Why don't we enact foreign policies that don't piss off the rest of the world?
Or is this virtually impossible? Are there any good reasons for we the west is hated so much, that are absolutely necessary to our survival, and to others' survival? How differently could we do these things?
Well the RFID scanners are going to go nuts for you after that little outburst of common sense.
Not necessarily true. You can turn if off but you can never uninstall it. You can still trigger Clippy if you use certain help functions.
He's like a sunken boat in the Thames, full of 1.4 kilotons of unstable world war
II bombs. You just know that's it's going to blow up sooner or later, and fling crap everywhere.
If you look at the costs involved in training a soldier it's self-evident that the military has a high regard for human life. A soldier represents a serious investment of time and money into a limited resource - far more limited than any missle/warplane/submarine/etc. Once a soldier is gone all that experience, ability to adapt and make decisions is gone and simply cannot be readily replaced.
The military has a high regard for it's own resources. They bear the burden of replacing them. The government does *not* have a high regard for human life, full stop. The government tells the military what to do. You do the math.
I also think that, especially in today's environments, that the military has a healthy respect for human life outside of its own. How one achieves an objective is rapidly becoming just as important as accomplishing it. US policy is being judged on how well a soldier responds to a shoot/don't shoot scenerio or how much collateral damage is inflicted in an operation. Especially now that media organizations around the world can publicise every incident in near real-time.
This is an interesting (recent) American cultural phenomena. The idea that you shouldn't harm people (collateral damage) whilst obtaining military goals. Compare this to the Israeli 'if it moves, kill it' philosophy.
This idea results in a false economy. More lives are lost over the long term than would have been lost in a descisive battle.
I would much prefer that America had gone into Iraq and killed every man, woman and child. Do you really think that anyone would have argued with them after that?
However, considering the greatest enemy of America is it's own people, the 'war on terror' has proved to be an excellent method of stripping the people of their rights, little by little. I guess that's worth the lives of a few hundred soldiers to ensure that the ruling class is protected.
It's a bit suprising how badly EastEnders does in the US though, considering it's the highest rated show on BBC One...
Considering that every episode I've ever watched has made me want to slash my wrists I'm not surprised that it isn't popular.
Is it really as awful as it's depicted? Dirty, crowded streets, miserable people and not a blade of grass to be seen anywhere. And constantly overcast. Yuck.
Mind you, the poms also like our (Australian) soaps (which are total crap) as well.
Shhhh, there's no life on other planets. To believe there is undermines all human religions.
Unfortunatley, this isn't the case. Religion is adaptive, first the world was flat, then when it wasn't flat it was at the centre of the universe, etc.
It just goes to show that stupid people resist all attempts to correct their stupidity.
Besides, you've seen the damaging efforts of missionaries on earth - imagine how excited they would be at the prospect of whole new forms of life to corrupt and poison.
Can't wait for the jihad from space...
Oh, and for those who didn't get the original reference: Mi-go
Imagine if every country spent their military budget on developing space travel. we'd already have a flag on Pluto, along with a bunch of empty beer cans from tourists.
The fungi that live there might have something to say about that...
Aliens exist and have interstellar travel, but they have seen Paris Hilton's porno tape and they are not interested in contacting us.
Aliens exist, but galactic law forbids any contact with us because we are too primitive, or violent (and Paris Hilton lives here).
Some aliens see it as their duty to eliminate all other forms of life that come to their attention.
Any technological civilization will develop radio and TV, attract their attention, and be eliminated. They are on their way now, to kill Paris Hilton.
That, and I have to wonder how many flashlights do they need. It is in the future when they would think power should be readily available and everything is supposed to be brightly lit.
I live in the present, in a shitty old house, with shitty electrics. The power goes off 3 times a week. I love my flashlight.
Watch the movie ET and the opening scene where all the cops are walking with their flashlights shining. Now imagine they are soldiers and you are the enemy waiting in ambush. Who do you think is going to win?
Especially considering that they are only armed with walkie-talkies in the revised edition.
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I heard it was terrorist lymphoma. You never know when those evil commie terrorists are going to try to sneak in as a terminally ill senior citizen.
How 'bout our own governments for starters.
Or is this virtually impossible? Are there any good reasons for we the west is hated so much, that are absolutely necessary to our survival, and to others' survival? How differently could we do these things?
Well the RFID scanners are going to go nuts for you after that little outburst of common sense.
Just goes to show that there is no such thing as an original idea.
Start by NOT teaching them how to fly planes.
It works the same way that not teaching kids about sex and drugs does. That's why we have so many sober teen virgins.
How exactly?
Both times I saw the movie, that scene caused spontanious applause from the entire audience.
He's like a sunken boat in the Thames, full of 1.4 kilotons of unstable world war II bombs. You just know that's it's going to blow up sooner or later, and fling crap everywhere.
The military has a high regard for it's own resources. They bear the burden of replacing them. The government does *not* have a high regard for human life, full stop. The government tells the military what to do. You do the math.
I also think that, especially in today's environments, that the military has a healthy respect for human life outside of its own. How one achieves an objective is rapidly becoming just as important as accomplishing it. US policy is being judged on how well a soldier responds to a shoot/don't shoot scenerio or how much collateral damage is inflicted in an operation. Especially now that media organizations around the world can publicise every incident in near real-time.
This is an interesting (recent) American cultural phenomena. The idea that you shouldn't harm people (collateral damage) whilst obtaining military goals. Compare this to the Israeli 'if it moves, kill it' philosophy.
This idea results in a false economy. More lives are lost over the long term than would have been lost in a descisive battle.
I would much prefer that America had gone into Iraq and killed every man, woman and child. Do you really think that anyone would have argued with them after that?
However, considering the greatest enemy of America is it's own people, the 'war on terror' has proved to be an excellent method of stripping the people of their rights, little by little. I guess that's worth the lives of a few hundred soldiers to ensure that the ruling class is protected.
This will get modded flamebait for sure!
Likewise, apart from the engine, Doom III *is* Doom. Right down to the compartments that open to release an imp.
I was really worried when iD said that there would be cut-scenes, but when I saw that it was just the same old FPS formula I was relieved.
Not to mention - a kick ass monitor/tv screen.
Considering that every episode I've ever watched has made me want to slash my wrists I'm not surprised that it isn't popular.
Is it really as awful as it's depicted? Dirty, crowded streets, miserable people and not a blade of grass to be seen anywhere. And constantly overcast. Yuck.
Mind you, the poms also like our (Australian) soaps (which are total crap) as well.
The only movie I've ever walked out of.
Double plus ungood troll
I know it is hard to imagine, but there are actually people out there who think for themselves instead of just repeating the party line.
We are all individuals ... I'm not ... shhhh!
How 'bout Dance Dance Revolution?
Ah, the delicious irony!
Unfortunatley, this isn't the case. Religion is adaptive, first the world was flat, then when it wasn't flat it was at the centre of the universe, etc.
It just goes to show that stupid people resist all attempts to correct their stupidity.
Besides, you've seen the damaging efforts of missionaries on earth - imagine how excited they would be at the prospect of whole new forms of life to corrupt and poison.
Can't wait for the jihad from space ...
Oh, and for those who didn't get the original reference: Mi-go
The fungi that live there might have something to say about that ...
Aliens exist and have interstellar travel, but they have seen Paris Hilton's porno tape and they are not interested in contacting us.
Aliens exist, but galactic law forbids any contact with us because we are too primitive, or violent (and Paris Hilton lives here).
Some aliens see it as their duty to eliminate all other forms of life that come to their attention. Any technological civilization will develop radio and TV, attract their attention, and be eliminated. They are on their way now, to kill Paris Hilton.
They are here already (Michael Jackson).
Isn't the CPU the big beige box?
It's an acronym you know:
I live in the present, in a shitty old house, with shitty electrics. The power goes off 3 times a week. I love my flashlight.
Especially considering that they are only armed with walkie-talkies in the revised edition.