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Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
reply to post by Spartanian
I'm glad I may have helped a little with showing a different perspective, at least. I know our press image and overall public face in the world is ...mixed...at best. Downright horrible in many cases.
I'd only want to add that among a few different reasons, we share a big one for why ATS is the place to spend some real time at. Just as you seek to learn more about America in this case? I can't get enough of the direct, first personal perspectives and background from people living in other nations. That international aspect of this site makes it invaluable for learning. It needs a disclaimer about using one's own best judgement of course, as well as grains of salt with what we all read, naturally. However? I'll tell ya. I've learned more here in the time I've been a member than I've picked up over most of a lifetime in reading books and watching things like History and Discovery for documentaries.
Originally posted by alienzombie666
reply to post by peashooter
Me, being Native American, the Asians are in my bloodline but I live here now, barely surviving on this reservation with my family can't stand hearing about China owning all this land in the US, I just read somewhere else that China is backing NK with all their military, and things here are rough all over for everyone because of the mistakes our so called leaders have made bullying around all these smaller countries and stripping us of our rights here in the US, Cyber attacks, I could go on but I'm thinking if the military would just hurry up and militarily dominate that part of the world and get it over with it might losen some of the slack over here on us, and if not maybe we can start over when it is all done. This tension is causing so much anxiety for everyone it always does. Sometimes domination is the only way!
Originally posted by alienzombie666
reply to post by frazzle
I'm just feeling that once our oppressor is conquered then our economy would flourish once again, or if we get our asses kicked then there will be a new beginning,something has to give
Originally posted by frazzle
Originally posted by alienzombie666
reply to post by frazzle
I'm just feeling that once our oppressor is conquered then our economy would flourish once again, or if we get our asses kicked then there will be a new beginning,something has to give
China isn't our oppressor, China has been the lender of last resort for the US government for a while now. Without those loans US military contractors could not have gone on building bigger and badder weapons of mass destruction that the government needs to keep leveling cities and people in other countries and continents that are of no threat to us.
Of course, now China holds all that debt and sooner or later, one way or another, they will collect on it. But that is not North Korea's fault, or even China's. The one guaranteed fact is that you and I and our children will repay that debt with our labor, and yes, our land, since the US government is long since broke. And if this war breaks out, more people will pay with their lives.
"Neither A Borrower Nor Lender Be". How the hell hard is that to get through our thick skulls?
Originally posted by penninja
Originally posted by frazzle
Originally posted by alienzombie666
reply to post by frazzle
I'm just feeling that once our oppressor is conquered then our economy would flourish once again, or if we get our asses kicked then there will be a new beginning,something has to give
China isn't our oppressor, China has been the lender of last resort for the US government for a while now. Without those loans US military contractors could not have gone on building bigger and badder weapons of mass destruction that the government needs to keep leveling cities and people in other countries and continents that are of no threat to us.
Of course, now China holds all that debt and sooner or later, one way or another, they will collect on it. But that is not North Korea's fault, or even China's. The one guaranteed fact is that you and I and our children will repay that debt with our labor, and yes, our land, since the US government is long since broke. And if this war breaks out, more people will pay with their lives.
"Neither A Borrower Nor Lender Be". How the hell hard is that to get through our thick skulls?
Collect? Lets see....
We took out Iraq.... we occupied Afghanistan, Syria is under revolution and when the finality of this all comes to pass Iran will get the smack down
hrrrrrrmmmmm
Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan.... starts in the mediterranean....ends in western China
silk road?
noooooooooo Not Silk.....
ooooo wait Oil? Land Oil Pipe? Much less expensive than tankers.... safer, not so vulnerable to attack.... 1.3 Billion people want cars, to industrialize... Good for global economy.... Nothing but Muslims in charge now anyway on border with China, China = Atheist
Yeah... We paid already there wont be further repercussions.... America has the best Military in the world for rent dontcha know....
Originally posted by butcherguy
Originally posted by Snoopy1978
So why was the OP banned? Strange.
It could have been for many reasons.
I believe it against T&C's to discuss why a member has been banned. I think it is???
Originally posted by LogicIsUnderrated
Too bad I won't be able to take credit for this thread because most sites like ATS legally own everything original that is written regardless who the real author is.
I didn't take the time to read ATS fine print though.
Lets get to how an empire loses a war
Typical American is a slightly overweight person. Gripping a pepsi or coke (I prefer pepsi) watching CNN salivating at the prospect of USA dropping more bombs in the name of doing the world a favour.
A typical American has never experienced true danger at home, civil war long time ago is like a fantasy from history channel.
When US escalates or calls in CIA and Mossad to pull off another false flag or if Kim really does strike first, if he truly is insane. Regardless how a war starts. USA will go in not just guns blazing, TACTICAL NUKES BLAZING
And US will seemingly defeat North Korea in something like 2 days.
The coke and pepsi drinking American will jump up from the sofa chanting USA USA USA.
And then something will happen, something average American and American government never dreamed possible
China and Russia will see this as the final proof that US really is out to get them by death of thousand cuts (invasion of countries 1 by 1).
China and Russia will start a silent attack on US economy, and silent terrorist attack on US civilians.
Suddenly large cities will have bio-weapons outbreaks, China will try to crash the bond market (which they can do), New York Stock Exchange and Chicago Stock Exchange will close indefinitely to prevent collapse of Dow and Nasdaq.
US dollar will begin a collapse.
Americans will panic
Banks will close.
Marshal Law will be proclaimed.
People like gangs and even ordinary civilians will start shooting guns here and there.
Military will be told to start gun confiscation and FEMA camp placements.
A CIVIL WAR WILL START IN USA
MILLIONS WILL DIE
US will be henceforth known as The Great Whore That fell. Babylon The Great.edit on 6-4-2013 by LogicIsUnderrated because: (no reason given)