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Posted:
okay so more of this bush thing,
how do you reckon bush being re-elected will affect you home countries voting for their next president,prime minister etc??
i mean for example in the uk Blair has quite obviously backed bush (wether it be to keep america an allie (sp?) - a good place to keep the worlds most powerful country right?- or other) which in turn has enraged britons, involving us in a war we didnt agree with, and splitting the labour party. SO do we keep him in power? or do we vote lib dem or conservative??
i personally dont know who i'll vote for, they all seem as bad as eachother at the moment. but as i said what do you think will happen?
okay so more of this bush thing,
how do you reckon bush being re-elected will affect you home countries voting for their next president,prime minister etc??
i mean for example in the uk Blair has quite obviously backed bush (wether it be to keep america an allie (sp?) - a good place to keep the worlds most powerful country right?- or other) which in turn has enraged britons, involving us in a war we didnt agree with, and splitting the labour party. SO do we keep him in power? or do we vote lib dem or conservative??
i personally dont know who i'll vote for, they all seem as bad as eachother at the moment. but as i said what do you think will happen?
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Location: Berlin, Germany
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Location: Berlin, Germany
Posted:
I think political frustration is at the moment almost everywhere all are complaining a lot but the responsebility doesn't grow rarely one stands up for his opinions there is just a lot of blah blah blah.
I feel almost numb today even it is not my country.
I think political frustration is at the moment almost everywhere all are complaining a lot but the responsebility doesn't grow rarely one stands up for his opinions there is just a lot of blah blah blah.
I feel almost numb today even it is not my country.
What is psychology?- Looking for a black cat in a dark room. What is psychoanalysis? Psychoanalysis is looking for a black cat in a dark room -- in which there is no cat -- but finding one anyway.
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Posted:
I think it's really going to depend on domestic issues, yes the Iraq war was highly controversial and has become like this little yapping dog biting at the ankles of the government, but i really don't think it should overshadow all the other issues. On the other hand, tony blair hasn't been extraordinarily effective at keeping people happy on issues of health funding and education... i think maybe his time is up, but i don't know who might get in, as you say not much of an alternative, the conservatives are struggling somewhat, and i think the lib dems have still got some way to go to get themselves firmly in the race..... we shall see what we shall see....
I think it's really going to depend on domestic issues, yes the Iraq war was highly controversial and has become like this little yapping dog biting at the ankles of the government, but i really don't think it should overshadow all the other issues. On the other hand, tony blair hasn't been extraordinarily effective at keeping people happy on issues of health funding and education... i think maybe his time is up, but i don't know who might get in, as you say not much of an alternative, the conservatives are struggling somewhat, and i think the lib dems have still got some way to go to get themselves firmly in the race..... we shall see what we shall see....
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Location: In a test pit, Mackay, Australia
Posted:
Personally I think it doesn't matter to our policies who was voted in the US; our lot are going to be their lickspittle no matter what.
Personally I think it doesn't matter to our policies who was voted in the US; our lot are going to be their lickspittle no matter what.
There is a slight possibility that I am not actually right all of the time.
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Location: Australia
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Location: Australia
Posted:
I think one day our true god (the giant squirrel that lives in the centre of the earth) will come forward and chomp off the heads of our corrupt leaders liberating the world of their rank unholy stench forever!!!!!
ARISE OH GIANT SQUIRREL AND BRING FORTH THE MIGHTY WRATH OF YOUR CHOMPY BUCK TEETH!!!!!!! RAIN SQUIRREL LIKE DOOOOOOOOOOOOM UPON OUR FILTHY DICTATORS!!!!!!!
*does the giant squirrel dance of DOOM*
I think one day our true god (the giant squirrel that lives in the centre of the earth) will come forward and chomp off the heads of our corrupt leaders liberating the world of their rank unholy stench forever!!!!!
ARISE OH GIANT SQUIRREL AND BRING FORTH THE MIGHTY WRATH OF YOUR CHOMPY BUCK TEETH!!!!!!! RAIN SQUIRREL LIKE DOOOOOOOOOOOOM UPON OUR FILTHY DICTATORS!!!!!!!
*does the giant squirrel dance of DOOM*
HOW TO FLY 101:
step 1. Throw your self at the ground.
step 2. Miss.
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Location: Australia
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Location: Australia
Posted:
ok I go study now... as you can see I have an exam in two days...
ok I go study now... as you can see I have an exam in two days...
HOW TO FLY 101:
step 1. Throw your self at the ground.
step 2. Miss.
not a stranger
558 posts
Location: wales
558 posts
Location: wales
Posted:
When I got old enough to vote Thatcher was in power and I used to vote Labour. I thought if and when they got in the country would be a better place. Then Blair got in and if anything it is worse. I would never vote Tory on principal but now I would not vote Labour either.
It has taken many years for me tosee the truth but now I realise that they are all much the same and all as bad as each other.
I doubt that I will ever vote again, it's such a waste of time.
When I got old enough to vote Thatcher was in power and I used to vote Labour. I thought if and when they got in the country would be a better place. Then Blair got in and if anything it is worse. I would never vote Tory on principal but now I would not vote Labour either.
It has taken many years for me tosee the truth but now I realise that they are all much the same and all as bad as each other.
I doubt that I will ever vote again, it's such a waste of time.
Eat when you're hungry
Sleep where it's dry
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Posted:
*joins in the squirrel dance of doom* **hey its better than voting
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I think one day our true god (the giant squirrel that lives in the centre of the earth) will come forward and chomp off the heads of our corrupt leaders liberating the world of their rank unholy stench forever!!!!!
ARISE OH GIANT SQUIRREL AND BRING FORTH THE MIGHTY WRATH OF YOUR CHOMPY BUCK TEETH!!!!!!! RAIN SQUIRREL LIKE DOOOOOOOOOOOOM UPON OUR FILTHY DICTATORS!!!!!!!
*does the giant squirrel dance of DOOM*
*joins in the squirrel dance of doom* **hey its better than voting
* she who sees from up high smiles
Patrick badger king: *they better hope there's never a jihad on stupidity*
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Posted:
nuts anyone?
nuts anyone?
she who sees from up high smiles
Patrick badger king: *they better hope there's never a jihad on stupidity*
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada.
Posted:
I am very actually scared of world leaders around the world bringing up issues like gay marriage, abortion, and every other irrational biggoted moral issue that seems to be more important to people then anything else.
In the most recent election here, one that basicly elects the people who represent various small communitys in my provincial legislative assembly (I think it's like electing state congressmen and senators in the US)
the hot topic issue hasn't been our roads being dangerously ill maintained, our failing healthcare system, our failing welfare, our rageing defecit (and the fact that we need something like 100 million dollars to fix our infastructure)
No, the big issue is rather or not it should be legal to go shopping on sundays.
That is the issue that has people fired up, and concerned about the election.
/me dissapears in a puddle of pesimism.
I am very actually scared of world leaders around the world bringing up issues like gay marriage, abortion, and every other irrational biggoted moral issue that seems to be more important to people then anything else.
In the most recent election here, one that basicly elects the people who represent various small communitys in my provincial legislative assembly (I think it's like electing state congressmen and senators in the US)
the hot topic issue hasn't been our roads being dangerously ill maintained, our failing healthcare system, our failing welfare, our rageing defecit (and the fact that we need something like 100 million dollars to fix our infastructure)
No, the big issue is rather or not it should be legal to go shopping on sundays.
That is the issue that has people fired up, and concerned about the election.
/me dissapears in a puddle of pesimism.
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Posted:
seriously?!?!?!!!!
thats insane we've been shopping on sundays for years
its quite handy really
seriously?!?!?!!!!thats insane we've been shopping on sundays for years
its quite handy really she who sees from up high smiles
Patrick badger king: *they better hope there's never a jihad on stupidity*
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Pooh-Bah
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Pooh-Bah
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Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
Posted:
Not if you work in a shop it isn't
(although I don't anymore)
Not if you work in a shop it isn't
(although I don't anymore)
What a wonderful miracle if only we could look through each other's eyes for an instant.
Thoreau
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Posted:
the belief is, either it is stupid not to allow businesses another day to do business (especially since people are driving out of province to go shopping in another province on sunday)
and or, shop keepers will lose money and go bankrupt and doom will follow (much like the banning cigarettes in bars debate)
Also, for most people it seems to be "god day of rest blah blah blah sit around bored in your house"
and I think it was Nietzseche who said dsomething like "only the working class christian west could succeed in creating the most boreing day of the week, and then enjoy it"
the belief is, either it is stupid not to allow businesses another day to do business (especially since people are driving out of province to go shopping in another province on sunday)
and or, shop keepers will lose money and go bankrupt and doom will follow (much like the banning cigarettes in bars debate)
Also, for most people it seems to be "god day of rest blah blah blah sit around bored in your house"
and I think it was Nietzseche who said dsomething like "only the working class christian west could succeed in creating the most boreing day of the week, and then enjoy it"
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she who sees from up high smiles
Patrick badger king: *they better hope there's never a jihad on stupidity*
activist for HoPper liberation.
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Location: ffidrac
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Location: ffidrac
Posted:
Sundays are badly positioned - apparently the worst time for heart attacks in monday morning, if sunday didn't come before it, then this wouldn't be a problem
Sundays are badly positioned - apparently the worst time for heart attacks in monday morning, if sunday didn't come before it, then this wouldn't be a problem
Aurinko freedom agreement reached 10th Sept 2006
if it makes no sense that's because it's NOn-sense.
Diamond In The Rough
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Location: Richmond, Virginia
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Location: Richmond, Virginia
Posted:
It is an historical standard in any ruling class that you keep the middle and lower classes fighting with each other so that they forget how badly they're being screwed by the upper 1 percent. That's why politicians and business leaders highlight issues that divide the people, jobs, race, religion, welfare, environment, national security, sexual issues, the economy, all of it is a smoke screen to keep the wealthy fat, happy & IN POWER.
In our country, Bush was voted because he found a common bigot amongst the populace, the religious right. He focused on issues like gay marriage and abortion because he knew he'd get the Jesus Vote, and it was enough to put him over the top.
People I've talked to didn't vote for an overall leader, they based their vote on one, maybe two issues, and that's why Bush got elected. You watch the next four years. We now have a republican presidency, senate, house AND supreme court, but you won't see much more about defining marriage, or imprisoning abortion doctors, or anything else the religious forces lobbied for. All Bush will accomplish is his crusade for oil, big business, and influence in the middle east by sending other people's children to die.
Yeah, I'm still a little jaded.
It is an historical standard in any ruling class that you keep the middle and lower classes fighting with each other so that they forget how badly they're being screwed by the upper 1 percent. That's why politicians and business leaders highlight issues that divide the people, jobs, race, religion, welfare, environment, national security, sexual issues, the economy, all of it is a smoke screen to keep the wealthy fat, happy & IN POWER.
In our country, Bush was voted because he found a common bigot amongst the populace, the religious right. He focused on issues like gay marriage and abortion because he knew he'd get the Jesus Vote, and it was enough to put him over the top.
People I've talked to didn't vote for an overall leader, they based their vote on one, maybe two issues, and that's why Bush got elected. You watch the next four years. We now have a republican presidency, senate, house AND supreme court, but you won't see much more about defining marriage, or imprisoning abortion doctors, or anything else the religious forces lobbied for. All Bush will accomplish is his crusade for oil, big business, and influence in the middle east by sending other people's children to die.
Yeah, I'm still a little jaded.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
personally, I'm just going to participate in the squirrel dance of doom and not worry too much more about it as I have faith in those giant, ever-growing inscisors.
oh, and emigrate to another country for an extra few years (or forever). should I stay in Germany, or move to australia, new zealand, mexico, canada, or somewhere else?
personally, I'm just going to participate in the squirrel dance of doom and not worry too much more about it as I have faith in those giant, ever-growing inscisors.
oh, and emigrate to another country for an extra few years (or forever). should I stay in Germany, or move to australia, new zealand, mexico, canada, or somewhere else?
-v-
Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
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Location: Dublin, Ireland
veteran
1,459 posts
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Posted:
if you fancy moving to ireland you can look after my apartment for me while i hang out in tibet & south america for a year or two...
it's only a half hour busride from dublin city centre and there's room for 3 people spinning at once in the living room if you keep straight-arm moves to a minimum
deal...?
if you fancy moving to ireland you can look after my apartment for me while i hang out in tibet & south america for a year or two...
it's only a half hour busride from dublin city centre and there's room for 3 people spinning at once in the living room if you keep straight-arm moves to a minimum
deal...?
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Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Carpal \'Tunnel
3,899 posts
Location: Austin, Texas, USA
Posted:
Hmmm.... when would this be and is there work for, say, a college/university physics teacher there? I'm in Berlin for another year, but it sounds interesting so far...
Hmmm.... when would this be and is there work for, say, a college/university physics teacher there? I'm in Berlin for another year, but it sounds interesting so far...
-v-
Wiederstand ist Zwecklos!
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Posted:
go to all of them see the world live life
go to all of them
see the world live life she who sees from up high smiles
Patrick badger king: *they better hope there's never a jihad on stupidity*
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Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
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Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Mand's Girl....and The Not So Shy One
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Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
Posted:
If I could I would, but that's expensive!!
Mand and I will have our own world tour one of these days...after we get to canada
If I could I would, but that's expensive!!
Mand and I will have our own world tour one of these days...after we get to canada
Solitude sometimes speaks to you, and you should listen.
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