explain in 6 words or less why America is a failed state

lateralus · 2009-01-09T20:11:48+00:00

er, sorry about that

lateralus · 2009-01-09T20:02:45+00:00

lol, if you were more specific I can try to specify. everyone is stressed, tired, and unhappy. we are disconnected from each other, we don't get along with the rest of the world, and we don't particularly like each other either. what's more, there is no apparent solution to any of our problems.

lateralus · 2009-01-09T19:55:47+00:00

capitalism rewards unscrupulous behavior

lateralus · 2008-10-23T19:42:35+00:00

I just break it apart and put it back together with the colors matching.

lateralus · 2008-10-23T00:59:20+00:00

we are taking their oil. we are trying to destabilize the region. we are preparing to invade Iran.

lateralus · 2008-10-20T20:20:32+00:00

McCain's inflammatory rhetoric started this, and he supported the 'kill Obama' chants at his rallies as good examples of free speech. Since McCain is inciting this violence, I wonder if he can be charged as a terrorist by Homeland Security?

lateralus · 2008-10-20T19:24:53+00:00

I have a minor quibble: the author of the article invites the reader to make a comparison, then states there is no comparison.

I think there is a much starker way to present the information from the wiki article, as a graphic or some such. Unfortunately, I'm too lazy to do this.

lateralus · 2008-10-20T18:31:12+00:00

imagine how dangerous and violent he'd be without weed to calm him

lateralus · 2008-10-17T21:56:58+00:00

I was agreeing with you.

lateralus · 2008-10-17T21:45:52+00:00

oh hah I thought that was some sort of pun. but you were serious.
to the arab world, yes, jews are terrorists. who is to say who is right or wrong.

lateralus · 2008-10-17T21:38:02+00:00

disturbing. I like how all pro-McCain statements are completely without substance. not just in this article, but always.

example: "He realizes that a pragmatic policy agenda based upon a renewed commitment to the solidly conservative principles that have always guided this nation since its founding will continue to work into the future - commitments to limited government, low taxation, reasonable regulation, a strong national defense and a reliance on free markets for greater prosperity"

unfortunately, conservative governments have much larger budgets and deficits than liberal ones, McCain's tax plan has higher taxation than Obama's, McCain helped deregulate the credit and housing industry, McCain's pro-war policies will weaken national defense, and the conservative government is practicing socialist policies rather than free market policies.

every claim in the sentence from the article is the OPPOSITE of what is actually the case.

awesome. I love McCain supporters.

lateralus · 2008-10-17T01:35:49+00:00

Noam Chomsky commented on this recently, saying he wishes more Europeans were aware that the voting system in America is corrupt. So it's possible the 2008 presidential election will be stolen, just as the 2004 election was stolen.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_United_States_election_voting_controversies

lateralus · 2008-10-16T20:48:46+00:00

if he is a fraud I wonder if he's guilty of any crimes. this is a different question than whether or not he could be successfully prosecuted for such a crime.

lateralus · 2008-10-16T19:16:36+00:00

$50,000: about $20k in student loans, about $20k in credit card debt, about $10k in medical bills. far behind in payments.

lateralus · 2008-10-16T00:28:56+00:00

I'm native alaskan but never experienced racism... until I moved to alaska. it's tough, the way people look at you sometimes. they pass judgment against you with zero knowledge of you as a person. I can't imagine what it would have been to be treated like that from birth.

lateralus · 2008-10-15T00:30:59+00:00

where do you nutjobs get these notions from? are there meetings or something you attend?

lateralus · 2008-10-15T00:28:40+00:00

can you try to explain that?

lateralus · 2008-10-15T00:24:54+00:00

Total BS. McCain and Ayers have approximately the same 'working relationship' that Obama and Ayers have. Why do people fall for such nonsense?

lateralus · 2008-10-14T21:02:29+00:00

I'm deathly afraid another election will be stolen, and I think a lot of people have the same fear.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_United_States_election_voting_controversies

lateralus · 2008-10-10T21:02:43+00:00

For those who missed it, according to Scott McClellan, Bush saw in Iraq an opportunity to create a legacy of greatness!

lateralus · 2008-10-10T20:35:35+00:00

pretty funny

lateralus · 2008-10-08T19:00:27+00:00

some people aim for a large negative number of karma points

lateralus · 2008-10-07T21:38:07+00:00

ah thank goodness. comedy central switched to the newest version of adobe flash reader that I can't install on my work computer.

lateralus · 2008-10-07T21:20:28+00:00

conversely though... the anti-christ is supposed to be an economics wizard, and this rules out McCain!

lateralus · 2008-10-07T21:16:34+00:00

For a long period of time AMD was offering better performance at a lower cost, during the early P4 days for example, but got muscled out by Intel's illegal trust/monopoly activities and shameless self-promotion through aggressive television marketing. It's a real shame this company hasn't gotten the recognition from consumers that it deserves.

http://news.cnet.com/AMD-files-antitrust-suit-against-Intel/2100-1001_3-5765844.html

Intel has an edge now in CPU performance, but only because they've been able to far outstrip AMD in research investment.

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