News flash, the U.S. government is not the only one doing the killing in Iraq. And since you don't seem to mind small details, he said MILLIONS, not THOUSANDS.
With proprietary (and free) software, the user ALWAYS has more power than the developer/distributor: YOU primarily decide what you're going to buy/download, not the other way around.
Hence, your point that a capatalist/IP system is "corporate fascism, where all power is passed over to those with the patent portfolios" is bullshit.
They'll need much more than just "a small area of the internet for these people". The "retards" are still the majority of computer users.
You should get out more often.
I wonder how many Ameri-bashers realize the amount of government and non-government aid the US donates. Government aid figures are easy to find. Non-government aid isn't that hard to find for the US, but apparently no other nation tracks those figures. BTW, non-government aid from the US was about 243 billion dollars last year.
The link provided only listed government international aid as a ratio to gross national product. The US, with the largest gross national product of all the countries listed, would of course have one of the lowest ratios.
And remember this is only GOVERNMENT aid, not non-government aid: those statistics are hard to come by, escpecially since most countries don't track those numbers.
The ACTUAL number of dollars given is the ONLY number that matters to the recipient. Who cares that your country gave 10% of GNP to foreign aid when that only amounts to a small amount of ACTUAL aid?!
is the number of people who believe the world is a totally safe place, and if it isn't so, then America must have made it that way. 'US unilaterism' is another way of saying the French and Germans didn't want to invade Iraq because of oil & weapons deals they had made with Saddam.
"[T]he leader of the free world has responsibilities to listen to the concerns of the free world."
What concerns? Did you know the USA gives more in the way of (government & non-government) aid to other countries than ALL other countries combined? So if America does, as you have predicted, fall, then God help us if we had to depend on the altruism of Europe.
Go ahead, wrap yourself in a university degree, surround yourself with ivory tower denizens and then keep telling yourself that you're superior, the better human.
Interesting how 'educated' people tend to be the most arrogant.
Selling Saddam weapons (which the French & Germans did 10x more than us) != putting him in power. How exactly does your argument go that we 'put' him in power?
Typical liberal myopia: only focus on the killing part of ousting an evil dictator.
"Of course none of the war supporters like to bring up that this war was sold on an easy win"
Yea, I'm sure probably most everyone in the US thought that maybe 2 or 3 soldiers might be killed./sarcasm Whatever Americans 'bought', I don't see them trying to take it back. On the contrary, a vote for Bush was a vote for staying the course.
"Saddam torturing/killing tens of thousands of his own people is despicable. Coalition forces killing tens of thousands of Iraqis, though, is what, exactly?"
Collateral damage. It's all in the outcome, the progress towards something better. Saddam would have continued to torture/kill.
2nd person to misunderstand. The US has liberated several thousand from breathing...ok nice quip. My response: basically every other Iraqi (30+ million) has been liberated from Saddam.
"It's obvious why they're supporting a bad policy: there's something in it for them."
That "something" is obvious to anyone who doesn't think Valve is part of a larger conspiracy to control our computers; to combat piracy, that's why they implement verification and other measures commonly referred to as "anti-piracy". This view is more inline with a common & fundamental principle of most businesses, making a profit. And when people play without paying, companies lose profit. This easily explains why companies use anti-piracy measures, not some explanation about wider public acceptance and swaying the public away from open source gaming(?)
NEWS ALERT: After decades of studies and research economists agree, the US has the largest economy because it's based on a free market (even with all the regulations).
Obviously this news travels slowly to some people.
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I, for one, welcome our new totalitarian overlords.
News flash, the U.S. government is not the only one doing the killing in Iraq. And since you don't seem to mind small details, he said MILLIONS, not THOUSANDS.
With proprietary (and free) software, the user ALWAYS has more power than the developer/distributor: YOU primarily decide what you're going to buy/download, not the other way around.
Hence, your point that a capatalist/IP system is "corporate fascism, where all power is passed over to those with the patent portfolios" is bullshit.
What would Occam have to say on the origins of the universe?
They'll need much more than just "a small area of the internet for these people". The "retards" are still the majority of computer users. You should get out more often.
Agreed.
I wonder how many Ameri-bashers realize the amount of government and non-government aid the US donates. Government aid figures are easy to find. Non-government aid isn't that hard to find for the US, but apparently no other nation tracks those figures. BTW, non-government aid from the US was about 243 billion dollars last year.
Agreed. Cars were the one thing jocks & nerds had in common when I was in HS.
I'm sure, with all your education, that you do have a justification for being an arrogant twit. Doesn't change the fact that you're a bigot.
The link provided only listed government international aid as a ratio to gross national product. The US, with the largest gross national product of all the countries listed, would of course have one of the lowest ratios.
This gives amounts in total dollars.
And remember this is only GOVERNMENT aid, not non-government aid: those statistics are hard to come by, escpecially since most countries don't track those numbers.
The ACTUAL number of dollars given is the ONLY number that matters to the recipient. Who cares that your country gave 10% of GNP to foreign aid when that only amounts to a small amount of ACTUAL aid?!
is the number of people who believe the world is a totally safe place, and if it isn't so, then America must have made it that way. 'US unilaterism' is another way of saying the French and Germans didn't want to invade Iraq because of oil & weapons deals they had made with Saddam.
"[T]he leader of the free world has responsibilities to listen to the concerns of the free world."
What concerns? Did you know the USA gives more in the way of (government & non-government) aid to other countries than ALL other countries combined? So if America does, as you have predicted, fall, then God help us if we had to depend on the altruism of Europe.
Go ahead, wrap yourself in a university degree, surround yourself with ivory tower denizens and then keep telling yourself that you're superior, the better human.
Interesting how 'educated' people tend to be the most arrogant.
"The entire world hates America."
"Bush = Hitler"
Has psychology named the condition where one's hyperbole meter is stuck on '10'?
'Immature' maybe?
There's a world of difference between a state controlled propoganda machine and a free press that defaults to partisan bias. Quit being an apologist.
Selling Saddam weapons (which the French & Germans did 10x more than us) != putting him in power.
How exactly does your argument go that we 'put' him in power?
Typical liberal myopia: only focus on the killing part of ousting an evil dictator.
/sarcasm
"Of course none of the war supporters like to bring up that this war was sold on an easy win"
Yea, I'm sure probably most everyone in the US thought that maybe 2 or 3 soldiers might be killed.
Whatever Americans 'bought', I don't see them trying to take it back. On the contrary, a vote for Bush was a vote for staying the course.
"Saddam torturing/killing tens of thousands of his own people is despicable. Coalition forces killing tens of thousands of Iraqis, though, is what, exactly?"
Collateral damage.
It's all in the outcome, the progress towards something better. Saddam would have continued to torture/kill.
" It makes little difference whether its Americans or Iraqis who run the torture chambers at Abu Ghraib."
Ahh, moral equivalence in action: US abuses at AbuG are just as bad as Saddam torturing/killing tens of thousands of his own people. Gimme a break.
2nd person to misunderstand. The US has liberated several thousand from breathing...ok nice quip. My response: basically every other Iraqi (30+ million) has been liberated from Saddam.
Magarity, I's with ya.
Several thousand have been liberated from breathing.
Several million have been liberated from Saddam.
Seems like a good ratio to me.
Cummon...admit it...you want to be the one controlling things
And several MILLION from the burden of Saddam. But you don't want to hear about that , do you?
That's it! They're building a ROAD dammit!
Time to get my gun and get me a capitalist.
"It's obvious why they're supporting a bad policy: there's something in it for them."
That "something" is obvious to anyone who doesn't think Valve is part of a larger conspiracy to control our computers; to combat piracy, that's why they implement verification and other measures commonly referred to as "anti-piracy". This view is more inline with a common & fundamental principle of most businesses, making a profit. And when people play without paying, companies lose profit. This easily explains why companies use anti-piracy measures, not some explanation about wider public acceptance and swaying the public away from open source gaming(?)
Occam would proud.
"That is opinion and an interpretation of the data."
Oh, you have another opinion? Don't hold back, let us know, why are those economists wrong?
NEWS ALERT: After decades of studies and research economists agree, the US has the largest economy because it's based on a free market (even with all the regulations).
Obviously this news travels slowly to some people.