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David G Fishe

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by David G Fishe » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 14:51:44



> >Even if it wasn't a big deal that only 13% can find Iraq (yea, it's ok to
be
> >that dumb), it really should make you ill that 29% can't even find the
> >PACIFIC OCEAN.

> >Lol.

> >David G Fisher

> Yep, 29% of Americans can't find the Pacific Ocean, but it looks like
> 30% of the people in the rest of the world can't find it either,
> according to this quote from the CNN article.

> "Only 71 percent of the surveyed Americans could locate on the map the
> Pacific Ocean, the world's largest body of water. Worldwide, three in
> 10 of those surveyed could not correctly locate the Pacific Ocean".

Try and defend us if you want, but of the nine countries surveyed, only
Mexico scored lower.

David G Fisher

The Black Cat =^..^

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by The Black Cat =^..^ » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 15:00:21

Take your Republican propaganda somewhere else.  ALT.POLITICS.MORONS
would be my suggestion...
Damien Smit

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by Damien Smit » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 15:07:03

Oh dear...I'm feeling a little left out of these arguments as an Australian.
Anyone care to discuss religion instead?

Mikkel Gram-Hanse

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by Mikkel Gram-Hanse » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 15:10:55

Sorry John, but the rest of us don't really care about your internal
Bush/Clinton fight... we are just a bit scared that most Americans show so
little interest in anything but where the nearest McDonals is located.
And judging by comments in this thread some of you don't really care as long
as you can find the place when you need to go to war ????? Scary attitude.

Bush or Clinton to blame, the majority of the american youth know virtually
nothing of other
cultures... unless Ophra or Ricki Lake had a special on it. ;)

Mikkel




> > http://www.cnn.com/2002/EDUCATION/11/20/geography.quiz/index.html

> > These are the people that think George Bush knows what he's doing. :-)

> > David G Fisher

>   And the same ones who thought Clinton did too :)  Surveys, polls,
> whatever.  You can prove or disprove any agenda one has with them.

> John

Ruud Dingeman

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by Ruud Dingeman » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 16:19:15


> This is a reason I like the guy and so do a lot of others here because of
> that ...
>>>What a blessing to have a believer in a good God as President.

*ROFL* this last sentence alone makes you look like the biggest fool to
everyone but a minority of fundamentalist right-winger "Nuke-em
Christians", of course..

I dunno, some 'mericans just love to prove European sceptics ever so
right by disposing of every shred of nuance.
Never mind they want to nuke Iran without Saddam actually having really
*done* anything to its neighbours lately but being the perfect scapegoat
now that Bush hasn't actually really caught Bin Laden, let alone
Al-Quaida...

What? You mean that should be "Iraq", not Iran? Heck, most Americans
don't even seem to know where it is, let alone see the difference - it's
just one digit, after all. Nuances, nuances...

(Fellas, you know that's the original supposed Garden of Eden you want
to nuke there? No? Ah well... Not quite surprised.)

<sigh>

Please note, there are a lot of intelligent and well-mannered Americans
out there, it's just that they seem to have gone missing lately.

Regards, Ruud

The Black Cat =^..^

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by The Black Cat =^..^ » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 16:21:56

On Thu, 21 Nov 2002 16:07:03 +1000, "Damien Smith"


>Oh dear...I'm feeling a little left out of these arguments as an Australian.
>Anyone care to discuss religion instead?

I wish *I* could feel left out of stuff like this.  I try to turn to
my sim racing for escape and it seems like the petty political
nonsense just follows me around...

I think the rule is that whichever side wins the election gets to
point fingers and go "neener neener" at the side which lost until
congress re-convenes.  At that time, both sides are required to b*tch
and moan continuously until the next election.

They call that "democracy."  Ain't it grand?  :)

The Black Cat =^..^

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by The Black Cat =^..^ » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 16:27:39



There's still a loyal opposition over here, Ruud, it's just that the
other side is in control of most of the media outlets so it seems like
every American is some genetic experiment gone terrible wrong where
the mixed the DNA of John Wayne, Clint Eastwood and Arnold
Schwartzenegger to produce the current bunch running the show over
here.

Hopefully two years of unabated bullhockey on their part will convince
the voters of the error of their ways and we can reverse things in
2004.

GTX_SlotCa

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by GTX_SlotCa » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 16:28:29

"Jason Moyer wrote

And thankfully, it worked.

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ikste

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by ikste » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 16:45:49


<snip>

I like your thinking, but unfortunately it will only
save your "country" money (ignoring the countless
number of human lives saved), and not actually
make any cash for those in power (who may or
may not have parents that own arms manufacturing
consortiums ;)

Wars and the threat thereof are also very good
during election time...

iksteh

GTX_SlotCa

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by GTX_SlotCa » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 17:08:07

David, I'm a little surprised at some of what you're saying. While I do tend
to be conservative ( for the past several years), I have no party
affiliations. I was once a registered Democrat, but am now an Independent.

The CNN pole was produced to propagate an agenda. I'm not saying that there
isn't a problem with education in this country, but if you pole the right
people you can get the results you want. The fact that Americans don't know
where Iraq is doesn't really matter as far as this political situation is
concerned. It's been this way throughout history. How many Japanese knew
where Pearl Harbor was before they attacked us?

The US grows more food and more variety than any other country.

There are more forests in the US now than there were in the 18th century.

The Bush family would benefit financially if we didn't have Middle Eastern
oil. They OWN oil wells.

Why do you need***to ask you to wean off mid-east oil? If that's what you
believe in, do it yourself. It doesn't matter if anyone else does it. If you
believe in it, do it.

Finally, and this is in no way political (as I detest politicians of both
parties), everyone should read Al Gore's  book. He's a real nut case.

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Steve Whitt

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by Steve Whitt » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 17:18:54

Unfortunately, being Australian, these arguements also affect us.  Our Prime
Minister is hell bent on us being the next US state.  Recent events in Bali
have shown that John Howards stance has also made us a terrorist target.
There are only two reasons that the US wants to go to war against Iraq. 1-
Oil.  They need it.  2- Isreal.  America wants to keep Isreal the only
Nuclear power in the region.
People forget, who supplied Bin Laden and Saddam with money and arms to get
them into power.
I may sound anti-American.  I'm not.  Just a citizen of the Earth that hates
war.

Steve Whitty

Uwe Schuerkam

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by Uwe Schuerkam » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 18:43:34


>> Take your Republican propaganda somewhere else.  ALT.POLITICS.MORONS
>> would be my suggestion...

> Oh dear...I'm feeling a little left out of these arguments as an Australian.
> Anyone care to discuss religion instead?

Damien, you're all brit expatriate criminals down there! I
didn't know you even had a religion ;-)

Couldn't resist!

uwe

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ikste

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by ikste » Fri, 22 Nov 2002 19:03:34


Not sure about that - without the oil to drive your
industrialized agriculture, I imagine the USA would
be in major strife.  erm.. will be in major strife.

iksteh


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