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Originally posted by tw0330
America is not terminal as united citizens, what is terminal is the US government.
Originally posted by METACOMET
reply to post by Germanicus
First, you blame capitalism, an economic system that doesn't even exist in practice.
Second, you claim that failed centrally planned economies would be better off if they were even further centrally planned.
Finally, you advocate fascism as a "fix" for it all. Do you honestly believe what you say?
Ever heard the truism that it isn't so much what a man doesn't know that causes him so many problems, but what he knows that ain't so?
Originally posted by marg6043
reply to post by Germanicus
Well if history is good for one thing is to prove what happen when crocks in the banking system takes over the nations government, we have been like that in the US for decades since the origination of the Federal reserve that one of the biggest payers is JP Morgan for over 200 years.
Now you see what happen when a corporate dictatorship running a nation can do when they take hold of the population hard earning wages, taxation without representation so the crocks can pay themselves back in bad times for the scam and loses, aka bailouts.
Australia should be up in arms and taking down the whores in the government that have sold their souls to the banking system before it turns into another American baking system run government.
Trust me is not going to end good, backing debt with tax payer money is proving in the US to be a fiasco, because is always corrupted entities that will not stop at anything until they drain the nation from their resources.
Originally posted by diddy1234
A question for everyone in this thread :-
Looking at history, Hitler got lots of support and eventually into power when Germany was in a depression.
So is there a chance that a socialist government getting into power now that capitalism is on its last legs ?
btw, I didn't like how hitlers ideas turned out, I am just asking if this is a ripe time for socialism / Nazism to become more popular.
Originally posted by omega man
Australia to be more specific Queensland will be the launch of the New World Order.
America offers nothing. We need to cut ties. All our alliance with America does is make us a target in this region and it risks our economy. We should form an official alliance with the BRICS
Originally posted by Zippidee
reply to post by Germanicus
Your thread title got me to click. Your first post was good and definitely shores up some progressions and lays out the timeline and lends to the speculation of the outcome. But, and this is a big BUT!!! your post where you more or less rip the USA gets me peaved to no end.
America offers nothing. We need to cut ties. All our alliance with America does is make us a target in this region and it risks our economy. We should form an official alliance with the BRICS
Listen Pal....Trace your countries success to this point, or at least the economic advantage it has now and I think you will see alot of it has to do with the ANZUS treaty as well as the Australian-USA FTA agreement! Not to mention that your country was one of the recipients of the GM Bailout!
I don't deny what you lay out for us....I accept it and agree it just hurts a little when instead of trying to band together and fix our problem, you want to kick us to the curb and forget who helped you in the past. Thats alot like Italy, always switching sides to whoever's winning!
Originally posted by EvilSadamClone
Oh I'd say three to five centuries, tops. No country has lasted more than a thousand years, at least to my knowledge.
The thing is, I've heard this hyperbole since I was born. I remember my parents going on about how America has a few years left because of the economic changes that lie ahead. So on and so forth.
So I never listen to hyperbole any more. Words like Downfall of America are simply trolling to inflame people.
Originally posted by Zippidee
reply to post by Germanicus
I respect your point of view but do you think, given China's human rights track record, that siding with them os going to earn you "Good Fella" status?
edit on 23-5-2012 by Zippidee because: (no reason given)