch isn't going after the bad factories. It's just going after the big names to get publicity for itself. If they were actually interested in fixing things, they'd have no trouble swinging a 2x4 in China and hitting several factories that need to be exposed. But they're not interested in that, eh?