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Here's another idea I want to throw into the discussion, but first, a little blurb about me. I used to pirate games a lot, but have ceased to do so. The reason for that was - surprisingly - Sins of a Solar Empire. I chanced upon the game via a torrent website while it was still in its very first beta, so I decided to give it a spin. The game's mechanics and the way it plays reminded me so much of Master of Orion
[quote]Actually, don't worry about it, Nequa. I didn't realize you were so young... I supposed you can be excused for your opinions on parenting and warfare. So, yes, I'll wait until you're older and have more of an education, and then ask you the question again, heh.[/quote] Well no, you should get his opinion to be honest, and then seek to show him your logical side. That's how - if he wants to - he will learn more. :) Basic parenting?
Gosh, they always ask the difficult questions... Okay, lets start off with the premise that I'm 100% Croatian from Zagreb. My life would go something like this: 10% corrupted in Italy (it's the women) 2% corrupted in Washington D.C. (There is NOTHING to do in D.C. you can only corrupt yourself by bashing yourself over the head. Which I did. Several times.) 51487291% corrupted in New York, NY (it's the women, hot dogs, AND the street corner deli pizza I swear!) 60% p
I just noticed they actually adjusted the graph on the Centre for Arms Control website - notice that US's spending on the Afghanistan/Iraq war is three times greater than the entire military budget of China. Just something for all of you to nibble on.
[quote]Because we have a lot of money and we want a lot of goods. I don't see importing/exporting as the best way to measure an economy. [/quote] A trade deficit is the first sign of a weak economy - when your nation begins to rely on overseas investments/goods to float itself, it's the first sign that something should be done. Remember Clinton's "Its the economy stupid"? Well... The man was right! US goods are getting pushed over to the side by increasingly well made goods from Asi
[Quote]Each one of us had large enough nuclear supplies to wipe the world out several times over. I'm pretty sure we still have some of those supplies from the cold war. Theoretically, we still have the power to lay enormous destruction if desired.[/quote] America has about 50% left of its nuclear stockpile - Russia has considerably more, but that's only speculation, because of those that remain, an unknown number has deteriorated beyond use. Furthermore, although the United States does
To turn this discussion round on its head a little bit... Can someone clarify how exactly is the US a superpower at the moment? I personally believe it never was, and never will be a superpower, but will reserve what evidence I have until some people have responded first. :)
All of you seem to be forgetting one thing. China is still a developing country in many ways - and I don't mean this in a harsh way, it's just a statement that China has not reached its full economic potential as of yet. On the road to progress, sacrifices need to be made. Such sacrifices revolve around human rights abuse, environmental neglect, and others. Wait a minute, this all sounds eerily familiar. Didn't the US absolutely slaughter the native Indian population in order t
Okay, you all need to take a deep breath. I mean a very deep breath :) The world is no longer divided into countries my friends. Nation-state globalization has pretty much ensured that a nation state now has to operate on multiple levels, including ngo's and ingo's, not to mention such far-fetched concepts as global justice and global citizenship. Therefore, talking about which country is stronger, is completely and utterly ridiculous. You can never, ever prove that one country IS stron
The Chinese have since 2005 managed to remove over 400,000 people from poverty. Granted, in a country of 1.3 billion people, that number might seem small - but the number is steadily growing, and the far-flung regions of China are slowly recieving their due amount of attention and infrastructure. These are the signs of a fairly well organized government. Not the best - but then again, no government is the best. The Chinese people are extremely proud, and they have the right to be. Their
