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North American Faults; worst continent ever
Topic Started: Sep 21 2007, 02:32 PM (952 Views)
LUIGISGHOST
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When I read "North American Faults" I though it would be about earthquake hot spots in North America! =^P

But really... It says North American Faults but all I am seeing is people dising America and praising Canada... =/

I dont know anything about Canadian government nor do I care, but Im not sure whats so bad about America's government. I have seen dirt poor families be able to go from nothing to something in 10 years. I know that we are a Superpower or whatever. I think America has done pretty damn good for itself in the mere 200 odd years that it has been around.

But shouldnt this be about North America the continent compared to the other coninents?

As continents go Im a little concerned for North America here. It seems as if the 2 larger out of the 3 countries here have some problems. Upon reading this thread it appears that O'Canada up there feels a little bitchy towards America. I never have known America to have any hard feelings to the Canadians. Then there is Mexico who is pissing America off, but doesnt think much about it. America prolly does have some hard feeling towards them! xD

North America seems a little messed right now!

I think this thread would be cooler if it was about earthquakes! xD
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Gafgar Adolis
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LUIGISGHOST,Dec 1 2007
08:59 PM
But really... It says North American Faults but all I am seeing is people dising America and praising Canada... =/

The guy who started this topic is Canadian.
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Gafgar Adolis,Dec 2 2007
02:55 AM
The guy who started this topic is Canadian.

I am well aware. =^P
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Gafgar Adolis
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He's also a Pinko that has risen to become a Royal, so be careful when going forth to give battle.

I recommend a chainaxe.
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North America has to be better than South Africa though, we have a huge crime rate, and nobody seems to have done anything about it, but oh well my life is kind of cursed so...
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Gafgar Adolis,Dec 2 2007
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He's also a Pinko that has risen to become a Royal, so be careful when going forth to give battle.

I recommend a chainaxe.

a royal? Me? How flattering.

But after spending over a year here, I still don't throw around the the word 'vet', because attaining something like that means being here since it's beginning, so no, I'm not a vet, and never will be

Frankly, I'm more like these

http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/android.htm
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/archivist.htm
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http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorsh...erouscranus.htm
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/filibuster.htm
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/lamer.htm
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/necromancer.htm
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/nitpick.htm
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/picador.htm
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorsh...ndusmaximus.htm
http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/xenophobe.htm

anyway, you should leave the 'Flame Warrior' idea alone - there's rarely a forum where flame wars take place often enough or that are able to last long enough, so the entire site doesn't accomplish much.

PS: RP fighting is thought of as one of the weaker styles
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Eh. I'm kind of balanced out about the whole "America sucks" thing.
I was raised here. All my friends are here. English is my best language. Not only that, I live in one of the biggest American cities. I'm no different from my friends in how I act or behave.
On the other hand, I was born in the capital of South Korea. All my ancestors originate from the Asian continent. My remaining family (except for a few distant cousins who we don't keep in touch with) live there.
America has done some admirable things. If you say that the government system is bad, it's not. It was one of the few democratic systems back at that time, and had almost no role model. The founding fathers, for all their faults and achievements, thought about it thorougly. It's lasted for hundreds of years. It's just that the people (like Bush) who run it that people don't like. The people here really aren't any different from anywhere else.
I won't deny the people here aren't as bright as they are back in Korea. That's because of culture, parents, the people themselves, and the fact that America is a rich country. Some politicians are corrupt. The two main parties often bicker. If George Washington (who even said he would rather be dead than president, but did as a matter of duty) would be appalled. (He hated political parties.)

If we're talking about North America, let's include other countries besides Canada and the USA. Central American countries are mostly ignored, although they have a colorful and vast history. Mexico is suffering through poverty, although things are gettting better.
And what about the native people? When the old Europeans first started coming to North America, it was a living hell for the native people. Many died, and there aren't as many as there should be.
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If you say that the government system is bad, it's not. It was one of the few democratic systems back at that time, and had almost no role model. America has done some admirable things.  The founding fathers, for all their faults and achievements, thought about it thorougly.


It was indeed great back then. Now? I don't know. The system was not actually arrived at through much forethought, it was gotten to because people kept on objecting to the system at the beginning, and so many many compromises were made until we got the system we have today. Some compromises, such as the 3/5 compromise, which stated that 3/5ths of slaves would be counted in a states' population for tax and voting purposes, but that slaves themselves would not get a vote, were obviously abolished later. Others, such as the House of Senate and the House of Representatives, have stayed with us until today. I cannot analyze the system beyond that because I don't know about it, but it has led to the dominance of two main political parties, and something must have gone wrong to get us there.

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Some politicians are corrupt. The two main parties often bicker.


Sure, they "bicker." Unfortunately, they are far more similar than different. On my big issue, the environment, all of them have the SAME FREAKING plan. At the New Hampshire primary, none of them could give any concrete plans or elaborate any details, the sole exception being Hillary Clinton, who the media then pounced on for almost crying and finally "being human." (dude, I would cry too if I was trying to give a plan and then someone decided to ask me the completely irrelevant question of how I did MY HAIR) So Obama appeals to the young and talks about unifying our country. Huckabee is about as charismatic as you can get. Do you actually see anything coming from their mouths besides vague declarations? It's all a giant sham.

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If we're talking about North America, let's include other countries besides Canada and the USA. Central American countries are mostly ignored, although they have a colorful and vast history. Mexico is suffering through poverty, although things are gettting better.


Mexico is also where many of our illegal immigrants come from. Oh right, we're building a giant wall to block them out.

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And what about the native people? When the old Europeans first started coming to North America, it was a living hell for the native people. Many died, and there aren't as many as there should be


What about them? They are either herded into tiny reservations or integrated into the giant mix of ethnicities that is America.

I don't know. I like America and all, but it has its faults, and rather massive ones at that. How do you support a country that invests trillions of dollars in Iraq, but can't be bothered to help fix New Orleans?

This was not a very coherent piece, I was just sort of ranting. Sorry.
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Remember that noone is perfect. The same applies to government. Flaws are in human nature and cant be avoided. What we can do is learn from our mistakes and carry on. Not saying Bush isnt a fool. but its another experience (Less welcomed experience) that we can learn from.
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Right, but the thing is, we DON'T learn. It's not just North America, it's people in general.

Case 1: Iraq is so, so close to being another Vietnam. Maybe it is already. Maybe I'm being a bit pretentious by saying much of this is caused by the USA, but we completely ignored the UN and barged into Iraq. We "learned" from our mistakes and created a UN with more powers than the former League of Nations had. Then we go ahead and ignore the UN. At least they're attempting to aid us in the relief effort now. What are we doing? We're trying to enforce a time table for pulling out the troops by pulling out the troops faster than the time table allows if we fail to meet benchmarks for fixing Iraq: Boston Globe: House Backs Bill To Force Troop Cuts It is a Democrat bill. The Republicans, to my knowledge, are still ready to keep the troops in Iraq for now. But what really roiled me was that it is more "a symbolic jab at Bush" than a plan they expect to realistically pass so that something can be done about Iraq. How about a real plan then?

In addition, we have shit like this going on there. Acts like those are not "no one is perfect," acts like those are conscious efforts to be evil.

Case 2: Australia repeatedly fails its indigenous people. Twin Sex Attacks Show no Easy Option (that's a rather terrible title, on a side note) and Gang rape victim left broken and betrayed.

Case 3: Welfare programs in America have been failing for so, so many years. No one has seriously tried to rectify it. We haven't learned anything from it, we just keep on using the same broken system.

Case 4: Okay, so doubt the extent of global warming if you will. Deny it if you want. Hate on An Inconvenient Truth because it's boring. Why in the world shouldn't you want to help the environment though? You know it's a matter of time before the petroleum runs out. You know what carbon dioxide does as a greenhouse gas. You know the ozone hole in Antarctica is getting bigger and bigger. You know sea levels are rising. You have to take preventive measures NOW, whether you believe in the current climate change or not. Because if you don't, you can't learn from it. It'll be too late.

Aghhh people just infuriate me.
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Another thing. not all mistakes can remain unreapeated. This humanity has doomed the world. but we can only strive to live on.
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Dauthi,Jan 13 2008
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Sure, they "bicker." Unfortunately, they are far more similar than different. On my big issue, the environment, all of them have the SAME FREAKING plan. At the New Hampshire primary, none of them could give any concrete plans or elaborate any details, the sole exception being Hillary Clinton, who the media then pounced on for almost crying and finally "being human." (dude, I would cry too if I was trying to give a plan and then someone decided to ask me the completely irrelevant question of how I did MY HAIR) So Obama appeals to the young and talks about unifying our country. Huckabee is about as charismatic as you can get. Do you actually see anything coming from their mouths besides vague declarations? It's all a giant sham.

Mexico is also where many of our illegal immigrants come from. Oh right, we're building a giant wall to block them out.

(I'm organizing this so it can be easier to read.)

1. Of course it's a "sham." (Not all the time, but most of the time. Not just in North America, but all over the world, too.) Sadly, politicians aren't as honest as they should be. About a hundered years ago, the the common American citizen couldn't even pick what person they wanted to be nominated! The Republicans and Democrats argue a lot more for the sake of arguing. Actually, both political parties differ a lot, but if they put aside those differences, everything would be just peachy.

2. I meant things are getting better in Mexico, not the whole Mexico-America relationship. Of course, it doesn't seem like much. Truthfully, it isn't much. Not many people have noticed it. But it's one of those gradual things. For example, if you had a raise of three dollars per month on your job, it seems almost like nothing. However, you get an extra thirty-six dollars per year. And then the next year you get an extra dollar raise. That's forty-eight dollars. And so forth.
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I was gonna mention the San Andreas fault just to be funny, but someone beat me to it. ^_^

Anyhow, I think the United States of America is destined for a massive economic collapse, which according to one named Dimitri Orlov will be worse than what the Soviet Union experienced before its collapse. And just as the Soviet Union dissolved with its former republics becoming 15 separate countries, the United States could likewise dissolve into 50 separate countries for a while. Hawaii will almost certainly enjoy its regained sovereignty, but many other former states may reassemble into various federations, and some successful states may annex failed neighboring states.
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