Sooty their is a clear difference about those who militarily invade a country or support invasion forces and those that enter a country under a visa. Especially those invaders coming in under false pretences.
Maybe it has escaped you but the US is not an innocent party in world affairs. The US regularly supports right wing dictatorships that have limited or no public support to achieve perverse social and economic objectives.
Now if you dont know the US supported the Mujahadeen in Afgahnistan simple to weaken soviet influence. There was no alturistic goal in this like helping Afgans to a better life.
Thousands of people were killed, maimed and dispossed for te pleasure of being puppets in a global power struggle. At the same time the US still suuports several widely disliked regimes in the middle east.
The reality all but 1 of the hijackers were Saudis. If you dont know the Saudi regime is disliked by many in the country for being puppets to the evil US.
The muslim values being expressed were stop meddling in the middle east you have no business there. It is about time the US tok heed.
What is your point about leftists and anti-capatilists? Do you want a list of right wing regimes that terrorised their populations or the rest of the world? Chile, Agentina, Honduras, Japan, Chingis Khan, Roman Empire. Point is what? It is not the regimes or the politics it is when people get into power and use that power in a corrupt way. Left right or centre.
I am a capitalist. I have made a lot of money in capitalist enterprises. Mainly by seeing the inefficiencies in capital markets and taking advantage of it. The thing that the conservative viewpoints dont recognise is that there are many items that are not priced correctly. Take for example coal. It is relatively cheap to produce but has substantial environmental costs that we dont factor in. Global warming, so2 and mercury emmissions, fly ash disposal. We take short term monetary advantage but we dont take long term account of the cost of use.
I could come up with hundreds of examples, the current financial crisis throws up plenty of examples of greed and poor regulation causing massive financial hardship. Conservative view is do nothing it will work itself out. Realistic view is there needs to be prudent changes to executive remunerations that limit reward for risk taking with shareholder money. Its fine if you run a hedge fund, not if you run a bank.
The reality is that the last decade has been dominated by Bush, Cheney and Blair. What a mess they left, both politically and economically.
The one thing you should consider Sooty is that the worlds second biggest economy is now China, still a communist state. They are still growing at a rapid pace though now back to 6 - 8%. Not bad for a leftist state.
Gemini, the Chinese are now coming to the US to buy property! They are taking advantage of a bad situation and are waiting for prices to hit bottom! Also in support of your argument, the best athletes, scientists, thinkers all come from the Eastern bloc, without them America wouldn't have been the same!!!
Gemini, just what is it that Bush, Cheney and Blair did to share the sole blame for messing up the economy? In his first interview as president with 60 Minutes, Barrack Obama admitted that it was not just the Republicans who are to blame. I guess he felt guilty because George and Laura Bush were welcoming and very gracious in the transition.
I have posted this before, but it was the Clinton Administration who relaxed the ruled so people who could not afford it will still qualify to buy a home. Yes, you may blame George Bush because he did not do enough to reverse the ruling, but neither did Alan Greenspan nor Congress. Our recession is due to the mortgage in banks that will probably foreclose. Banks are afraid to lend because if they do foreclose, it will take a big chunk of their cash. Almost no one saw it coming. Their thoughts are the home prices will go up and up, and the banks will own expensive real estate if their owners cannot pay.
I wouldn’t worry about China owning American real estate, Gib Doe. That will keep the payment of our debts to them in the US. The property is in the US. It will do better here than spending it elsewhere. If an apartment building or business building needs new capital to keep it going, investment is welcome no matter where it comes from..
Now Gemini, China growing 6-8% is a bit high. China is also in recession. That means negative growth. Also look at the per capita GDP of China for 2008 from the CIA Worldfactbook. It is $6,100. That is lower than Ukraine at $7,800. China’s recent prosperity only includes a small, very small percent of the population. Look beyond Hong Kong, Beijing and Shang Hai. You will see people starving and living in caves.
By the way, Gib Doe, many were also worried about the Japanese owning American real estate back in the late 80's and early 90's. Noone is worried about them anymore. The prices of real estate went down at a smaller scale as now followed.
Gib ....chinese scientist?
Well what you are looking at now the world wide web was invented by an Englishman Tim Berners-Lee .....
These were invented by British too..Cats Eyes for road illuminating- Percy Shaw
Lawn Mower - Edwin Beard Budding.
DNA fingerprinting inventor Professor Alec Jeffreys.
hovercraft Christopher Cockerell,
Frank Whittle Inventor of the Jet Engine.
Joseph Swan the first electric light bulb.
and a massive amount by Americans canadians and others of European descent.
The chinese have just copied and mass produced using cheap labour.
How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy.
The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live.
A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property, either as a child, a wife, or a concubine, must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men.
Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities, but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it.
No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilization of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilization of ancient Rome.
Just thought I would toss this in. This clown must have been a real bigot. I wonder how many here knows who wrote this. Hell google the first sentences. This buffoon must have been a real hate monger. Idiot beyond all reality. Unfortunately he was one of the three greats of the 20th century. Sent warnings to Idiotic Europe way before Hitler struck. No one would believe him. Amazing how spot on this bigoted God recognizing idiot is. He even recognizes Christianity kept this in Check over 100 years ago.
Don't worry I will retort to your Christians worry about death nonsense. I've just been a little busy as of late.
Pelosi and Reed are leftist as much of the democratic party here in the states are and they despise Israel. Now they are really pissed that Bebe is back in charge, going to be interesting few years coming up.
Also ben leftist want total government involvement in everyday life. Absolute power mongers. Show me one place where Jesus was anti death penalty and anti capitalist?
Bull China is not in recession. IMF and world bank are estimating growth of 6 - 7% http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-01/28/content_10731319.htm. The income is not relevant it is the total economic activity that is relavent and China has been continually growing at extraordinary rates for 30 years. Buy 2020 they will be the worlds biggest economy even if percapita it is still much less than other major economies. Bush continually ran deficit budgets. Iraq war, put it on the slate, tax cuts, put it on the slate, energy efficiency give all our dollars to the middle east!
Iraq has sucked over a trillion dollars from productive enterprise.
Nas are you a relation to Joe McCarthy? Well he was totally discredited too. The thing that you dont understand Nas is your leftist is just normal person in the rest of the world. Well in the 50s and 60s communism was the big bogey just as you and sooty are portraying islam to be. Today Im married to a citizen of the old USSR and if Im not mistaken so are you. 40 years ago that would have been considered lunacy.
Jack you talking of the religion who persecuted Galileo for supporting the hypothesis of the earth revolving around the sun or even today is trying to promote creationalism as scientific fact?
Sooty every stupid example you raise about the evils of islam I can find you an equivalent about Christianity. If you are so superior with your religious views what have you got to be afraid of?
I agree with you Ben these bigots arent ever going to be enlightened so best leave them to their delusions.
That news report is my first one with a warning from my McAfee virus protector. Don't open any links because one or more of them might be harmful to your computer.
Gemini, the news that China is not in recession comes from the Chinese government. If you believe it, that's fine. But China did not emerge economically alone, and I doubt that it is still emerging at the same rate while the rest of the world are in recession.
Tax cuts are bad for the economy? No spending is. Energy efficiency? Should the government tell me not to spend my money to buy an SUV?
I guess we can argue the necessity of the Iraq War, but that would take too long. I will concede that this cost a lot. It cost the US a little more than 600 billion so far. But, if spending is bad for the economy, then Obama in his first week in office just did a big blunder in spending 789 billion and he just got in office. Two days later, he is asking another 634 billion for healthcare.
bada bing raging bull. Private sector spending is what makes the economy flow. I'm wondering how many jobs that 30 mil earmark for the stupid mouse in California is going to create.
Wow Gemini what arrogance, what the hell makes you think your enlighted. I'm sure your more enlightened than Winston Churchill.You're not even close. No you're an appeaser and as long as you can tuck who evers buck in your pocket you will kissing their ass. I call that being a slave.
Joe McCarthy is another subject. Funny things is the libs drove him in the ground and the truth was he was correct. Algier Hiss the hollywood cronies. Being married to a woman from the Former Soviet Union who idealogy was a fraud and corrupt is not even compared to what Islam promotes.
Danny this thread is way over your head. Go find another, one that is simpler, like slumming in Chelny or something like that. Remember you only finished first school. What a lazy bastard you are.
Don't you have some welfare to claim back in Oz you parasite. What a liar. You're so wealthy and on the Dole, that dog don't hunt and you lied about the visa. Keep going others are starting to kick your ass also. I love it. What an idiot.
Hell it would be a lie anyway. You don't avoid tax by going on unemployment you retard. You couldn't do it being a so called business owner. Unless your business failed. Well since you're the big business owner how much money do you contribute to your employees unemployment compensation? Your tax laws are very similar to ours.
Examine all your pictures who would want to. Who would display their partner on the web giving them a BJ unless he didn't respect her. You're an absolute low life. I wouldn't piss in your ears if your brains were on fire. No possible you don't have a bit of brains.
You've had to pay for every piece of pussy you have ever got in life. You're two stupid for an intelligent woman to spend time with.
Overstaying her visa again danny? 3 months now six months, who's running the fantasy shop back in Chelny. No one walks away from their business for five months. Just isn't done. Unless this whole story of yours is a fabrication.
Like I said in another thread, the only way you have an 8" dick is if it's in your mouth and that's something you might get me to believe that you're a homo.
uote: “If the stories are fabrication, misinterpretation, legend, manipulated and passed down aurally for generations the it does not matter whether some characters may or may not be real, the story is not fact it is fiction.”
If, If, If , If. Bla Bla. Old Testament is referred to by many “ancient history” scholars, both Christian and non Christian as a revered text book on the subject.
Quote: “Societies regularly undergo change. It is those that resist adaptation that fail. Advanced societies are becoming technologically and scientifically driven. Faith of all persuasions are becoming irrelevant and those that dont adapt will be left to bemoaning their abandonment of their gods.”
And who precisely are those advanced societies? If one were to take current financial basis as one measure, it certainly wouldn’t be any of the western nations including Europe and faith is certainly not dead in China or India. Just sayin’.......
Quote: “there's NO QUESTION that this ideology does not lend itself to peace and tolerance of other beliefs!”
IMO, one of the more intelligent remarks in this thread.
Quote: “the Bible is a historical document. It bears the same creedence as any history book whether you're a believer or not.”
The OT is an historical document. Historians and bible believing Christians share this view and they also share the view (to different extents) the NT is more questionable in regard to chronological accountability.
Quote: “Baku is supposed to be full of single beautiful girls, anyone has been there?”
Full is an exaggeration but there is plenty of hot women there. Yes I have (a long time ago, so things have probably changed)
Quote: “The fact that atrocities are committed by members of all faiths is just another example of how corrupt these faiths are.”
Bingo…!! Absolutely spot on. I am and always have been Christian but the corruption in the Christian churches is shameful to say the least. Hell the Catholic Church split over this very issue 500 years ago. Luther tried to reform and was to be put to death for his efforts. Had the state not intervened (To some extent), Christian history might be very different today. Religions and in particular Churches (Or whatever you chosen faith calls them) are universally corrupt at some level of another. The question is, is there anything which is not corrupt at some level?
Quote: “when they take over western civilisation.”
For Fucks sake!! That really is the low point of this type of discussion. Evidentially baseless, emotional rot.
Quote: “No wonder Europe is in the mess it's in.”
Cheap nationalistic shots don’t effectively achieve progress. I, also, am critical of some of Europe but right now, USA, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and others are in no better or little better shape. I don’t think kids in glass houses should throw stones.
Quote: “colonialism and conversian at the point of the sword has been discontinued.”
Hmmmmm, Iraq and Afghanistan would tend to suggest otherwise.
Quote: “He was anti capitalist, against the death penalty, antiwar and he was also a good surfer.”
He worked for his old man in private enterprise, he foreshadowed the greatest possible death penalty of all time, he said, fight the good fight and yes he could apparently ride a wave or two. I hardly think he qualifies for the leftist tag.
Quote: “The reality is that the last decade has been dominated by Bush, Cheney and Blair. What a mess they left, both politically and economically.”
The media would have us believe they were the most significant figures of recent times. Have a look in the halls of power behind these men and also in Russia and China. The faceless names haven’t changed very much among the real powerbrokers.
Quote: “the best athletes, scientists, thinkers all come from the Eastern bloc, without them America wouldn't have been the same!!!”
Monstrous claim this one. BTW, did you notice how all the Black guys won the medals for running and the white guys won the medals for shooting in Beijing? Wonder what twist that puts on things.........
Quote: “Now Gemini, China growing 6-8% is a bit high. China is also in recession.”
Cripes!! What fuct book are you reading? GDP figures released latterly indicated China slowed from around 11% growth to around 9% and then slightly later indicated a further slowing to around 6-8% growth. If that is recession then the rest of us with -1% growth or whatever it is might as well get off at the next stop and “become worms” as someone so quaintly suggested up thread.
Quote: “many were also worried about the Japanese owning American real estate back in the late 80's and early 90's. Noone is worried about them anymore.”
Thank you!! Some sense finally. We went through exactly the same phenomenon down here. Please indulge me to expand just slightly. Japanese buying up, Chinese buying up, Muslims invading, too many Indians and Pakis arriving, they’ll all own our land, they’ll be fucking our daughters, don’t trust them, they want to take over. Hello, does anyone remember the biggest Greek population outside Greece is in Australia. I grew up in the after years of many Greeks and Italians immigrating to Australia and there remained a fear of these people. Yes, they were different and what did they do? They worked because they saw opportunity created in the gaps left by us as a lazy nation. They opened fish shops and drove Taxis. LOL, go to any city now and see who is driving Taxis and running fish shops? You might just find about 75% are Indian or other Sub Continent ethnics.
Back to the Greeks and Italians. They have integrated, they have assimilated and they have become honorable and productive members of society. Was it easy? No. Was it smooth? For the most part,
Was it smooth? For the most part, in the early times it was not. History has a very clever way of repeating itself and I see exactly that happening right now with the influx of Sub Continent immigrants and I also see the investment of the Japanese during the late 70’s through to early 90’s repeating itself with Chinese and Indian money and as far as I am concerned it is more than welcome investment.
As for the perceived (By some) Muslim takeover, I contend that similar to the racial takeover which never happened when the Italians and the Greeks came in by number, the Australian, American, New Zealand and other similar cultures are too strong and too well founded on the freedoms which have made these countries sought after places to live and I remain convinced these cultures will survive intact and to be totally contentious, this IMO is in no small part due to the early Christian ideals of many of the founders.
From a (Christian) friend who now lives in India and recently visited Saudi Arabia with his Muslim friend. “Mark asked, if I declared I was Christian within the borders of your country as I now am, under your law, you should kill me, correct?” To which his Muslim friend replied, “Mark, you are my friend so I could not do that, I would pay someone else to do it for me”. Mark commented he remained awfully quiet for the rest of his two weeks in Saudi Arabia.
Hitler’s German wore a belt inscribed “Gott Mitt Uns” and every American uses coins inscribed with what? It’s a big wheel that don’t come around……………………
Dun Europe is not a nation. So it wasn't a nationalistic shot. Look at declining birth rates, rampant socialism. Political correctness. I could go on but won't. The western culture is at stake and so many just don't care and want to toss it away. Unwilling to slow down the Muslim invasion into Europe.
Firstly Nas If I am a slave then I would be owned, no freedom of choice or movement and have no property. I live where I choose, buy and own what I like (or can afford)and dont have to answer to anyone for my lifestyle. Difference for me is I dont fear Islam. I condsider Islam to be no more relevant that the communism you so easily dismiss. However I guess you americans have been brainwashed into believing there will be terrorist attacks every day. If not there wouldnt need to be large security organisations, illegal wiretaps or patriot act. If you havent worked it out Nas the fear is to control you, not them.
Dun generally I agree with you. However revered textbook on ancient history? I dont think so, the fanciful history of a minor tribe? The genesis story, the noah story, these arent history they are myths. God did this and god did that? Today we dont need to say when an earthquake causes huge damage it was god or spirits, it is because people have built on a fault line. Each day we get a weather prediction for the rest of a week. We know what causes volcanos to erupt. About the only thing that is really difficult to understand these days is how we get Robert Mugabes, Sadaam Hussiens or George Bushes.
I would not say Iraq or Afganistan are examples of faith conversion. Certainly the US has tried to impose their brand of democracy without great success. Historically the conquerer would annihilate a alrge percentage of the population and leave behind a subservient client state where the religious beliefs are imposed.
We have seen many empires fail in the long term due to the inability to cope with changing circumstances. The spread of democracy has been one. Many monachies have been overturned or marginalised due to the inability to manage the expectations of the populace.
Today we see with increasing affluence around the world reducing the religious influences.
However I guess you americans have been brainwashed into believing there will be terrorist attacks every day.
No, Gemini or Obama would not have been elected president. I do believe President Bush kept them in check, or kept the war overseas, and not in our shores. As we retreat from Iraq, we shall see what happens. Didn't you read Osama Bin Laden's threats in his letters after 9-11?
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