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Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: sk8ter bOI ()
Date: January 10, 2009 02:33PM

I've been reading up on Europe, and sorry to say, they have become irrelevant in world affairs. They can't win wars, hold a steady economy without government intervention, and their Euro is overvalued. Plus, Europeans are Pervs. Their education system is shot and most of them are on some kind of drugs. Even been to Holland? Check it out: crackhead C-I-T-Y! They try to be like the USA but just can't quite do it, yet walk around all haughty because the "brand name" of Europe has a reputation, but in actuality, they really don't matter anymore. They want to reap the benefits of America's hard work (companies, wars, and arrangements) but don't want to pitch in when the times are tough. Plus a lot of them are secret Nazi lovers, really. Europe was cool like 100 years ago, but today they're kind of faded into obscurity. Plus, American pretty much coddled them after WWII, so we technically own them. Weirdos

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Vince(1) ()
Date: January 10, 2009 03:00PM

I think you should be classified as an "Ugly American". I do agree with two aspect of your bad mouthing Europe..they do smoke too much and they do let their dogs shit anywhere! Other then that you are a neophile..but alas all too typical an Amerikan.



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 01/10/2009 03:13PM by Vince(1).

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Gravis ()
Date: January 10, 2009 03:02PM

Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?

yes.


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."095042938540

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: TheMeeper ()
Date: January 10, 2009 03:39PM

lol, that post is so stupid

tell us your thoughts on some other things, it's funny to read them

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: sk8ter bOI ()
Date: January 10, 2009 04:34PM

I think you should be classified as un-american.

Vince(1) Wrote:
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> I think you should be classified as an "Ugly
> American". I do agree with two aspect of your bad
> mouthing Europe..they do smoke too much and they
> do let their dogs shit anywhere! Other then that
> you are a neophile..but alas all too typical an
> Amerikan.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Genevieve ()
Date: January 10, 2009 05:00PM

sk8ter bOI Wrote:
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> Plus, Europeans are Pervs.


Europe called. They said you're a prude.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Date: January 10, 2009 05:58PM

sk8ter bOI

Do you and your kind even matter anymore? The answer is, "no."

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: sk8ter Boi ()
Date: January 10, 2009 06:10PM

My kind? Easy with the ad hominids, cowboy!


WashingToneLocian Wrote:
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> sk8ter bOI
>
> Do you and your kind even matter anymore? The
> answer is, "no."

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Date: January 10, 2009 06:17PM

sk8ter Boi Wrote:
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> My kind? Easy with the ad hominids, cowboy!
>
>
> WashingToneLocian Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > sk8ter bOI
> >
> > Do you and your kind even matter anymore? The
> > answer is, "no."


Xenophobic. Slow. Out of touch.

Yeah, "your kind."

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Voter ()
Date: January 10, 2009 06:18PM

When did Don Rumsfeld start posting here?

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Radiophile ()
Date: January 10, 2009 07:00PM

Let us hope he NEVER gets to Europe.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Numbers ()
Date: January 10, 2009 07:30PM

Sk8ter Boi,
Thank you for sharing your intuitive and enlightening synopsis of Europe. Tell us what book you were reading that inspired these epiphanies.

We all feel better now and will take your advise and never go to Europe.
Please give us your poignant appraisal of monotheism and polytheism in todays contemporary social situation.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Sk8ter bOI ()
Date: January 10, 2009 08:55PM

wuteva



Radiophile Wrote:
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> Let us hope he NEVER gets to Europe.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Date: January 10, 2009 10:09PM

sk8ter bOI Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> I've been reading up on Europe, and sorry to say,
> they have become irrelevant in world affairs. They
> can't win wars, hold a steady economy without
> government intervention, and their Euro is
> overvalued. Plus, Europeans are Pervs. Their
> education system is shot and most of them are on
> some kind of drugs. Even been to Holland? Check it
> out: crackhead C-I-T-Y! They try to be like the
> USA but just can't quite do it, yet walk around
> all haughty because the "brand name" of Europe has
> a reputation, but in actuality, they really don't
> matter anymore. They want to reap the benefits of
> America's hard work (companies, wars, and
> arrangements) but don't want to pitch in when the
> times are tough. Plus a lot of them are secret
> Nazi lovers, really. Europe was cool like 100
> years ago, but today they're kind of faded into
> obscurity. Plus, American pretty much coddled them
> after WWII, so we technically own them. Weirdos


Europeans have he highest standard of living in the world.

They work fewer hours than the average American.

They have more vacation.

They get paid more.

They have better and more affordable health care.

They have better schools.

They have better mass transit.

They don't have idiotic stigmas about religion or sex.

They have a plethora of Fortune 500 companies.

They believe in working to live, not living to work, unlike Americans.

They are all more preferable to talk to than you.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/10/2009 10:10PM by WashingTone Locian.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Radiophile ()
Date: January 10, 2009 10:50PM

WashingTone Locian Wrote:
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> sk8ter bOI Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I've been reading up on Europe, and sorry to
> say,
> > they have become irrelevant in world affairs.
> They
> > can't win wars, hold a steady economy without
> > government intervention, and their Euro is
> > overvalued. Plus, Europeans are Pervs. Their
> > education system is shot and most of them are
> on
> > some kind of drugs. Even been to Holland? Check
> it
> > out: crackhead C-I-T-Y! They try to be like the
> > USA but just can't quite do it, yet walk around
> > all haughty because the "brand name" of Europe
> has
> > a reputation, but in actuality, they really
> don't
> > matter anymore. They want to reap the benefits
> of
> > America's hard work (companies, wars, and
> > arrangements) but don't want to pitch in when
> the
> > times are tough. Plus a lot of them are secret
> > Nazi lovers, really. Europe was cool like 100
> > years ago, but today they're kind of faded into
> > obscurity. Plus, American pretty much coddled
> them
> > after WWII, so we technically own them. Weirdos
>
>
> Europeans have he highest standard of living in
> the world.
>
> They work fewer hours than the average American.
>
> They have more vacation.
>
> They get paid more.
>
> They have better and more affordable health care.
>
> They have better schools.
>
> They have better mass transit.
>
> They don't have idiotic stigmas about religion or
> sex.
>
> They have a plethora of Fortune 500 companies.
>
> They believe in working to live, not living to
> work, unlike Americans.
>
> They are all more preferable to talk to than you.


Plus European women are hot. I married one!

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Gravis ()
Date: January 11, 2009 05:09AM

WashingTone Locian,
   if everything is so much better in europe, what are you still doing here?


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."095042938540

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Vince(1) ()
Date: January 11, 2009 10:11AM

Gravis Wrote:
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> WashingTone Locian,
>    if everything is so much better
> in europe, what are you still doing here?


This is one of the stupidest argument there is. As if some definition of an American is blind loyalty. The tradition of this country is 180 degress diametric to this vision of an American...we are not a country of followers...we are a country foundd on rebellion....treason...and total skepticism and distrust of authority! The "get in line" crowd are sheep.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Numbers ()
Date: January 11, 2009 12:02PM

Vince(1) Wrote:

> This is one of the stupidest argument there is.
> As if some definition of an American is blind
> loyalty. The tradition of this country is 180
> degress diametric to this vision of an
> American...we are not a country of followers...we
> are a country foundd on rebellion....treason...and
> total skepticism and distrust of authority! The
> "get in line" crowd are sheep.


I see lots of people from other countries living here in the US that constantly complain and bitch about the way most Americans do stuff. I've often wondered why, if they dislike our way so much, did they come here in the first place. The answer is mostly money. I'm convinced that some have more sinister motives and are only here "to be in place".

I do believe someone can love more than one country at a time, but it seems like a fair question to why, if someone thinks another country is superior to ours, why they don't choose to live there instead.

Also, sheep can be found in the "get in line" crowd and the "don't get in line" crowd. Like Republicans and Democrats, to me, the ideal place is somewhere in between. Both sides have valid points, but to choose one or the other entirely is sheepish and dangerous.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Radiophile ()
Date: January 11, 2009 02:30PM

Gravis Wrote:
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> WashingTone Locian,
>    if everything is so much better
> in europe, what are you still doing here?

Because if he left in the last 8 years he would have been subject to the idiotic American foriegn Policy - that is why!

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: American ()
Date: January 11, 2009 05:19PM

It is rude--not to mention boring--to complain about the place you live. That applies whether it's another country or just a different place here in the U.S. Find the postive in your surroundings, keep the negative to yourself, and if you really don't enjoy it then by all means, move.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: sk8ter bOI ()
Date: January 11, 2009 05:42PM

I'm not complaining about the United States...where I live. I'm praising the United States. We're an awesome country that the world emulates. Don't believe me? Just ask a foreigner.


American Wrote:
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> It is rude--not to mention boring--to complain
> about the place you live. That applies whether
> it's another country or just a different place
> here in the U.S. Find the postive in your
> surroundings, keep the negative to yourself, and
> if you really don't enjoy it then by all means,
> move.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: FUNdamental ()
Date: January 11, 2009 05:45PM

American Wrote:
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> It is rude--not to mention boring--to complain
> about the place you live. That applies whether
> it's another country or just a different place
> here in the U.S. Find the postive in your
> surroundings, keep the negative to yourself, and
> if you really don't enjoy it then by all means,
> move.

So I guess the civil rights movement, the suffragettes, the anti invasion of Iraq rallies, anti Vietnam rallies, and the rallies against privatizing Social Security should not have happened?

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Date: January 11, 2009 06:09PM

Gravis Wrote:
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> WashingTone Locian,
>    if everything is so much better
> in europe, what are you still doing here?

Because I am an American.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Date: January 11, 2009 06:10PM

American Wrote:
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> It is rude--not to mention boring--to complain
> about the place you live. That applies whether
> it's another country or just a different place
> here in the U.S. Find the postive in your
> surroundings, keep the negative to yourself, and
> if you really don't enjoy it then by all means,
> move.


I'm not complaining about America. I am saying that Europe has some good things going for it.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Date: January 11, 2009 06:12PM

American Wrote:
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> It is rude--not to mention boring--to complain
> about the place you live. That applies whether
> it's another country or just a different place
> here in the U.S. Find the postive in your
> surroundings, keep the negative to yourself, and
> if you really don't enjoy it then by all means,
> move.


Why is it I always hear "keep the negative to yourself" from the same dumbasses who support the lost cause of the South. There isn't anything more negative than supporting an effort that tried to destroy the country you are a part of, yet these fuckheads claim to be "the most American."

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Libertarian1 ()
Date: January 11, 2009 06:17PM

Numbers Wrote:
>
>. . .it seems like a fair
> question to why, if someone thinks another country
> is superior to ours, why they don't choose to live
> there instead.
>
> Also, sheep can be found in the "get in line"
> crowd and the "don't get in line" crowd. Like
> Republicans and Democrats, to me, the ideal place
> is somewhere in between. Both sides have valid
> points, but to choose one or the other entirely is
> sheepish and dangerous.


+1 with bonus points

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: American ()
Date: January 11, 2009 08:18PM

I didn't mention any post in particular, so if you weren't complaining about the U.S. then you can safely assume I wasn't referring to you. Not sure what you are talking about concerning the South. As far as I know, I didn't mention anything about that at all.

WashingToneLocian Wrote:
> Why is it I always hear "keep the negative to
> yourself" from the same dumbasses who support the
> lost cause of the South. There isn't anything more
> negative than supporting an effort that tried to
> destroy the country you are a part of, yet these
> fuckheads claim to be "the most American."

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: American ()
Date: January 11, 2009 08:20PM

Get a grip. I didn't mean to say one couldn't be engaged as a citizen. I'm talking about petty complaining.

FUNdamental Wrote:
> So I guess the civil rights movement, the
> suffragettes, the anti invasion of Iraq rallies,
> anti Vietnam rallies, and the rallies against
> privatizing Social Security should not have
> happened?

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Vince(1) ()
Date: January 11, 2009 09:21PM

Numbers Wrote:
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> Vince(1) Wrote:
>
> > This is one of the stupidest argument there is.
>
> > As if some definition of an American is blind
> > loyalty. The tradition of this country is 180
> > degress diametric to this vision of an
> > American...we are not a country of
> followers...we
> > are a country foundd on
> rebellion....treason...and
> > total skepticism and distrust of authority!
> The
> > "get in line" crowd are sheep.
>
>
> I see lots of people from other countries living
> here in the US that constantly complain and bitch
> about the way most Americans do stuff. I've often
> wondered why, if they dislike our way so much, did
> they come here in the first place. The answer is
> mostly money. I'm convinced that some have more
> sinister motives and are only here "to be in
> place".
>
> I do believe someone can love more than one
> country at a time, but it seems like a fair
> question to why, if someone thinks another country
> is superior to ours, why they don't choose to live
> there instead.
>
> Also, sheep can be found in the "get in line"
> crowd and the "don't get in line" crowd. Like
> Republicans and Democrats, to me, the ideal place
> is somewhere in between. Both sides have valid
> points, but to choose one or the other entirely is
> sheepish and dangerous.


When one sees evil...the very least one can do is to speak out..in any shape or form. Given a 2 party system...when one party represents that evil...one has no option to support the opposition to that party. Ass-u-me ing your comment was directed toward me..my support of the democratic party...you will see me criticise them when and if I disagree with them. But you are correct at one level...I will never...ever...ever again vote for a republikan at the national level and perhaps at any level. I will donate time and money to the party I feel best can challenge republikans. If that makes me a sheep....bahhhhhh!

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Gravis ()
Date: January 11, 2009 09:48PM

Radiophile Wrote:
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> Gravis Wrote:
> -----------------------------------------------------
> > WashingTone Locian,
> >    if everything is so much better
> > in europe, what are you still doing here?
>
> Because if he left in the last 8 years he would
> have been subject to the idiotic American foriegn
> Policy - that is why!


of coarse, because we invaded all of europe. stfu.


Vince(1) Wrote:
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> This is one of the stupidest argument there is.


trust me, you have made far worse arguments.


> The tradition of this country is 180
> degress diametric to this vision of an
> American...we are not a country of followers...we
> are a country foundd on rebellion....treason...and
> total skepticism and distrust of authority!


please, please, PLEASE commit an act of treason for your vision of a new america.

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WashingToneLocian Wrote:
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> Gravis Wrote:
> -----------------------------------------------------
> > WashingTone Locian,
> >    if everything is so much better
> > in europe, what are you still doing here?
>
> Because I am an American.


that is such a copout answer. you can either come up with a real reason, leave the country or shut the fuck up.


"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."095042938540

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Date: January 11, 2009 09:50PM

Gravis Wrote:
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> Radiophile Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Gravis Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
> ---
> > > WashingTone Locian,
> > >    if everything is so much
> better
> > > in europe, what are you still doing here?
> >
> > Because if he left in the last 8 years he would
> > have been subject to the idiotic American
> foriegn
> > Policy - that is why!
>
> of coarse, because we invaded all of europe.
> stfu.
>
>
> Vince(1) Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > This is one of the stupidest argument there is.
>
> trust me, you have made far worse arguments.
>
>
> > The tradition of this country is 180
> > degress diametric to this vision of an
> > American...we are not a country of
> followers...we
> > are a country foundd on
> rebellion....treason...and
> > total skepticism and distrust of authority!
>
> please, please, PLEASE commit an act of treason
> for your vision of a new america.
>
>
>
>
> WashingToneLocian Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Gravis Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
> ---
> > > WashingTone Locian,
> > >    if everything is so much
> better
> > > in europe, what are you still doing here?
> >
> > Because I am an American.
>
> that is such a copout answer. you can either come
> up with a real reason, leave the country or shut
> the fuck up.



I live in America because I am an American. My answer isn't a cop-out. Your question was bullshit.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Take a Stand ()
Date: January 11, 2009 09:50PM

Oh yeah , well Im 100 times more American than all, ya'll.. And Ill punch you in the face if you tell me u are more patriotic too.

Its the bestest country in the world. It can do no wrong, and is the only country god loves.

If God is for us, who can be against us.

America!....Fuck Yeah.!!


I already paid my buck 0-five

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Alias ()
Date: January 12, 2009 12:07AM

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Date: January 12, 2009 09:19AM

Alias Wrote:
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> American liberals beg like orphaned dogs for
> European approval. Why? It’s not just laziness
> that's more acceptable in Europe...... but so is
> racism/ discrimination/ bigotry. In Switzerland,
> women couldn't vote until 1971. Sixty years
> ago, Germany was throwing Jews into ovens and
> guess what? Jews are still not welcome in Germany
> and neither are blacks. The French spend half the
> day drunk and the other half collecting welfare.
> If there is any time left they’re busy calling
> Americans, and that includes all you European
> wannabes, STUPID.
>
> But, the body odor and those female hairy armpits
> are cool.


Pointing out the fact that Europe isn't a doomed shit hole, as the OP claimed, doesn't make me anti-American or pro-Europe. There are some things the Europeans do better than us and there are some things the US does better than Europe, and the rest of the world. But to blindly wave the flag and claim that America can do no wrong is short-sighted and stupid.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: sk8ter bOI ()
Date: January 12, 2009 10:53AM

WashingTone Locian Wrote:
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> Alias Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
But to blindly wave the flag
> and claim that America can do no wrong is
> short-sighted and stupid.


How so?

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: TheMeeper ()
Date: January 12, 2009 11:05AM

>> How so?


Because it serves no purpose other than satisfying some weird need to feel that you are in some way better than someone else, solely based on the geographic landmass you occupy, rather than the things you've actually accomplished in your life. It's like some kind of mental crutch for people with low elf-esteem.

That's why.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Date: January 12, 2009 11:10AM

sk8ter bOI Wrote:
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> WashingTone Locian Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Alias Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> But to blindly wave the flag
> > and claim that America can do no wrong is
> > short-sighted and stupid.
>
>
> How so?


Rome
Napoleonic France
Soviet Russia
British Empire

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: RESton Peace ()
Date: January 12, 2009 01:41PM

I, as an american, can do nothing incorrectly.

Just keep repeating that, meeper... several margaritas will have you believing it.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: TheMeeper ()
Date: January 12, 2009 03:45PM

I drink, therefore I am.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Wahhhh ()
Date: January 12, 2009 05:17PM

Yes, Europe does still matter. With hits like Carrie and the Final Countdown, they are still relevant today. Besides, if they did not compose the Final Countdown, GOB Bluth would not have such an amazing performance song for his magic.


sk8ter bOI Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> I've been reading up on Europe, and sorry to say,
> they have become irrelevant in world affairs. They
> can't win wars, hold a steady economy without
> government intervention, and their Euro is
> overvalued. Plus, Europeans are Pervs. Their
> education system is shot and most of them are on
> some kind of drugs. Even been to Holland? Check it
> out: crackhead C-I-T-Y! They try to be like the
> USA but just can't quite do it, yet walk around
> all haughty because the "brand name" of Europe has
> a reputation, but in actuality, they really don't
> matter anymore. They want to reap the benefits of
> America's hard work (companies, wars, and
> arrangements) but don't want to pitch in when the
> times are tough. Plus a lot of them are secret
> Nazi lovers, really. Europe was cool like 100
> years ago, but today they're kind of faded into
> obscurity. Plus, American pretty much coddled them
> after WWII, so we technically own them. Weirdos

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: TheMeeper ()
Date: January 12, 2009 05:29PM

LOL


Wahhhh Wrote:
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> Yes, Europe does still matter. With hits like
> Carrie and the Final Countdown, they are still
> relevant today. Besides, if they did not compose
> the Final Countdown, GOB Bluth would not have such
> an amazing performance song for his magic.
>
Attachments:
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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Bob ()
Date: January 13, 2009 12:17AM

American Wrote:
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> It is rude--not to mention boring--to complain
> about the place you live. That applies whether
> it's another country or just a different place
> here in the U.S. Find the postive in your
> surroundings, keep the negative to yourself, and
> if you really don't enjoy it then by all means,
> move.

It is complacent and lazy to just go along with everything. No country is perfect, and to say that it is wrong to complain about the negative aspects of a society is really ignorant.

Thank god people complained about the treatment of blacks in the 60's. Thank god someone complained about the laws of alcohol prohibition.

If everyone just did what the extremist right wingers demand, to "love it or leave it" this country would be beyond fascist and we would never have progressed beyond a largely agrarian society.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Bob ()
Date: January 13, 2009 12:26AM

Alias Wrote:
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> American liberals beg like orphaned dogs for
> European approval. Why? It’s not just laziness
> that's more acceptable in Europe...... but so is
> racism/ discrimination/ bigotry. In Switzerland,
> women couldn't vote until 1971. Sixty years
> ago, Germany was throwing Jews into ovens and
> guess what? Jews are still not welcome in Germany
> and neither are blacks. The French spend half the
> day drunk and the other half collecting welfare.
> If there is any time left they’re busy calling
> Americans, and that includes all you European
> wannabes, STUPID.
>
> But, the body odor and those female hairy armpits
> are cool.


Jews aren't welcomed in Germany? Neither are blacks?

You haven't actually been to Germany, have you?

There are quite a lot of jewish people in Germany. Blacks are not discriminated against in Germany anywhere near the level of discrimination faced by blacks here in America. (of course, most blacks in Germany are not like the ghetto types we're accustomed to here, they are usually the more educated blacks from Africa who could afford to leave africa for European educations and come from the moneyed elites of their african countries)

In fact, many German women find Blacks exotic and intriguing. There are a lot of mixed couples over there. Especially during the height of American forces in Europe, lots of black American servicemen stayed in Germany and married pretty little frauleins.

As for the French spending half the day drunk, that's probably true. But I think you can find just as many Americans who also spend half the day drunk (or whacked out on Meth)

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Bob ()
Date: January 13, 2009 12:58AM

sk8ter bOI Wrote:
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> I've been reading up on Europe, and sorry to say,
> they have become irrelevant in world affairs.

Really? Then why are the G8 summits still being held every year? Why do the Europeans play such a major role in negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians? Why are the majority of forces in Afghanistan NATO forces? Why is the EURO becoming a reserve currency more and more, replacing the Dollar?



>They
> can't win wars, hold a steady economy without
> government intervention, and their Euro is
> overvalued.

They can't win wars? The Brits did alright in the Falklands, didn't they?

They can't hold a steady economy without government intervention? Have you been asleep the past 6 months??? Was TARP a european or american bailout of the American financial sector? So far, the US government has spent more trying to steady its economy than all european nations combined.

The EURO is not overvalued. It holds a higher value than the Dollar by around 33% because it is becoming a reserve currency and is backed by many nations with very solid economies.




>Plus, Europeans are Pervs.

They're perverts? Any more than Americans? Or Chinese? Or Russians? Or any other society of human beings? By what measure are Europeans any more or less perverted, as a society, than any other society?


>Their
> education system is shot and most of them are on
> some kind of drugs.

Seeing as how the US education system ranks 19th in graduation rates, and is far behind most European countries in many other measures, if their education system is shot, then ours is on life support in an irreversible vegetative state.


>Even been to Holland? Check it
> out: crackhead C-I-T-Y! They try to be like the

Holland has very low levels of drug abuse compared to the United States.

Social Indicator Comparison Year USA Netherlands
Lifetime prevalence of marijuana use (ages 12+) 2001 36.9% 1 17.0% 2
Past month prevalence of marijuana use (ages 12+) 2001 5.4% 1 3.0% 2
Lifetime prevalence of heroin use (ages 12+) 2001 1.4% 1 0.4% 2
Incarceration Rate per 100,000 population 2002 701 3 100 4
Per capita spending on criminal justice system (in Euros) 1998 €379 5 €223 5
Homicide rate per 100,000 population Average 1999-2001 5.56 6 1.51 6



> USA but just can't quite do it, yet walk around
> all haughty because the "brand name" of Europe has
> a reputation, but in actuality, they really don't
> matter anymore. They want to reap the benefits of
> America's hard work (companies, wars, and
> arrangements) but don't want to pitch in when the
> times are tough.

Yeah, Europe doesn't pitch in when times are tough. They are doing nothing to help us in Afghanistan. Nothing:

ISAF total - 51,350



>Plus a lot of them are secret
> Nazi lovers, really. Europe was cool like 100
> years ago, but today they're kind of faded into
> obscurity. Plus, American pretty much coddled them
> after WWII, so we technically own them. Weirdos

Considering the rather strict laws against national socialist parties, any display of NAZI symbols, etc in Germany, there are probably more NAZI sympathizers and organized groups here in the United States than anywhere in Europe.



I don't know what books you've been reading, but you probably bought them at a gun show or something.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Wahhhh/Rama19 ()
Date: January 13, 2009 10:33AM

We're leaving together,
But still it's farewell
And maybe we'll come back,
To earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We're leaving ground
Will things ever be the same again?

It's the final countdown...

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Radiophile ()
Date: January 13, 2009 08:55PM

Wahhhh/Rama19 Wrote:
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> We're leaving together,
> But still it's farewell
> And maybe we'll come back,
> To earth, who can tell?
> I guess there is no one to blame
> We're leaving ground
> Will things ever be the same again?
>
> It's the final countdown...


Ha Ha - I remeber them. The played a couple of songs at a Bobby Poe convention at the Sheraton Premier in Tysons. Nice people too.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Alias ()
Date: January 13, 2009 11:37PM

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Bob ()
Date: January 13, 2009 11:50PM

Alias Wrote:
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> Bob wrote:
> "You haven't actually been to Germany, have you?"
>
> _______________
>
> Yes, Bob, I have, but what does that have to with
> the price of eggs?
>
> Bob, when a dark skinned friend is planning a trip
> to Germany, suggest he avoid the eastern part of
> the country. It's one of the 'No Go' areas.


Alright, I can probably agree with you on that one. The former East German parts are definitely more jingoistic (still believing in the soviet era propoganda of DDR superiority) and xenophobic and racist.

But for the most part, what used to be the Bundesrepublik is pretty progressive and accepting of all but turkish people. They really hate turks. But they loved black guys.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Alias ()
Date: January 14, 2009 01:46AM

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Bob ()
Date: January 14, 2009 11:00PM

Alias Wrote:
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> Bob,
>
> Thanks for defining that big word for us, but you
> are correct regarding the Turks.
>
> As an aside.... have you ever met an Armenian
> speak fondly of the Turks?
>
> Sheesh, you’d think they’d have gotten over it by
> now.

I wasn't defining it, just qualifying why I think East Germans are jingoistic.

I guess the armenians have a valid reason for hating the turks, that whole massacre thing and all. But then again, there aren't that many other groups that like turks. Greeks definitely hate turks. Even some turks hate all the other turks.

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Date: January 14, 2009 11:05PM

Wahhhh Wrote:
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> Yes, Europe does still matter. With hits like
> Carrie and the Final Countdown, they are still
> relevant today. Besides, if they did not compose
> the Final Countdown, GOB Bluth would not have such
> an amazing performance song for his magic.
>
>
>

If it weren't for The Final Countdown, how else would we know that there were only two minutes left in a game, it is the last inning or the end of the Third Period?

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Alias ()
Date: January 14, 2009 11:37PM

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Bob ()
Date: January 15, 2009 12:02AM

Alias Wrote:
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>
>
> So, if all Armenians hate all Turks and most
> Greeks hate most Turks and some Turks hate all
> Turks....do all Turks still hate all Armenians?

Was that on the SAT?

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Re: Europe - Do They Even Matter Anymore?
Posted by: Alias ()
Date: January 15, 2009 01:14AM

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