BF2S Forums US cult of greed is now a global environmental threat

FEOS wrote:

Dilbert_X wrote:

FEOS wrote:

It's a shit piece of work from someone who needs remedial journalistic training.

Its just an article on a report, why not calm down and try addressing the report itself and not the journalism?

Because (as I already said) that was done quite well.

And I'm quite calm, thank you.

And how can we address the report when we don't have the report to address? All we have is what is "reported" in the "article" and that has already been addressed quite well.

And not even a link For all we know ruisleipa wrote it himself.

lowing wrote:

Cybargs wrote:

lowing wrote:

Yes because the US has never been the leader in global relief efforts BEFORE Obama got into office.

Bush gave a shitload to Indonesia and neighbors during the tsunami.

tell that to, ruisleipa and all of the other "evil US" haters in this forum.

LOL US haters...more paranoia! As if it matters anyway.

US has of course given money in aid, it's also done lots of shit stuff. bit OT for this thread anyway isn't it?

Despite galt's 'refutations' - yah riiight - fact is you Americans just can't cope with the fact that YOU might have something to do with lots of bad shit going on. You seem stuck in a nice world of USA USA where everything you do is perfect. except sometimes Obama is a socialist fucker and sometimes he's a great guy like by giving money to haiti or something, cos you think that's an argument against consumerism! Lol wut? At least the guys saying 'fuck you I don't care' don't try and masquerade their arrogance - they're arrogant and they're proud! USA USA! Again.

i still find it humorous that people think humans are actually impacting the earth.  sure, our pollution is most likely hurting ourselves, but i'm sure the planet is going to watch humans die off as another failed evolution.  i am absolutely in favor of preserving the environment for humankind, but not because we are 'hurting the planet.'  dont make me laugh.

Cybargs wrote:

ruisleipa wrote:

JohnG@lt wrote:

And not even a link For all we know ruisleipa wrote it himself.

lol I gave a link - you obviously missed it. Now go back and try again - or you could just, y'know, google it?

No you just copied pasta. And the guardian is a shit paper anyway.

LOL thank you oh master for your wise comment. lawls. What do you read - the National Enquirer?

I'd be interested to know if this guy is/was someone else before. As for replying to any recent posts, forgive me.

^ I'd wager money on it. Or ramm's Finnish cousin.

DBBrinson1 wrote:

..teddy..jimmy wrote:

fail teddy fail...nevertheless 1% of our gdp still goes to foreign aid

why don't you go back to n'ham

87'.  Yes that was quite the fail  young google warrior.  That 1% is still next to nothing. I laugh at your cuntry's insiginficance.  douche.

Your cuntry contributes less per capita. Given that Norway’s economy is less than 2 percent that of the U.S., it’s not surprising that its total foreign aid budget is not large in absolute terms.

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/47/25/41724314.pdf

Cybargs wrote:

DBBrinson1 wrote:

..teddy..jimmy wrote:

Your cuntry contributes less per capita. Given that Norway’s economy is less than 2 percent that of the U.S., it’s not surprising that its total foreign aid budget is not large in absolute terms.

1% of nothing is still nothing.

Norway has a huge fucking economy...

No it doesn't It has a huge GDP per capita but that's because the entire population of the country is half the population of New York City and they're sitting on oil deposits Anyone in a similar situation would look good too.

ruisleipa wrote:

Diesel_dyk wrote:

Dude, who do you think has developed all those medicines, technology, argicultural techiques that has raised the standard of living for the entire world. Excess consumption is an expression of that success. Being fat is sign of a successful society. The US isn't failing, though there are many who are jealous of the standard of living here.

There is no doubt that the US is a beacon to the rest of the world....

No-ones saying the US should abandon all the trappings of wealth. but your economy is failing, you have thousands/millions in poverty etc etc (see my previous post which points you managed to ignore). the US has NOT developed fuckin everything of any value, and it's (typical?) American close-mindedness and big-headedness (is that a word? I dunno) that makes you say it is so. In some respects the US HAS BEEN a beacon to the world, but get a grip - over the past few decades your star has been falling to be replaced by other countries who represent typicall american ideal like freedom, justice and so on far better than you guys do now. Thing isd, you are an Americna and live in the US so you don't know how you're seen by other coutnries. not as a beacon of hope but as seomthing to avoid.

A lot of the yanks on this forum are very arrogant. Being fat isn't a symbol of success - it's a sign of being unhealthy and not taking much exercise. Why do you think so many poor people are fat? Cos they eat fuckin MCDonalds shit. Seriously, you have to expand your way of thinking.

Being fat isn't a sign of success... as opposed to a famine sticken Ethiopian being a sign of success.

I think you are right that the US is in a decline for the past few decades, we've lost manufacturing and other industries. The reason for that is the US has gone along with the idea of globalization. And one of the idea behind globalization is to lift the standard of living in the third world. So while you can point to a decline and claim excessive consumption, I can point to the real reason parts of the midwest look like a shithole. The US let those jobs leave. Our decline has led to a surge in the development of the third world. Whether I agree that that's a good thing is another matter.

You want to talk about Rotten Ronnies, come on let's talk about something real. Let's not forget peace for Europe. That's twice the US bailed out the Europeans. Its been what 60 years since Europeans stopped killing each other in stupid wars, that has to be some sort of record. I wonder how much money the US has spent in Europe to keep the peace all these years, IMO that amounts to a huge subsidy to European economies.  By the looks of things Europe is starting to suffer from the generational gap and latest generation has no idea how bad things were in Europe. The older generation definitely had more respect for sacrifices that were made. Makes me wonder if the US withdrew totally from Europe, just how long it would take for the "hybrid" tanks to start rolling - because we all know you wouldn't want to hurt the environment while you kill each other. /sarcasm

Hate US or Love US, make no mistake that more people want to live here than we let in. And that should tell you all you need to know about how the world preceives US.

Last edited by Diesel_dyk (2010-01-14 13:02:27)

JohnG@lt wrote:

Cybargs wrote:

DBBrinson1 wrote:

1% of nothing is still nothing.

Norway has a huge fucking economy...

No it doesn't It has a huge GDP per capita but that's because the entire population of the country is half the population of New York City and they're sitting on oil deposits Anyone in a similar situation would look good too.

Technically the economy is huge compared to most countries because we have absolutely no debt.

It gets a bit desperate if some of yuou Americans are saying 'we're fat! Look at us! er...USA USA!??'

I think you need to take a few steps back here and actually read what you're writing. You make a fair point but ludicrous statements like these detract from the overall quality of your posts.

ruisleipa wrote:

Spark wrote:

It gets a bit desperate if some of yuou Americans are saying 'we're fat! Look at us! er...USA USA!??'

I think you need to take a few steps back here and actually read what you're writing. You make a fair point but ludicrous statements like these detract from the overall quality of your posts.

well I could quote the guys who said that being fat is a sign of success. But they said it not me! It is a ludicrous statment isn't it?