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originally posted by: liveandlearn
originally posted by: onequestion
a reply to: liveandlearn
I'm assuming your post is sarcastic
You can pretend that we do not operate on a cultural/ tribal level and that there are clear differences in not only looks but in how we think and act (none better than any other other) as a general rule
Obviously there are Asian Indians who are better engineers than even most Germans and obviously there are German musicians who can rap as good as Tupac or Nas and so on and so forth
But when you examine collectively their contributions and cultures one can easily draw the same conclusion s
I don't even know where you are coming from here. That comment was a confirmation of what you said...unless I read it wrong.
originally posted by: TheTengriist
a reply to: Christosterone
I'm not labeling anything, friend. I'm asking you about your outlook and positions. Your initial argument (and yes, you're making an argument) did indeed seem to imply that there was some intrinsic, indelible difference holding back Papuans and Liberians among others, from achieving what "Western Civilization" has.
As I noted earlier in this thread, technology is exponential. When it is accumulated in one place, it will grow faster than when it is dispersed. Empires are well-suited to this sort of accumulation. Thus powerful states will always be seats of technological progress (Which will contribute further to their power, obviously.)
And there's another question - is technology the sole criteria for which advancement of a society is to be judged?
Over the last decade, the most significant global reversals have been in freedom of expression and the rule of law.
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
a reply to: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
Armed conflict is not the same as war. Also, there are other countries in the West besides the US.
Anyways, Look at this mapand tell me the west isn't the best?
originally posted by: TheTengriist
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
a reply to: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
Armed conflict is not the same as war. Also, there are other countries in the West besides the US.
Anyways, Look at this mapand tell me the west isn't the best?
You guys had to have learned something from those Mongols.
Also, odd map in general; Since when is Somaliland an independent state? Why is Northern Cyprus - ruled by a Turkish military proxy, recognized only by Turkey - labeled as "Free"?
originally posted by: onequestion
a reply to: aethertek
Oh wait...
Allow me to apologize.
I'm sorry for being white.
I am of Norweigan and Irish descent so allow me to especially apologize for the Noweigan side of my family.
I'm so sorry I am white.
I am sorry that Christianity made some bad choices and did a lot of bad things.
Feel better?
originally posted by: Abysha
originally posted by: onequestion
a reply to: aethertek
Oh wait...
Allow me to apologize.
I'm sorry for being white.
I am of Norweigan and Irish descent so allow me to especially apologize for the Noweigan side of my family.
I'm so sorry I am white.
I am sorry that Christianity made some bad choices and did a lot of bad things.
Feel better?
A man walks into a theater after eating 12 Taco Bell burritos. He begins farting. Loudly. The smell reaches even the far back rows and people start asking the man to hold in his farts. He gets up with a look of righteous indignation and states loudly "I guess I should apologize for having to eat then!" and storms out of the theater.
You are that man. The theater is society. The tacos are your skin color. Your farts are your racism.
Hold in your farts please.
Armed conflict is not the same as war.
war
wôr/Submit
noun
1. a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state.
"Japan declared war on Germany"
synonyms: conflict, warfare, combat, fighting, (military) action, bloodshed, struggle; More
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
originally posted by: Abysha
originally posted by: onequestion
a reply to: aethertek
Oh wait...
Allow me to apologize.
I'm sorry for being white.
I am of Norweigan and Irish descent so allow me to especially apologize for the Noweigan side of my family.
I'm so sorry I am white.
I am sorry that Christianity made some bad choices and did a lot of bad things.
Feel better?
A man walks into a theater after eating 12 Taco Bell burritos. He begins farting. Loudly. The smell reaches even the far back rows and people start asking the man to hold in his farts. He gets up with a look of righteous indignation and states loudly "I guess I should apologize for having to eat then!" and storms out of the theater.
You are that man. The theater is society. The tacos are your skin color. Your farts are your racism.
Hold in your farts please.
His skin-colour is tacos and his farts are racism? I've heard some strange analogies before, but this one might be the strangest yet.
originally posted by: Abysha
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
originally posted by: Abysha
originally posted by: onequestion
a reply to: aethertek
Oh wait...
Allow me to apologize.
I'm sorry for being white.
I am of Norweigan and Irish descent so allow me to especially apologize for the Noweigan side of my family.
I'm so sorry I am white.
I am sorry that Christianity made some bad choices and did a lot of bad things.
Feel better?
A man walks into a theater after eating 12 Taco Bell burritos. He begins farting. Loudly. The smell reaches even the far back rows and people start asking the man to hold in his farts. He gets up with a look of righteous indignation and states loudly "I guess I should apologize for having to eat then!" and storms out of the theater.
You are that man. The theater is society. The tacos are your skin color. Your farts are your racism.
Hold in your farts please.
His skin-colour is tacos and his farts are racism? I've heard some strange analogies before, but this one might be the strangest yet.
You're his friend who has a bad cold and can't smell anything. You're also farting but they are silent and nobody suspects you are contributing to the overall stench.
originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
a reply to: LesMisanthrope
America has been in almost every major armed conflict/war since WW2. Where have our nukes stifled armed conflicts/war? It's just as prevalent now as it was before we dropped the nukes, so how does your argument hold any water? Semantics don't mean anything in this discusion.
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
originally posted by: Abysha
originally posted by: LesMisanthrope
originally posted by: Abysha
originally posted by: onequestion
a reply to: aethertek
Oh wait...
Allow me to apologize.
I'm sorry for being white.
I am of Norweigan and Irish descent so allow me to especially apologize for the Noweigan side of my family.
I'm so sorry I am white.
I am sorry that Christianity made some bad choices and did a lot of bad things.
Feel better?
A man walks into a theater after eating 12 Taco Bell burritos. He begins farting. Loudly. The smell reaches even the far back rows and people start asking the man to hold in his farts. He gets up with a look of righteous indignation and states loudly "I guess I should apologize for having to eat then!" and storms out of the theater.
You are that man. The theater is society. The tacos are your skin color. Your farts are your racism.
Hold in your farts please.
His skin-colour is tacos and his farts are racism? I've heard some strange analogies before, but this one might be the strangest yet.
You're his friend who has a bad cold and can't smell anything. You're also farting but they are silent and nobody suspects you are contributing to the overall stench.
Bravo. This is the first time I've seen flatulence used as a metaphor for racism. But I wouldn't expect anything else from a smelly breath that cannot speak of anything but their own racist projection.
originally posted by: Wookiep
Congratulations, the level of animosity, hatred and racism just amped up several points. If people think racism was bad the last 50 years, they aint seen nothing yet. Keep it up folks!