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they do some good stuff, but I really can't like them with their view on nuclear power and geneticly modified products.
When you want the third world to starve becouse YOU might according to some stupid theory get ill!

At 8/30/06 03:53 PM, LMHMorales wrote:

At 8/30/06 03:37 PM, sweede wrote: first thing first, I don't hate USA, but Im pretty annoyed...
here's some reasons:
1. You call yourself america, though you don't even have a third of the continents people or landsize.

We may be guilty of that sometimes, but that's because other countries refer to us as "stupid Americans". It caught on.

2. USA refer europe many times as a single country, often even as a single place.

That's pretty fucking unfair. I don't remember referring to europe as a single country. You think Americans are that stupid? You are pretty naive my friend. Any smart American knows that Europe is a continent, not a single country. We do go to school here.

STILL, europe is very often refered as a single place, in this place they speak french and have legal prostitution and drugs. (least according to hollywood)

3. All stupid wars.

That's pretty fucking stupid. We aren't the only country to get involved in a stupid war.

No, but other countries are in war becouse of poverty and unstable goverments, when the USA goes to war, the reason is greed

4. the fact that america has couped many democraticly chosen leaders becouse they were left-wing.

um, okey?

Lets just take Iran as an example, two times the corrupt shah was reinstalled, the first time was when the prime minister made the country a parliementary democracy, and when the people voted for social democrats who wanted to make the oil state property to take economy back on its feet they were coupted,
the second was the same, however this time they held the shah responsible for treason and made him flee the country.
The third revolution was inevitable, abd since CIA had executed the democratic elements the Iran of today was born.
Thank USA for that.

5. All stupid hollywood crap.

Yet people for other countries except the hollywood crap and get excited when a celebrity visits their country. You must have living under a rock

6. the very annoying patriotism.

I guess if we are proud our country, it makes us douchebags. You're argument is getting more idiotic by the second.

I'll answer both those the same time, first, the bad stuff with hollywood is of course that they produce crap which takes attention from much better movies.
However thats not the worst part, the fact that all movies has to be USA- friendly and many times patriotic, so they almost feels like watching propaganda. (did I said feels like? IT IS PROPAGANDA)
when you turn a scottish rebel leader into an american patriot, you know it has gone to far.....

7. the fact that USA:s citizens think their ancestors invented democracy and all freedoms it gives.

We know where how the States were originally founded. That's because we don't originate from here but from Europe. So yes, our ancestors did invent democracy and all freedom.

maybe I should have put this in the previous answer?
anyway, the USA:s answer why they are "patriots", they say it becouse they love the freedom!
That makes you a liberal, not a patriot, if you were french or greek maybe, otherwise no!

8. All stupid mainstream crap music.

Oh give me a fucking break. This is mainstream music that Europeans and other people from other countries listen to. Cut the bullshit. The music industry gets as much money for foreign countries as they do the States. Not to mention that the UK itself is responsible for the demon spawns that are known as the Spice Girls. I wasted my life for three years listening. THREE FUCKING YEARS!

I know some shit comes elsewhere from, the stupid russian duo for example, but you cant escape that USA created MTV and most mainstream crap.

9. The extreme ignorance of other countries and cultures.

Possiblity. But including the whole population of the US in that statement is pretty close-minded. If you notice, the US itself is a muddle. We have all different cultures and religions that migrate here ever so often. It's impossible to be extremely ignorant about other countries and cultures when other cultures are so apparent here. Some stupid bigots like white and black nationalists may think that way.

Then how about the steady prejudices of muslims, europeans, (the fact that you put us in a single group, for example) latinos,swedish (we aren't europeans, but we are busty, blonde and stupid) and all the rest?

10. the fact that USA produces 55% of all air pollution.

This is first time I've heard of this. Where do you get your information from?

Read it in the two biggest swedish papers, however it was in an article about the fact that China is producing more, 20% now!

Not saying nothing good comes from america, love Burger king!

Actually, Burger King is one of the bad things about the United States. And you made a mistake in saying America. Don't you mean US?

Must have watched team america too many times, another good thing from USA, and I still love a whopper...
And I must seperate NY a bit, it is a nice city, mulicultural and liberal.
Oh, and I forgot one thing in my previous post:
the fact that so many are religous and the effects this have. (abbortion as an example)

first thing first, I don't hate USA, but Im pretty annoyed...
here's some reasons:
1. You call yourself america, though you don't even have a third of the continents people or landsize.
2. USA refer europe many times as a single country, often even as a single place.
3. All stupid wars.
4. the fact that america has couped many democraticly chosen leaders becouse they were left-wing.
5. All stupid hollywood crap.
6. the very annoying patriotism.
7. the fact that USA:s citizens think their ancestors invented democracy and all freedoms it gives.
8. All stupid mainstream crap music.
9. The extreme ignorance of other countries and cultures.
10. the fact that USA produces 55% of all air pollution.
Not saying nothing good comes from america, love Burger king!

At 8/22/06 05:32 PM, MrCrawford wrote:

They were only flawed because of greed, cruelty and misplaced faith. If it weren't for these, the Roman Empire would not have collapsed, the Dark Ages would never have occured and, after a few years of wars, the entire world would be untied and we would have reached where we are today at least 400 years earlier.

wrong, the Roman empire was doomed, too big for it's time, the emperor had only control over the closest provinces.
It was also constant uprisings so the thought of it being united is just dumb....
Greed is human nature, therefore people try to use religion for own winning and cruelty has often been the only way to control citizens. (though overviolence can have the opposite effect)

At 8/22/06 05:35 PM, White_hole wrote:

By insane he ment killing people for no reason kind of insane, which you kind of outlined in your post(Ha!).

No, everyone would do mad things in Maos position, thats a fact.
He didn't mean to kill most of them, most people died in starvation.

you do now it has been greed, faith and our own petty needs that has brought us forward? It's human nature, we can never change that...
Why we are friendly at all is becouse most often it repays more then double.....
Fighting human nature never works, just look at how communist states has done..

What's the difference between sunni and shia muslims?

I ceirtainly hope you are yoking,
1.Women are not happier to stay at home, depression is great among housewives.
2.Women are according to about 20% of scientists smarter than men, 10% of the scientists say men are smarter and the rest don't think there is a difference.
3. once again, no! In my home country Sweden there are many very succesful women in both politics and economy, when I think about it, USA has a good female minister,(probably the only good at all) Condy!
Once again, I ceirtainly hope you are yoking..

No, this is going way to far! try to improve metal detectors instead!

Would be nice, in my country they tell much about sexuality, (no idea of how it is in US) but not about the sexual act exept the straight one, if they told the alternative sexualities possibilities it would be a good step forward for sexual equality.

At 8/21/06 04:08 PM, ultimatefirestorm wrote: Well. Mao was
A. Not a true communist, and

wrong, he was a marxist, stalinist at start and maoist at the end, however, still a communist.

B. Totally insane.

Nope, he was intelligent and fast in thought, however, a person in control of everything with no opposition always does crazy things, he also made many mistakes becouse of the fact that people didn't dare to tell him bad news in fear of execution.

Let's ignore what he said.

No it was actually true and will always be, if the goverment has less firearms they become weak, and almost always lose control, All stable goverments has no armed opposition...

and to the starting post:

The Swedish Communist party did praise it, however, they are so small that they get no attention, saw it on their website. (not a fan, opposite)
Im not a fan of U.S.A but I think 9/11 was horrible, I think most maniacs, im sorry, communists agree.

1. something round 5000 but I'm just guessing...

2. east

3. Rommel

4. Georgij Zjukov

5. Id guess China, though I dont think there was much too take, if any at all, becouse of harikiri. When Im guessing china, I think of both Communists, Nationalists and local warlords as China, though not the soldiers of East Turkestan or Sinkiang...

6. Soviet union

Im swedish.

The Korean war, Millions died and after the war, the borders were the same, no change at all, though the crazy chinese loved it, believing they defeated USA......

At 7/20/06 10:09 PM, FAB0L0US wrote:

1) The Commonwealth wasnt a country. And let me see a link.

No, but since the countries was very much under british control they during the war almost acted like one. The brittish in europe was alone bigger than the US....

2) The Polish soldiers were in two armies, the Red and Allied. And let me see a link.

Yes, 2 armies but the allied part was much bigger and that's the one I'm reffuring to.

3) I highly doubt the Royal Navy was bigger than the American Navy. Maybe at the start of the war, but thats it, at best, considering the rate the American shipyards were pumping out ships when we really got into it. Let me see a link on that.

Nope, Royal navy was before, during and a short while AFTER bigger, but then again it was the UK:s pride...

4) The UK would only be percieved as a leader because half the countries that were Allies have been counqueored by the British at one point and were part of the Commonwealth. The may be the immediate leaders but the British and by extension the Commonwealth soldiers are subordinate to the American leaders. And I dont believe that anyway because the Americans had
a) The Supreme Allied Commander

THAT can be argumented.....

b) More troops

WRONG, Before the war the commonwealth had three times as many troops and after they had a bit more stil.l (they suffered many more cusualties)

c) Supplied the material that let the Western Allies fight

So did South africa, India, Australia, New zeeland and allied colonies.

d) Supplied the cash that let the Western Allies fight

So did South africa, India, Australia, New zeeland and allied colonies.

e) No one, not even the French, thought they were the leaders. De Gaulle may have had an ego but he wasnt dumeb enough to think he was running the war, as much as he would have liked it.

They knew they were small time but was too patriotic and stubborn to admit it.

If you are trying to rewrite history and tell me the UK and the Commonwealth were more important to victory in West Europe and Asia, by all means. You are going to have a tough time proving it, however, because it is flat out false. I am positive even facks will give the Americans that.

Im not rewriting, that's what the allied did, USA did most the job of making them look better since they were much more powerful than the other allies after the war.....
Why else would:
1. History books tell us almost nothing of the fact that china weakened Japan severly.
2. Teachers teach us so little of the soviet effort though it was bigger than the joined west effort.
3. Almost noone know of the concentration camps the americans built.
4. Normandie earn so much more attention than the polish and commonwealth invasion of Italy.

By the way, the commonwealth held it's ground for almost 1,5 years ALONE against the axis.
Even with USA they could not brake the deadlock, the allies of 1944 were muchbigger than the allies of 1941, with most of latin america joining.

My sources are from a documentary series from swedish TV and a few books so sorry, no links....

FAB0L0US, You do know the commonwealth had more soldiers in both asia and europe? And that the amount of polish soldiers in Europe was almost equal to those of the US? And that the royal navy was bigger than the american?And that the UK was thought leader by all the allied countries exept France and USA?(they both thought they were the leaders)

At 7/16/06 10:37 PM, Naoki09 wrote: Don't say China, communism has never worked in a dictatorship or whatever China is.

First if all, Wasn't Soviet union a world power with a communist regime. And second:
China is not a communist state anymore. It's just a authorian regime with market liberal policies....
Today's situation is unique, never has one state been so much more powerful in comparision to others, however it'll end pretty soon. (It'll end in about 20 years)
I think it will end when the next superpowers rise.
They will probably rise at the same time, the EU and China, maybe India too.
Latin America, Africa and Russia has too much unrest and too weak goverments to become any powerful factors.
The EU is getting larger and richer and China is producing about everything.
If they stop, imagine how the prices will go to the roof, India is the same thing, just a bit smaller......

Favorite generals: Montgomery, Fidel Castro

Battles:
Stalingrad, Lützen, Gestilren

Wars: Finnish winter war, the 30 year war,

Blunders: Stalingrad

Armies, battalions:
Karl XII:s Karolines, Alexanders phalanx

Tactics:
Karoline, blietzkrieg

Weapons:
Musket, turtle ship

Quotes:

Julius César:
"The dice is thrown".

M- Taoist

At 3/25/06 02:03 AM, MoralLibertarian wrote:

"Why does capitalism need a defense?" Market economics is the only system that is proven to work. Just because a free economy thrives on inequality, what does that have to do with anything?

No, the swedish model is working perfectly though we got europes most regulated economy.
The wealth is much equaler shared and no real classes exist.
So, a mixed economy is the best working system if your goal is all the citizens best, not only 20% of them.

At 3/24/06 10:10 AM, -LazyDrunk- wrote:

I think 3rd world countries need to either quit teaching you guys english, because your grasp of the language is lacking.

Now sweden is a 3rd world country, wow great geographical knowledge.

You don't understand the American military, and the true reason for our presence in Iraq.

Pretty much, the same reason as all the american wars: Money.

The same reason an Iraqi thinks he's worth more than me.

He doesn't think hes better than you, he probably doesn't know much in geography, but wait, I wonder if you do:
Whats the iraqi capital?

Resistance is futile. When you learn our language, you are becoming our culture.

I speak english, it is the language of england and their former colony america.

When you buy our clothes, you are endorsing our empire.

Always avoid: Made in America signs.
However I like Burger king.

When you become ignorant, you're encouraging our ways.

Knock it off.

I'm not ignorant, a person who thinks becouse he's american he's better than others is ignorant.

Man, this is disgusting!
This confirms my prejudices of americans as dumb, arrogant, war-crazy and thinking they own the world.
This also makes me long even more to the end of the american empire. (it is an empire and as all others, it will fall)

Now to the topic:
You think just becouse you got a great army you can rule the world?
You can't even occupy one country!
You think you are worth more than an iraqi, why?
Becouse you were born in USA?
Excuse me, I must vomit so this is the end of my post

C isn't even sure to be governing the country, If A and B choses to have an alliance they will rule the country. (if they join too)
About the reelection, it's probably different in different countrys....
Mayor part of countrys considered to be democracies are ruled by minor goverments that rule with the help of smaller parties.

I don't see whats so weird.
In afghanistan they still live in the medievals and in medieval europe jews where followed and executed for their religion.
This kind of religous intolerance led to the crusades.
It wasn't until the 20:th that true freedom of religion was created anywhere in the world.......

Rome fell in 1918, in the russian revolution, why?
Well, in th 5:th century rome was split inte two parts, the western and eastern empire.
The western had the catholic church and the eastern the ortodox.
The western was destroyed by the goths after abou fifty years but in 9:th century the holy roman or german-roman empire was created.
They claimed to be the heirs of the western empire and was the second empire.(hitlers was the third.)
However the empire was the destroyed when germany was united in the 19:th century.
The eastern empire or byzantinum survived for a thousand years an was destroyed 1451.
However, the empire lost its power about hundred years before.
The rests of empire moved then to modern-day russia and made Ivan the terrible (not a fair name to a good ruler) king of the kingdom Russia named after the people who lived in the area, the rus.
Together with with Sweden and the German order (knightly order, no connections with germany) they destroyed Novgorod which already inhabitanted the area but whasn't christian.
And russia survived until the bolsjeviks destroyed the tzars (meaning emperor).

The prime minister is head of goverment, and therefore has the role to build the goverment.
The prime minister isn't elected as a person but is simply the leader of the biggest party in the parlament. (usually, turkey is one exception)
A President is head of state and has mostly represantive missions.
In monarchy he's/she's replaced by a king/queen.
However, the president of USA is both head of goverment, head of state and commander-in-chief.
He/she has therefore more power than any other leader of a country. (democratic one)
The U.K as another example has a queen, prime minister and a commander-in-chief for covering the roles given in USA to the President.

The danish vikings was not the ones to discover America, it was the norwegians, who also colonized Greenland and Iceland.
The danish mostly plundered and traded with the franks, irish and britons and are also the ones who created normandie.
The sweds established trade all over the baltic, with north africa, middle east and eastern europe.
Don´t confuse em with each other!

What´s up with americans and conspiracy theories?
Always the goverment hiding shit, hello?
Wouldn´t it be possible for other countries to discover the same things, USA doesn´t own the world (though Dubya might think so).
If americans would have met aliens the russians, chinese and french would also have known, probably every single country!
And all countries don´t love USA so it would probably be impossible to keep things like that secret.
And by the way, if aliens tried to make contact, it would be through radio and not by landing a ship.....

A trade blockade is going to far, but the danish attitude against the muslim world is truly unhealthy.
Cause this is just the top of the iceberg....
Muslims in Denmark are treated terribly.
And instead of making fun of the political thoughts as satire should, these drawings just made the prejudices bigger.
Of course the blockade was going to far but publishing these drawings was increadibly stupid....

At 1/26/06 07:54 PM, darkfiretime1 wrote: Oh give me a break libertarian, you are an idiot. SO what if the soviet union didnt have a mcdonalds. The fact is our country is becoming another socialist government. No, we do not yet carry the dominant traits of a socialist government, but its approaching the corner, and you can no longer even believe that the United States will be free forever. Continued arguments with you has made me realized that you are another zealot and fanatic that absolutely loves the system.

Just drive around in the slums, or even in a big city, like Los Angeles. The poor are being kept poor, while the rich are in fact gaining money from keeping them poor. Republicans do not even keep there promises and lie, and Democrats lie. People continue to believe that the political parties are in fact a straight line, with a right and left side, when in fact it is a circle, a circle where everyone is positioned. Republicans and Democrats are almost the same, except in name, and there constant attacks on one another. Hell, some day they will most definetly merge and form a new party, and another party will rise up among the small insignificant ones and become a dominant party.

All countries have to start falling somewhere. Now, were not going to end up quite like the Soviet Union, but were going to become another socialist government that enslaves it people and tells them its for there own good and to give up freedom just to live on that soil.

Is socialism such a bad thing?
Communism is of course terrible, but socialism are a strong weapon against poverty.

USA isn´t close to sovjet, It may be spying on the citizens but that doesn´t make it socialist, but sure makes it more athourian.
Socialism isn´t communism, many european states are social democratic includin Sweden.
And in these countries the difference between rich and poor is very small.
And what is free?
Even with slavery americans considered themselves to be free.
The only true freedom is anarchy, since otherwise a law can keep you from doing something you want...

If you count free as that your privet affairs are your own business then taking away your freedom isn´t a socialist thing, it´s an authorian thing.
An dictatorship can be right-winged as well as left-winged......

At 1/26/06 03:33 PM, Imperator wrote:

At 1/26/06 01:49 PM, sweede wrote:

I already knew that, but it wasn´t until the 20:th century a more democratic state was formed, American and european "democracies" didn´t allow women or colored to vote.
And for the time the athens were very peaceful.......

Take a look at how Athens ruled its empire....
If someone tried to leave or defect, they go in, kill the males, enslave the females and children, then set up cleruchies with their own population.

How "peaceful" of them......
Read LeBlac "Constant Battles". It actually pretty much proves that war 8000 years ago was much more violent than it was today.

8000 years?
The only civilization then was mesopotamia....
we´re talking about 4000 years.
Actually war didn´t exist in mesopotamia until the egypts showed them.
What I don´t get is why you call the city state "empire".
Persia was an empire, an empire is run by an emperor, a ruler over many states where everyone has an own king or head of state.
A city state isn´t an empire.