Assassination will not always prevent a war i.e. Some people think that assassinating Hitler would have prevented WWII when truth be said germans as a nation liked that idea and some else would have become the new leader (and maybe he would have been a german) that started the war. Also remember sometimes an assassination has been the perfect excuse to start a war (as in WWI).
Diplomacy has limits, that is why Nations have armies, as deterrents for other nations which would no doubt commit mass murder and get the land (i.e. remember native americans) otherwise.
It is not that the British were eager to grant independence to their colonies, they were simply unable to control them after WWII devastated their economy and their troops. If they could, the British would have retained India as a colony at least a few decades after WWII because it represented quite an steady income, quite the opposite to the American colonies, which did not granted an important source of income at a time when the British were fighting a truly important war with the French, they would no doubt have preferred a negotiation that eliminated the need to send troops to the colonies but preserved the goods trade (that was the only real income they received from the colonies).
The point here is that even if Hitler had managed to reach power, he would not have enough support to wage war to the world if the obvious Treaty of Versailles had not had the intent of growth of the german nation..
About Germany being a militaristic power, you seem to forget that before WWI they were not truly an unified nation, the economy blockage from the true military powers of that time period were the cause of WWI (the US/Britain did the same thing to Japan before WWII), had they allowed Germany to "take a seat" as an emerging economy would have prevented that war, or do you think the west should wage war on China and India to prevent them from emerging as military powerhouses? You would only get history repeating itself.
What is right to somebody is wrong for someone else, that is why History is written by those who won the conflict. Gandhi managed to get independence from the British without waging war, is there any reason why it would have been impossible for the colonies to achieve the same using the same diplomatic strategy? The Civil War did not started because of freeing the slaves, that was an afterthought, it was merely a politically motivated war (remember Iraq?) by a very politically weakened Lincoln (would you like today a civil war just because the president is a sitting duck, think carefully, you might get your wish). World War II would have never happened if the Versailles did not placed such draconian economic penalties over the germans.
You can defend from war by building up defenses (both military and diplomatic) before an actual conflict starts, pillage is quite profitable, a war of attrition is quite the opposite. As an example, Spain never invaded Portugal for the very reasons I commented above.
All life on earth dies because bacteria sooner or later damages our cells by engaging in gene transfer, making all replacement cells have little defects that over time (decades) makes us frail and weak (as in, elderly).
Huh? Quite unlikely, unless you want the USA economic situation to worsen even further. NAFTA is a boon to both economies,unless you drink the kool-aid the political extreme right and left likes to pour in anyone who drinks it.
That was all nice and good when the USA had the upper hand in economics, right now I do not see US goverment forcing anything upon say Saudi Arabia, China or India. Mexico already has NAFTA, so there is no carrot to catch.
Ha, "primitive religion", you talk as if there really are "high-tech" religions, ALL religions have faith as their path to enlightment.
There was a transition from Franco into democracy by sheer luck, ETA killed the only person he trusted to inherit absolute power over Spain. Look what is happening right now in Cuba, if Fidel Castro kicks the bucket their totalitarian regime will continue on an on.
Get your facts, the number of fatalities in Mexico so far is 19 (yesterday was 16), not 191 nor 101. Oh, you could add the baby that died in Texas to thw total if you want (since they came and lived in Mexico) for a whooping total of 20 deaths.
If there is a game that would benefit tons with nowadays 3D graphics, sound, lan multiplayer, etc. is this one. It boogles the mind that neither Electronic Arts nor a third party has not attempted a remake in over 20 years O_O
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the ugly truth is that most girls think profesional level boduilders are freaks of nature. If you are thinking bodybuilder = arnold, stallone or van damme then do a google check to do a visual actualization of how a bodybuilder looks nowadays.
the other implication is that we might yet see Stephen Hawkins get rid of his wheelchair and attend conferences and speak with his own voice, wouldn't it be wonderful?
You need to recheck again your facts. The reason steroids are banned is not because they have side effects, ask your doctor and he will tell you that all medicines (including) drugs have side effects. So why steroids in particular are illegal and (i.e.) viagra is not?
1) The soviets block was using it and winning medals, so it was easier to call it immoral and unfair using steroids.
2) Nixon started the war on drugs, adding steroids to the list was the next natural thing to do, nowadays 'roids are a multi-million dollar a year industry.
3) For a fascist goverment it is better to have fat citizens, athletic citizens have the scary custom of flexing their political muscles against the goverment.
About the "useless muscle mass", do you realize that muscle building in general (thru normal workout or induced by myostatin) does not increase the number of muscle cells in your organism? Now explain to me why should hypertrophied muscle cells would become suddenly unavailable to their respective nerve terminals.
The problem is that it basicaly divides games into newbies and not-newbies. The truth is that you have two diferent kind of gamers:
a) Newbie (eye candy seeker) and old (limited spare time) gamer.
b) Hard core gamer. This one is no longer a newbie but still has plenty of free time.
The problem is that you can not have both. Either you catter to (a) knowing that they will leave once the initial thrill wears off/once they get bored or you catter to (b) that doesn't mind investing several days in learning the basics and several weeks in finishing long complicated goals.
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So he is also into bestiality?
Assassination will not always prevent a war i.e. Some people think that assassinating Hitler would have prevented WWII when truth be said germans as a nation liked that idea and some else would have become the new leader (and maybe he would have been a german) that started the war. Also remember sometimes an assassination has been the perfect excuse to start a war (as in WWI).
Diplomacy has limits, that is why Nations have armies, as deterrents for other nations which would no doubt commit mass murder and get the land (i.e. remember native americans) otherwise.
It is not that the British were eager to grant independence to their colonies, they were simply unable to control them after WWII devastated their economy and their troops. If they could, the British would have retained India as a colony at least a few decades after WWII because it represented quite an steady income, quite the opposite to the American colonies, which did not granted an important source of income at a time when the British were fighting a truly important war with the French, they would no doubt have preferred a negotiation that eliminated the need to send troops to the colonies but preserved the goods trade (that was the only real income they received from the colonies).
The point here is that even if Hitler had managed to reach power, he would not have enough support to wage war to the world if the obvious Treaty of Versailles had not had the intent of growth of the german nation.. About Germany being a militaristic power, you seem to forget that before WWI they were not truly an unified nation, the economy blockage from the true military powers of that time period were the cause of WWI (the US/Britain did the same thing to Japan before WWII), had they allowed Germany to "take a seat" as an emerging economy would have prevented that war, or do you think the west should wage war on China and India to prevent them from emerging as military powerhouses? You would only get history repeating itself.
What is right to somebody is wrong for someone else, that is why History is written by those who won the conflict. Gandhi managed to get independence from the British without waging war, is there any reason why it would have been impossible for the colonies to achieve the same using the same diplomatic strategy? The Civil War did not started because of freeing the slaves, that was an afterthought, it was merely a politically motivated war (remember Iraq?) by a very politically weakened Lincoln (would you like today a civil war just because the president is a sitting duck, think carefully, you might get your wish). World War II would have never happened if the Versailles did not placed such draconian economic penalties over the germans.
You can defend from war by building up defenses (both military and diplomatic) before an actual conflict starts, pillage is quite profitable, a war of attrition is quite the opposite. As an example, Spain never invaded Portugal for the very reasons I commented above.
You make it sound like there are wars that are justified, they are not, they are bloody murder and pillaging under the mantle of righteousness.
you forgot year zero (or are you born having 1 year already under your belt?)
A job maybe? Oh, you still have yours, do not worry, we will ship it to asia befeore you know it.
All life on earth dies because bacteria sooner or later damages our cells by engaging in gene transfer, making all replacement cells have little defects that over time (decades) makes us frail and weak (as in, elderly).
Huh? Quite unlikely, unless you want the USA economic situation to worsen even further. NAFTA is a boon to both economies,unless you drink the kool-aid the political extreme right and left likes to pour in anyone who drinks it.
That was all nice and good when the USA had the upper hand in economics, right now I do not see US goverment forcing anything upon say Saudi Arabia, China or India. Mexico already has NAFTA, so there is no carrot to catch.
Ha, "primitive religion", you talk as if there really are "high-tech" religions, ALL religions have faith as their path to enlightment. There was a transition from Franco into democracy by sheer luck, ETA killed the only person he trusted to inherit absolute power over Spain. Look what is happening right now in Cuba, if Fidel Castro kicks the bucket their totalitarian regime will continue on an on.
Sorry to tell they are wrong, typical case of journalism mistranlating data and being to coward to rectify. Here is a recent article automatically translated (I know it is not the best translation, but tue info is there nonetheless) to english, notice here it is not "mexican authorities", the articles give their full names: http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eluniversal.com.mx%2Fnacion%2F167763.html&lp=es_en&btnTrUrl=Translate
Get your facts, the number of fatalities in Mexico so far is 19 (yesterday was 16), not 191 nor 101. Oh, you could add the baby that died in Texas to thw total if you want (since they came and lived in Mexico) for a whooping total of 20 deaths.
Why botther at all? Better go straight to x64, I mean, even the lowliest of nvidia GPUs is already 64 bits, why bother with 32 bits technology?
It all depends, if you are an US Citizen it would be a moot point since you would not recognize any geographical location outside your backyard.
If there is a game that would benefit tons with nowadays 3D graphics, sound, lan multiplayer, etc. is this one. It boogles the mind that neither Electronic Arts nor a third party has not attempted a remake in over 20 years O_O
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the ugly truth is that most girls think profesional level boduilders are freaks of nature. If you are thinking bodybuilder = arnold, stallone or van damme then do a google check to do a visual actualization of how a bodybuilder looks nowadays.
the other implication is that we might yet see Stephen Hawkins get rid of his wheelchair and attend conferences and speak with his own voice, wouldn't it be wonderful?
You need to recheck again your facts. The reason steroids are banned is not because they have side effects, ask your doctor and he will tell you that all medicines (including) drugs have side effects. So why steroids in particular are illegal and (i.e.) viagra is not? 1) The soviets block was using it and winning medals, so it was easier to call it immoral and unfair using steroids. 2) Nixon started the war on drugs, adding steroids to the list was the next natural thing to do, nowadays 'roids are a multi-million dollar a year industry. 3) For a fascist goverment it is better to have fat citizens, athletic citizens have the scary custom of flexing their political muscles against the goverment.
About the "useless muscle mass", do you realize that muscle building in general (thru normal workout or induced by myostatin) does not increase the number of muscle cells in your organism? Now explain to me why should hypertrophied muscle cells would become suddenly unavailable to their respective nerve terminals.
I am really surprised that americans are not buying cheap chinese soyuz-clones, hell, I am surprised they are not hiring chinese astronaut.
The problem is that it basicaly divides games into newbies and not-newbies. The truth is that you have two diferent kind of gamers:
a) Newbie (eye candy seeker) and old (limited spare time) gamer.
b) Hard core gamer. This one is no longer a newbie but still has plenty of free time.
The problem is that you can not have both. Either you catter to (a) knowing that they will leave once the initial thrill wears off/once they get bored or you catter to (b) that doesn't mind investing several days in learning the basics and several weeks in finishing long complicated goals.
You can't have tea and no tea