What would cause the US to collapse in future?
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I believe there are no forever empire in the world, but what do you think would be the trigger that causes the collapse of US?
People are allowing their freedom to be taken away, they will give up just about any rights if they are told it will make them "safer". We have already pretty much lost the fourth ammendment, they are working on the first and second ones. "Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined." - Patrick Henry
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Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
Now my collection of Chai is currently enviable.
Good Chai is a great thing, bad Chai (i.e. Starbucks variant f.e.) is a really bad thing (much like beer actually IMHO)... Cheers Martin "When your own heart asks - how will you respond?" Gosen waka shū "Situation normal - all fu***d up" Illuminatus! My photos on flickr
Martin Häsemeyer wrote:
Good Chai is a great thing, bad Chai (i.e. Starbucks variant f.e.) is a really bad thing
I was introduced to Chai, like many in the USA, through Starbucks and its kin (actually a small town college coffee shop while working early AM shifts)... which is the best thing that can be said about it. As I began collecting variations from brand to imports, I would definately agree. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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It would put the US in a disposition, for sure, but even worse, it would send many Middle East nations back to the Middle Ages.
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Did you see Lawrence of Arabia? Without oil the middle east would again be a bunch of tribes running around on camels killing each other over water. My mom told me once that "while we all don't speak the same language, everyone in the world undestands an asskicking"
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Funny, I was thinking purple.... The tigress is here :-D
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when brewer's yeast rises up and refuses to work for Man any longer. Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker
Careful, people might have to think about that one :laugh: The tigress is here :-D -- modified at 11:52 Thursday 1st June, 2006
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Did you see Lawrence of Arabia? Without oil the middle east would again be a bunch of tribes running around on camels killing each other over water. My mom told me once that "while we all don't speak the same language, everyone in the world undestands an asskicking"
Yeah. I see I got voted down a bit for that; I didn't say that with derogatory intentions, just so everyone knows. Running out of oil would be bad for the oil-driven West as well as the oil-driven economies of the Middle East.
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VAIO Blue wrote:
I believe there are no forever empire in the world, but what do you think would be the trigger that causes the collapse of US?
The moment we realize that we are in fact an empire.
“Profanity is the attempt of a lazy and feeble mind to express itself forcefully”
The US has been an empire for a long time. The tigress is here :-D
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
Any particular reason you're promoting the demise of my country?
I thought he was talking about a fictional US empire. Contrary to popular belief, America isn't a conquering empire. Now when the second British Empire is built, he may have cause to worry. Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]
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The US has been an empire for a long time. The tigress is here :-D
I would not call 1945-Present "a long time". As far as I'm concerned the USofA is not so much an empire by intent, but a provincial society being sucked into the vacuum left by the death of the colonial powers of the 19th and 20th centuries.
“Profanity is the attempt of a lazy and feeble mind to express itself forcefully”
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I believe there are no forever empire in the world, but what do you think would be the trigger that causes the collapse of US?
When the color of yeast is evenly divisible by the number of the beast.
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I believe there are no forever empire in the world, but what do you think would be the trigger that causes the collapse of US?
Black M&Ms. It's one of the signs of the apocalypse. cheers, Chris Maunder
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Blake Miller wrote:
And the majority of ignorant voters with their entitlement mentality
By "entitlment mentality", I assume you mean treating Uncle Sam like he is their long lost rich dad who happens to have a huge trust fund just for them? :P If you decide to become a software engineer, you are signing up to have a 1/2" piece of silicon tell you exactly how stupid you really are for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week Zac
He also means that foreigners think they can walk in and with the assistance of the ACLU start changing our constitution. They do and are. Pretty soon the white, middle-aged American will be the minority and we will have no rights. It's called a non-hostile take-over and corporate greed will be what makes it all happen. The problem that will take out America is greed. Look at our debt, it's pretty obvious. Watch our currency keep dropping...
If we all used the Plain English compiler every post in the lounge would be a programming question.:cool:
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He also means that foreigners think they can walk in and with the assistance of the ACLU start changing our constitution. They do and are. Pretty soon the white, middle-aged American will be the minority and we will have no rights. It's called a non-hostile take-over and corporate greed will be what makes it all happen. The problem that will take out America is greed. Look at our debt, it's pretty obvious. Watch our currency keep dropping...
If we all used the Plain English compiler every post in the lounge would be a programming question.:cool:
Welcome to CP in your language. Post the unicode version in My CP Blog [ ^ ] now.People who don't understand how awesome Firefox is have never used CPhog[^]CPhog. The act of using CPhog (Firefox)[^] alone doesn't make Firefox cool. It opens your eyes to the possibilities and then you start looking for other things like CPhog (Firefox)[^] and your eyes are suddenly open to all sorts of useful things all through Firefox. - (Self Quote)
code-frog wrote:
The problem that will take out America is greed. Look at our debt, it's pretty obvious. Watch our currency keep dropping...
Greed is a problem, but the US doesn't have a lock on that market, it is a worldwide problem (always has been). The rest of the world actually needs the US to stay in debt. If we ever paid off our debt completely, we would probably let the rest of the world go to hell. Since we owe a few of them money, we have to help out (more than) occassionally. Interestingly enough, it is quite possible to lower taxes and decrease the national debt ... however, it requires that we put some congressmen in office that have brains and realize what their job is and is not. If you decide to become a software engineer, you are signing up to have a 1/2" piece of silicon tell you exactly how stupid you really are for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week Zac
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
Any particular reason you're promoting the demise of my country?
I thought he was talking about a fictional US empire. Contrary to popular belief, America isn't a conquering empire. Now when the second British Empire is built, he may have cause to worry. Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
Any particular reason you're promoting the demise of my country?
I thought he was talking about a fictional US empire. Contrary to popular belief, America isn't a conquering empire. Now when the second British Empire is built, he may have cause to worry. Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]
Don't understand your joke icon in your post, anyways:
Michael P Butler wrote:
America isn't a conquering empire
Perhaps not now, but -Spanish-American war, Porto Rico (I think that is spelled wrong), Colonizing the Phillipines, Various Protectorates, etc... The US has done it's share of conquering in the past just like other colonial powers.
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Chris Losinger wrote:
when brewer's yeast rises up and refuses to work for Man any longer.
When that happens, there's always mead.... ;) Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
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I believe there are no forever empire in the world, but what do you think would be the trigger that causes the collapse of US?
The usual things...pride and moral decay. Gary Kirkham Forever Forgiven and Alive in the Spirit He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliot Me blog, You read
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Funny, I was thinking purple.... The tigress is here :-D
I never saw a purple cow I never hope to see one But I can tell you anyhow I'd rather see than be one
Happiness is knowing that somewhere out there, there is a bullet with your name on it.
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I believe there are no forever empire in the world, but what do you think would be the trigger that causes the collapse of US?
You know, I'd rather see programming questions in the Lounge than this tripe. Since you believe that no empire lasts forever, then a trigger is unnecessary. It's demise is inevitable. And besides what's 'collapse' mean or infer. The classic example of the British Empire is just that it's sphere of influence has been greatly reduced. Big deal. The quality of life within Great Britain sure hasn't suffered much since the decline. So what the empire collapsed? It sure deosn't mean that people in Great Britain are living back in the dark ages again. Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] The America I believe in has always understood that natural harmony is only one meal away from monkey burgers. [Stan Shannon] GOOD DAY FOR: Bean counters, as the Australian Taxation Office said that prostitutes and strippers could claim tax deductions for adult toys and sexy lingerie. [Associated Press]
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Yeah. I see I got voted down a bit for that; I didn't say that with derogatory intentions, just so everyone knows. Running out of oil would be bad for the oil-driven West as well as the oil-driven economies of the Middle East.
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but, we all know that the oil companies have small fusion devices hidden away ready to sell to the masses when that happens (no more oil)... :rolleyes: ...of course you need special "cracked water" to run the devices, so you will still need to fill up at the local gas crater station :sigh: and at $3+ a cubic milliliter...they will still be making billions $$$ Steve