[redsniper]

[Mefustae]

Oh, shush.

[redsniper]

[Col. Fishguts]

If others bring up their love for god in every other thread, Nuke has every right to bring up his love for nukes.

[karajorma]

Sure doesn't sound like Leno to me.

That's cause it isn't.

But that doesn't mean I still don't want Bill Hicks back.

[DeepSpace9er]

I agree with everything that letter says.

On another note, I also believe that people in this country (that being the US) people have it so good, and are so disconnected from misery and suffering that they need to find something to suffer over to justify their existence and free them from the guilt they have of leading peaceful lives.

[jr2]

I agree with everything that letter says.

On another note, I also believe that people in this country (that being the US) people have it so good, and are so disconnected from misery and suffering that they need to find something to suffer over to justify their existence and free them from the guilt they have of leading peaceful lives.

Hmm, maybe if they just reached a hand out to those countries still suffering under murderous bullies... oh, right, not our business... reminds me of the story of a woman who was raped in NYC twice, the second time the guy killed her.  And the hundreds of people passing by did nothing to help her.  Not their business.  Jerks.

[Mefustae]

Hmm, maybe if they just reached a hand out to those countries still suffering under murderous bullies... oh, right, not our business... reminds me of the story of a woman who was raped in NYC twice, the second time the guy killed her.  And the hundreds of people passing by did nothing to help her.  Not their business.  Jerks.

Are you... actually trying to argue that the US should police the world?

[jr2]

One would think so, wouldn't one?

Of course, if some countries *cough* France & Germany *cough* would get their heads out of the sand, we'd have more help.  After all, they are partly to blame for the mess left after their colonies collapsed / became independent, correct?

[Mr. Vega]

Affluence does not happiness garuntee.

[Mefustae]

Affluence does not happiness garuntee.

Exactly. Not to mention that the US ain't exactly a pillar of virtue these days.

[Nuke]

If others bring up their love for god in every other thread, Nuke has every right to bring up his love for nukes.

oh and dont forget gatling guns they are the ultimate bloody slaughter machines. nukes may vaporize, burn and irradiate, but only gatling guns can pulpify

anyway back to the topic at hand. the biggest problem with america is its overuse of religion to pat itself on the back and say, youre a good country. the problem comes from ancient times. the worst thing that ever happened to civilization was the addition of religion to the mix. rome was a much more decent place back when they still had their more minimalistic pagan values. the adoption of a religion for the masses (that would be christianity) is what destroyed everything. senate replaced by emperor, tolerance replaced by blatant disrespect for anytjiong different and so on. now onto roman empire 2.0. the seporation of church and state simply cannot exist when all your politicians attend church. the christan values state that one must provide for their family, but bacause of a twisting of those values this, to americans comes to mean aquisition of stuff. a big house a big car a cushy job ect. this is what drives the conservative side twards materialism. the libral side driven by anti-values, essentially that sides rebelliojn twards their preception of the other side's values. they see the conservative side as what IS right, and perfer to think what FEELS right. and what feels right? a nooce apartment a big sack of weed a bong a playstation and a big tv, stuff. see a pattern here. both sides are after the same thing but for different reasons. everywhere its do more see more buy more without a rebellion-force to balence it out. so we need to go back to heathen values and minimalize our existance. do only what you need to survive and no more, its what most of the world does and it seems to be working. america was not designed for an industrialized world. line breaks are not kvlt.

[karajorma]

Actually. Let me make a counterpoint.

If everything is so good in America why the **** is anyone listening to the politicians who say that there are problems and things like the PATRIOT act are needed to solve them? Why do you need to abridge laws like due process and the Geneva convention? Why do you need to invade Iraq to deal with terrorists and WMDs that didn't exist in that country? Why the hell do you need to worry about the decline of faith? The breakdown of the family unit? Why do you need to complain about the amount of sex on TV?

If America has it so good why the hell do you need to worry about any of that stuff at all?


Oh and while I'm at it the author seems to have a very LONG list of things you should be unhappy about. Stuff like gays in the military, Muslims and Hillary Clinton. Maybe he should listen to his own advice and just be happy about it.

[jr2]

Why do you need to abridge laws like due process and the Geneva convention?

The Geneva convention, if you were not aware, applies only to people wearing the uniform of their country, not to terrorists hiding among civilians.

[karajorma]

In which case criminal law applies to those people. Do you see any of them being granted access to a lawyer? Hence my point about abridging the rules of due process. Why would you need to do that if everything is right with America and there is nothing to be unhappy about?

[Topgun]

The reason they are unhappy is because money is not everything! how many times do I have to say that!?! *walks to unemployment*

[Nuke]

i blame it on tv

[TrashMan]

Maretial gains and prosperitiy dont' make one happy. they HELP, but tehy don't acutally fulfill that goal.

I blame this in the modern way of life.. humans have become mindless shepp, brainwashed by the media. They are almost empty inside..and that+s  the biggest shame there is.