No thanks and pass the sheep

[East Coast Hustle]

heh. I forgot about them.

you could probably make the case that Easter Island is the ultimate manifestation of the Human Condition.

[deet]

Meh.

I'm not going to bother.

You're a waste of time.

I don't know how anyone here puts up with you, they must be more tolerant than I am.

Check the IPs, if you want. I'm sure it won't matter that they're different.

Hell, ban both accounts. Cliches might not like that, though. But, maybe a few bans would clean this place up.

Respond if you want, I'm not going to be around to witness you demonstrate your intellectual credibilities. Google does not a scholar make, and being unable to synthesis information puts you on par with most students.

deet, doubts you could pass the entrance exam for most universities.

not that it mattters... the schools are wrong.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Just to kind of get back on-topic.  I think any culture or population of humans if left to their own devices, technology or no, are prone to raping their land.  

Case in point:  Easter Island.  
And they destroyed themselves for what?  Yep, lawn ornaments.  That would be the equivalent of me going out today and spending my families savings on Pink Flamingoes.  We'd starve to death but boy would our new lawn be pretty!

You have to wonder what was going through the mind of the guy that chopped down the last tree on Easter Island.

[Cain]

3. Er...how is the USA at war with illegal immigrants?  Thats almost as dumb as being at war with 'terrorism'.

Perhaps it wouldn't seem so "dumb" if you actually knew what you had read of my post.  

I did not say we are at war with illegal immigrants! I said, illegal or criminal trespassers are in violation of our border security in a time of war! Or perhaps you are unaware we are at war or that the United States of America has been in a state of declared National emergency since the 1930's.

Excerpt: "Since March 9, 1933, the United States has been in a state of declared national emergency." (source)

4. Karma doesn't exist.  

I believe we get what we give in this life. Turn about as fair play, if you will. As such my "Karma" comment was an analogy given our nation of America was founded by those that invaded the indegenous peoples and occupied the territory at the expense of those native peoples rights and freedom.

6. Humans are many things, but not sheep.  When sheep run from a predator, you don't see them biting at other sheep so they take the fall instead.  Sheep have at least some honour.

You sound as if you've no experience with sheep at all. Honor? Sheep don't nip one another to let another fall so they make their escape, because they aren't that smart in the first place.  Sheep hold no measure of logic or foresight, even to save themselves from certain doom. They are easily confused and will blindly follow the leader even at the expense of their own demise.

Startle a herd of sheep grazing near a bluff, and unless cordoned off somehow, every last sheep will follow the leader over the side of the cliff, even in the midst of the bleating unto death of those gone before. Every single one will take the plunge, even unto the very last lamb.

Thus making for the metaphor that applied to my thread relative to citizen complacency and obedience,  in matters of national and local policy.

How much of a fucking idiot are you?  You are not at war with anyone.  You are engaged in counter terrorist and insurgent activities which are a job for the intelligence, police and special forces, not an overt military act against another sovereign state, which is the very definition of war.  And I probably knew about the permament state of national emergency before you even knew the difference between the legislative and executive branches, since you got the date wrong.  It was actually reinstated by Clinton after the Haiti problems.  

So why would Americans who have no part in the actions suffer from it?  You're seeing patterns where there are none, because that is fundamentally unjust and not in keeping with the idea of karma, that you pay for your own actions.

And sheep are still better than humans.  People would rather fight each other than unite to face a threat and thats why they have no compunction about making someone else the fall guy to make their escape.  They never learnt to say no and stand their ground.

[AFK]

Just to kind of get back on-topic.  I think any culture or population of humans if left to their own devices, technology or no, are prone to raping their land.  

Case in point:  Easter Island.  
And they destroyed themselves for what?  Yep, lawn ornaments.  That would be the equivalent of me going out today and spending my families savings on Pink Flamingoes.  We'd starve to death but boy would our new lawn be pretty!

You have to wonder what was going through the mind of the guy that chopped down the last tree on Easter Island.

If he was lucky, the tree.  I suppose they probably had a "Gitmo" for anyone who asked the question.  "Umm, what are we gonna eat?"

[East Coast Hustle]

Meh.

I'm not going to bother.

You're a waste of time.

I don't know how anyone here puts up with you, they must be more tolerant than I am.

Check the IPs, if you want. I'm sure it won't matter that they're different.

Hell, ban both accounts. Cliches might not like that, though. But, maybe a few bans would clean this place up.

Respond if you want, I'm not going to be around to witness you demonstrate your intellectual credibilities. Google does not a scholar make, and being unable to synthesis information puts you on par with most students.

deet, doubts you could pass the entrance exam for most universities.

not that it mattters... the schools are wrong.

shit, if I could ban people there wouldn't be anyone left.

including me.

ECH,
actually knows stuff that doesn't come from Google

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I did not say we are at war with illegal immigrants! I said, illegal or criminal trespassers are in violation of our border security in a time of war!

We aren't at war.

We haven't been since 1945.

[East Coast Hustle]

DON'T CONFUSE ME WITH FACTS!!! DURP!!!!
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[East Coast Hustle]

damn. I guess I can scrap my entire page of saved FC icons.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

damn. I guess I can scrap my entire page of saved FC icons.

Yep.  Most of the good ones are at poee, though.