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Which of the following are the most important issues currently facing the United States?

Climate Change
- 0 (0%)
The Middle East / Israel
- 0 (0%)
Iranian Nuclear Proliferation
- 0 (0%)
Afghanistan
- 0 (0%)
US - Russian relations
- 0 (0%)
US - China relations
- 1 (10%)
The US Economy
- 3 (30%)
Other
- 3 (30%)
Fadey is a fuckwit (for old times sake)
- 3 (30%)

Total Members Voted: 10

Voting closed: December 22, 2009, 09:19:06 PM


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Author Topic: US Priorities - What should they be?  (Read 3354 times)

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Re: US Priorities - What should they be?
« Reply #15 on: December 17, 2009, 10:43:10 PM »
Quote from: Them on December 17, 2009, 10:22:37 PM
A) That was 2-3 generations ago.  Things over half a century ago tend to be different from how they currently are.

I'm guessing your original statement was a reference to Vietnam and the Cold War; the Cold War started soon after WWII, Vietnam was 1-2 generations ago. WWII was certainly relevant.

Quote from: Them on December 17, 2009, 10:22:37 PM
B) It took the Allies some 4 years to bring about a Japanese surrender.  That doesn't seem exactly like a quick victory.

Given the context (over 200 million dead across 3 continents), 4 years wasn't actually that long.
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Re: US Priorities - What should they be?
« Reply #16 on: December 17, 2009, 11:51:52 PM »
Quote from: Them on December 17, 2009, 12:08:10 AM
Unfortunately, too many people don't approve of genocide for it to be possible under a democracy.

Pfft, good spin team will blame it all on the Commies anyway.

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Re: US Priorities - What should they be?
« Reply #17 on: December 17, 2009, 11:52:45 PM »
Quote from: SG on December 17, 2009, 11:51:52 PM
Pfft, good spin team will blame it all on the Commies anyway.

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Commies are out. Fundamentalist Muslims are the new Commies.
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Re: US Priorities - What should they be?
« Reply #18 on: December 17, 2009, 11:54:48 PM »
Am I to actually believe that nobody thinks climate change ought to be a US priority?
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Re: US Priorities - What should they be?
« Reply #19 on: December 18, 2009, 12:01:27 AM »
Quote from: Wolfe Tone on December 17, 2009, 11:52:45 PM
Commies are out. Fundamentalist Muslims are the new Commies.

But we all know they're so dumb they can only work as suicide bombers.

Real genocide takes rat cunning evil on a national scale...

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Re: US Priorities - What should they be?
« Reply #20 on: December 18, 2009, 12:03:04 AM »
I reckon the Saudis would give it a good crack if you manipulated the right people...
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Re: US Priorities - What should they be?
« Reply #21 on: December 18, 2009, 12:09:34 AM »
I thought you were talking about Obama's priorities, not America's.

As for climate change being an American priority...sure, it'll fuck over lots of people, but that's nothing new.  Sure, it sucks to have you island no longer exist, but we've been ignoring the plight of Africa for ages, you're going to have to take a number and go waaay back to the end of the line.
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Re: US Priorities - What should they be?
« Reply #22 on: December 18, 2009, 12:15:07 AM »
The thread is called US priorities after all.
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Re: US Priorities - What should they be?
« Reply #23 on: December 18, 2009, 12:20:00 AM »
Quote from: Pertinax on December 17, 2009, 11:54:48 PM
Am I to actually believe that nobody thinks climate change ought to be a US priority?

Prove that it exists and maybe we'll care...
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Re: US Priorities - What should they be?
« Reply #24 on: December 18, 2009, 12:25:05 AM »
I went with China because they will be as powerful as the US in a matter of years so it is crucially important that they on good speaking terms and able to function without solving tensions with nukes or Abrahams.



Quote from: Bibliophile Phylum Annelida on December 18, 2009, 12:20:00 AM
Prove that it exists and maybe we'll care...

if you're trying to pick a fight, i think you've taken the wrong tact with our perti...
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Re: US Priorities - What should they be?
« Reply #25 on: December 18, 2009, 12:27:04 AM »
Quote from: Wolfe Tone on December 18, 2009, 12:25:05 AM
if you're trying to pick a fight, i think you've taken the wrong tact with our perti...

I wasn't, actually. I wasn't going to post anything other than that comment, because it says what I believe about the issue...
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Re: US Priorities - What should they be?
« Reply #26 on: December 18, 2009, 12:28:06 AM »
Do you not believe it exists or that humans are causing it?
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Re: US Priorities - What should they be?
« Reply #27 on: December 18, 2009, 12:29:10 AM »
I don't believe it exists.

I do believe we should take better care of the environment, but for the right reasons.
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Re: US Priorities - What should they be?
« Reply #28 on: December 18, 2009, 12:31:41 AM »
What are the right reasons?
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Re: US Priorities - What should they be?
« Reply #29 on: December 18, 2009, 12:34:09 AM »
Out of genuine concern for our planet rather than scare tactics to get people to believe.
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