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10-30-2006, 12:45 PM
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| Head of Security   Join Date: May 2005 Location: The Cradle of Liberty Gender:  Posts: 10,352 Country: 
   |  Is America #1? I am not a huge huge fan of Bill Maher... But he hit the nail right on the head here... My buddy managed to show me this video... YouTube - New Rules - America Must Stop Bragging That It Is #1... Fight the good fight, and die with the enemy's heart in your hand. http://www.armysailor.com http://www.tadpolenet.com/techblog ------------------------------------ Check out my latest addition to the blogosphere Quixotic Journey  | |||||||||||||||||||||
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10-30-2006, 01:31 PM
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| Banned  Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wild Wild West Gender: Posts: 7,659
| Why should we stop bragging because we are #1? Is it so we don't make people in other counties jealous and envious? Too bad. We are #1. That is the cold hard fact. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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10-30-2006, 01:41 PM
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And there we have it ladies and gentlemen. The PERFECT picture of those who insist that we claim we are #1, while we ignore precisely why we aren't #1... People on top don't stay on top by ignoring their problems and their issues. You degrade education and intelligence, and revel in ignorance and prejudice, and still insist that we are #1... Did you even bother to watch the video? Do you even know what this thread is about in the first place? "(Gay marriage) is a debate about whether you think gay people are part of the human condition or just a random fetish." -- Jon Stewart "Please don't judge others by your own standards." -- Garysher  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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10-30-2006, 02:14 PM
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| I do not degrade education and intelligence. As usual, you're superficial comprehension fails to understand. I degrade liberal education and intelligence and you are a perfect example of why. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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10-30-2006, 02:56 PM
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| Head of Security Join Date: May 2005 Location: The Cradle of Liberty Gender: Posts: 10,352 Country:
| I wouldn't degrade any education, and certainly not any intelligence. The fact of the matter is that we are slipping in many ways. We are losing a huge competitive edge in the world in many markets. Now don't get me wrong, I love my country and I am EXTREMELY proud of it. Hell I am making sacrifices most people could not even imagine for my country. But the fact is that if we just sit around patting ourselves on the back we are going to find ourselves in the company of other has-beens of nations. Fight the good fight, and die with the enemy's heart in your hand. http://www.armysailor.com http://www.tadpolenet.com/techblog ------------------------------------ Check out my latest addition to the blogosphere Quixotic Journey | |||||||||||||||||||||
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10-30-2006, 03:12 PM
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You presume your politics to be a superior indicator of "intelligence" than actual facts, regardless of where they may lead. I can't help but wonder how much of the "no longer #1" issue is made up of precisely the issue you speak of. Politics should not dictate research or knowledge, and the current president is a perfect example of a demand that politics supercede facts, and not vice versa. "(Gay marriage) is a debate about whether you think gay people are part of the human condition or just a random fetish." -- Jon Stewart "Please don't judge others by your own standards." -- Garysher | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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10-30-2006, 04:20 PM
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10-30-2006, 04:46 PM
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If I remember correctly (I could be confusing it with a Jon Stewart discussion that was similar), one of them was education which you have criticized on occasion. Possibly not for the same reasons, but I don't think you should have any argument against the areas discussed where we clearly have a need for improvement. "(Gay marriage) is a debate about whether you think gay people are part of the human condition or just a random fetish." -- Jon Stewart "Please don't judge others by your own standards." -- Garysher | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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10-30-2006, 04:57 PM
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| Senator  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Columbus, OH Gender: Posts: 3,680 Country: 
| I saw this episode Saturday night. It was good. He did nail it on the head. "If you want to achieve peace of mind and happiness, then have faith; if you want to be a disciple of truth, then search" -- Friedrich Nietzsche Economic Left/Right: -9.50 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.72 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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10-30-2006, 05:22 PM
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