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Re: Stop and smell the roses every once in a while...

Postby Magyk on Wed Jan 18, 2012 6:54 am

Dude thinks I don't buy American whenever possible, is a moron.

@Guard: 90% seems a bit high, IMO. Other than that valid point(s.)
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Re: Stop and smell the roses every once in a while...

Postby Kerafym on Wed Jan 18, 2012 7:47 am

American foreign policy is nothing if not exploitative of other countries. There's a lot of problems with how we do things, we won't change as long as we stay comfortable and satisfied with the way things are. But making change isn't easy and there's no sure fire way to do it.
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Re: Stop and smell the roses every once in a while...

Postby GUARD!AN on Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:57 am

Turky wrote:
Magyk wrote:Dude blaming an entire country for the actions of a few, makes sense to me.


Who keeps buying the shit that the corporate US exploits other countries to get? We're all at fault, and until we change our ways and habits, we can't even hope to change what the corporations do. How about let's stop buying shit from China? Pretty sure they'd close the plants in China, and bring our jobs back to the mainland where they belong.


Even if our jobs come back to the mainland, they'll just bring in more H1Visa guys to the USA, and people will watch their jobs get taken away on their own soil...there's always someone who will work for less. Whether you go to them or bring them to you, there's no stopping globalization IMO. (I admit that last point is certainly debatable)
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Re: Stop and smell the roses every once in a while...

Postby Silver Absolution on Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:12 pm

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Re: Stop and smell the roses every once in a while...

Postby Magyk on Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:25 pm

sopa will never pass tbh
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Re: Stop and smell the roses every once in a while...

Postby Axiw on Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:55 pm

I can see the problems in SOPA but I don't think its that bad really (well I can't say anything, im not from US) :ugeek:
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Re: Stop and smell the roses every once in a while...

Postby Silver Absolution on Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:50 pm

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Re: Stop and smell the roses every once in a while...

Postby piipe on Wed Jan 18, 2012 3:34 pm

Magyk wrote:chile is in my top countries I want to visit, actually.


thx dude.. visit USA has been my dream like forever after i can just die happy, wanna visit new york,vegas gonna watch a footbal game beisball basketball and gonna watch the wwe :B

and i will do it 8-) 8-)
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Re: Stop and smell the roses every once in a while...

Postby Magyk on Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:32 pm

piipe wrote:
Magyk wrote:chile is in my top countries I want to visit, actually.


thx dude.. visit USA has been my dream like forever after i can just die happy, wanna visit new york,vegas gonna watch a footbal game beisball basketball and gonna watch the wwe :B

and i will do it 8-) 8-)


I did a report on Chile when I was in fifth grade, and have wanted to visit ever since. It's probably in my top 3 with New Zealand and Russia.
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Re: Stop and smell the roses every once in a while...

Postby Turky on Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:52 pm

GUARD!AN wrote:
Turky wrote:
Magyk wrote:Dude blaming an entire country for the actions of a few, makes sense to me.


Who keeps buying the shit that the corporate US exploits other countries to get? We're all at fault, and until we change our ways and habits, we can't even hope to change what the corporations do. How about let's stop buying shit from China? Pretty sure they'd close the plants in China, and bring our jobs back to the mainland where they belong.


Even if our jobs come back to the mainland, they'll just bring in more H1Visa guys to the USA, and people will watch their jobs get taken away on their own soil...there's always someone who will work for less. Whether you go to them or bring them to you, there's no stopping globalization IMO. (I admit that last point is certainly debatable)


That's true, but I would think they only hire people with visas on a mass scale if it's a profession that not enough people go into. And visas are actually getting harder and harder to obtain, these days...
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