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 |
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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.