Gee, I don't know. I like to make up statistics. But go ahead, try to find a more diverse nation.Bubbalo wrote:
According to whom?Ajax_the_Great1 wrote:
Well, it is the most diverse country in the world
Freedom isn't Free
QFTReciprocity wrote:
Freedom isn't Free
Holy shit! that vido was hilarious. It probably shouldnt be funny but fuck a 5 year old firing a .50 cal machine gun. You cant even own an automatic rifle in Australia.
AustraliaAjax_the_Great1 wrote:
Gee, I don't know. I like to make up statistics. But go ahead, try to find a more diverse nation.Bubbalo wrote:
According to whom?Ajax_the_Great1 wrote:
Well, it is the most diverse country in the world
we should try to get back on topic if we can...
Although, I believe, we have had the discussion ( or parts of it ) before and it has never lead us anywhere.
Personally, I think that the US has a unusually high murder / violent crime rate compared to other western nations, even if you take into consideration that the US is the largest by land mass and population.
The reasons for that are still open for discussion...
I believe it has something to do with the way americans look at violence and their general attitude towards it.
Violence seems to be considered a valuable means for solving conflicts in general, on all levels of society.
Is America in general a violent society ? It certainly seems to be embedded deeply into their culture.
Generalizations are problematic, I know. Everyone is different.
Still, I wonder how americans explain this phenomenon. Wouldn't you agree that american society is more violent than - for example - the swiss or danish society ?
Although, I believe, we have had the discussion ( or parts of it ) before and it has never lead us anywhere.
Personally, I think that the US has a unusually high murder / violent crime rate compared to other western nations, even if you take into consideration that the US is the largest by land mass and population.
The reasons for that are still open for discussion...
I believe it has something to do with the way americans look at violence and their general attitude towards it.
Violence seems to be considered a valuable means for solving conflicts in general, on all levels of society.
Is America in general a violent society ? It certainly seems to be embedded deeply into their culture.
Generalizations are problematic, I know. Everyone is different.
Still, I wonder how americans explain this phenomenon. Wouldn't you agree that american society is more violent than - for example - the swiss or danish society ?
Took the words right out of my mouth. Melbourne has the world's second biggest Greek population, a huge number of Jews who arrived after WWII, Sydney and Melbourne both have significant Muslim populations, although Melbourne's is less than Sydney's, Melbourne has huge numbers of Chinese (to the point where there are Chinese driving schools). The list goes on.[RTC]invaderzim69 wrote:
Australia
By your definition, there are over a THOUSAND languages spoke in PNG alone!Alexanderthegrape wrote:
There are 161 languages spoken in the U.S. That makes it pretty damned diverse.
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
~ Richard Feynman
Freedom costs a buck o fiveReciprocity wrote:
Freedom isn't Free
Well, diverse... not diverse... who cares?
The issue at hand is the violence.
I think we (U.S.) are more concerned with being PC than anything. Of all the murders alone, shows how weak we are.
The media and certain liberal thinking individuals are quick to jump down the military's throats when they kill someone say in Iraq. "It is so wrong to torture or kill a POW. We need to protect their rights."
It's war... they are not American.... they get no rights. They don't get due process. That is for U.S. citizens.
Why don't they use that energy in feeling for the victims of murder and rape in the U.S.?
We need REAL consequences for that kind of behavior.
Until we get a backbone and forget the stupid PC thing the number of murders and rapes will always be high.
You can go to prison longer for killing a puppy than killing a person. (exaggeration)
The issue at hand is the violence.
I think we (U.S.) are more concerned with being PC than anything. Of all the murders alone, shows how weak we are.
The media and certain liberal thinking individuals are quick to jump down the military's throats when they kill someone say in Iraq. "It is so wrong to torture or kill a POW. We need to protect their rights."
It's war... they are not American.... they get no rights. They don't get due process. That is for U.S. citizens.
Why don't they use that energy in feeling for the victims of murder and rape in the U.S.?
We need REAL consequences for that kind of behavior.
Until we get a backbone and forget the stupid PC thing the number of murders and rapes will always be high.
You can go to prison longer for killing a puppy than killing a person. (exaggeration)
The reason these people do that is because there's no reason to even be there. You know, there's some people in Nepal who want democracy. Why aren't we helping them?spacebandit72 wrote:
Well, diverse... not diverse... who cares?
The issue at hand is the violence.
I think we (U.S.) are more concerned with being PC than anything. Of all the murders alone, shows how weak we are.
The media and certain liberal thinking individuals are quick to jump down the military's throats when they kill someone say in Iraq. "It is so wrong to torture or kill a POW. We need to protect their rights."
It's war... they are not American.... they get no rights. They don't get due process. That is for U.S. citizens.
An example of why I have zero respect for you. You can be thrown out into the open, proven wrong, and yet still try to somehow convince people that you have dignity.Bubbalo wrote:
Took the words right out of my mouth. Melbourne has the world's second biggest Greek population, a huge number of Jews who arrived after WWII, Sydney and Melbourne both have significant Muslim populations, although Melbourne's is less than Sydney's, Melbourne has huge numbers of Chinese (to the point where there are Chinese driving schools). The list goes on.[RTC]invaderzim69 wrote:
Australia
Come back with any BS statement you want. I guarantee it won't be anything that proves me wrong.
Two factors I blame for this:
1) The large number of severaly disenfranchised individuals the US brand of capitalism generates. Such a gulf between rich and poor is bound to create problems.
2) The constitutional right to bear arms. That is THE biggest flaw with the US consitution.
1) The large number of severaly disenfranchised individuals the US brand of capitalism generates. Such a gulf between rich and poor is bound to create problems.
2) The constitutional right to bear arms. That is THE biggest flaw with the US consitution.
Where did you prove that America is the most diverse country?Ajax_the_Great1 wrote:
An example of why I have zero respect for you. You can be thrown out into the open, proven wrong, and yet still try to somehow convince people that you have dignity.
Come back with any BS statement you want. I guarantee it won't be anything that proves me wrong.
america is the most diverse nation... think of how many different nationalaties are in there... i used to live in australia, it aint as diverse as america. USA got like mexicans, jews, irish, germans, russians, eastern europeans, yugoslavians u name it, theyve got nearly every single ethnicity in the worldBubbalo wrote:
Where did you prove that America is the most diverse country?Ajax_the_Great1 wrote:
An example of why I have zero respect for you. You can be thrown out into the open, proven wrong, and yet still try to somehow convince people that you have dignity.
Come back with any BS statement you want. I guarantee it won't be anything that proves me wrong.
Show me a more diverse country and you win.Bubbalo wrote:
Where did you prove that America is the most diverse country?Ajax_the_Great1 wrote:
An example of why I have zero respect for you. You can be thrown out into the open, proven wrong, and yet still try to somehow convince people that you have dignity.
Come back with any BS statement you want. I guarantee it won't be anything that proves me wrong.
What's the point in this argument. Of course USA is the most diverse nation on earth. The nation is a nation of immigrants. And their borders are fairly porous too which help keep that diversity thriving.Cougar wrote:
Show me a more diverse country and you win.Bubbalo wrote:
Where did you prove that America is the most diverse country?Ajax_the_Great1 wrote:
An example of why I have zero respect for you. You can be thrown out into the open, proven wrong, and yet still try to somehow convince people that you have dignity.
Come back with any BS statement you want. I guarantee it won't be anything that proves me wrong.
According to the guy who says Taiwan was never part of China?cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
america is the most diverse nation... think of how many different nationalaties are in there... i used to live in australia, it aint as diverse as america. USA got like mexicans, jews, irish, germans, russians, eastern europeans, yugoslavians u name it, theyve got nearly every single ethnicity in the world
How can we be part of china if we were never part of it?Bubbalo wrote:
According to the guy who says Taiwan was never part of China?cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
america is the most diverse nation... think of how many different nationalaties are in there... i used to live in australia, it aint as diverse as america. USA got like mexicans, jews, irish, germans, russians, eastern europeans, yugoslavians u name it, theyve got nearly every single ethnicity in the world
lol
Are you off your fucking meds tonight or something?Bubbalo wrote:
According to the guy who says Taiwan was never part of China?cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
america is the most diverse nation... think of how many different nationalaties are in there... i used to live in australia, it aint as diverse as america. USA got like mexicans, jews, irish, germans, russians, eastern europeans, yugoslavians u name it, theyve got nearly every single ethnicity in the world
What does that have to do with anything? Goddamn doctor doesn't know what he's doing anyway........."homicidal tendencies" this and "you'll die of a brain tumor" that...........and besides, those people deserved it..........Cougar wrote:
Are you off your fucking meds tonight or something?
Because it always has been.cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
How can we be part of china if we were never part of it?
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Diversity is the reason man - have you seen "Crash" movie -, and the so called "freedom"!! - there is no limits,Ajax_the_Great1 wrote:
All I can say is wow. Well, it is the most diverse country in the world but that doesn't explain the rapes. Or the murders for that matter...
"I want this and I want it now no matter how!!!" is the concept.
the numbers in one years are 6 times higher than USA's dead soldgers in "the War on Terror" since it is started!!!!!
I think Mr. Bush is fighting the wrong war. This is real Irony !!!!
WTF???Bubbalo wrote:
Because it always has been.cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
How can we be part of china if we were never part of it?
if taiwan always has been part of china... why aint i a damn commie yet?Bubbalo wrote:
What does that have to do with anything? Goddamn doctor doesn't know what he's doing anyway........."homicidal tendencies" this and "you'll die of a brain tumor" that...........and besides, those people deserved it..........Cougar wrote:
Are you off your fucking meds tonight or something?Because it always has been.cyborg_ninja-117 wrote:
How can we be part of china if we were never part of it?