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Politics, Mature and taboo => Political Pundits => Topic started by: TheoK on April 23, 2010, 02:30:06 PM

Title: What do you think about this?
Post by: TheoK on April 23, 2010, 02:30:06 PM
"Many contemporary European States are like pyramids standing on their apexes. The European territory which these States possess is ridiculously small when compared with the enormous overhead weight of their colonies, foreign trade, etc. It may be said that they have the apex in Europe and the base of the pyramid all over the world; quite different from the United States of America, which has its base on the American Continent and is in contact with the rest of the world only through its apex. Out of that situation arises the incomparable inner strength of the U.S.A. and the contrary situation is responsible for the weakness of most of the colonial European Powers."

Title: Re: What do you think about this?
Post by: Parts on April 23, 2010, 03:12:39 PM
You could turn that around if you had a real EU and not the bickering one you have now but that would mean a real loss of national sovereignty.  Were as you say your united you are many way still many nations
Title: Re: What do you think about this?
Post by: TheoK on April 23, 2010, 03:16:25 PM
That was written a looong time ago.  :P
Title: Re: What do you think about this?
Post by: Parts on April 23, 2010, 03:20:35 PM
Even though you have the EU look at the problems and difficulties you have Greece and the growing resentment of Germany
Title: Re: What do you think about this?
Post by: TheoK on April 23, 2010, 03:26:50 PM
But could you guess who wrote that text?  ;)
Title: Re: What do you think about this?
Post by: Parts on April 23, 2010, 03:29:03 PM
No not to gopd on that want American history of the history of science I can help but to this
Title: Re: What do you think about this?
Post by: Herman's Hermits on April 24, 2010, 03:59:10 AM
My guess would be Hitler, Nazi boy.
Title: Re: What do you think about this?
Post by: TheoK on April 24, 2010, 04:14:45 AM
 :orly:
Title: Re: What do you think about this?
Post by: Herman's Hermits on April 24, 2010, 04:20:21 AM
You put a smiley as a response. Why?
Title: Re: What do you think about this?
Post by: TheoK on April 24, 2010, 04:45:59 AM
It was an orly smiley.

Yes, it's from Mein Kampf. Interesting thing is that, the talk about the colonies aside, it's still true.
Title: Re: What do you think about this?
Post by: Herman's Hermits on April 24, 2010, 06:14:47 AM
Are you American?
Title: Re: What do you think about this?
Post by: TheoK on April 24, 2010, 06:15:28 AM
No, I'm a  :viking:
Title: Re: What do you think about this?
Post by: Scrapheap on April 24, 2010, 06:04:59 PM
No, I'm a  :viking:

I'm a  :viking: too, but live in America California (not quite the same thing  ;))

My ancestors were the  :viking:'s that settled the Normandie coast of France that was granted to them from the King of England.
Title: Re: What do you think about this?
Post by: ScrapSheep on April 24, 2010, 09:45:16 PM
We must smash our genocidal governments.
Title: Re: What do you think about this?
Post by: odeon on April 29, 2010, 10:39:15 AM
Since we don't have any genocidal governments around here, we don't need to smash any. Problem solved.
Title: Re: What do you think about this?
Post by: punkdrew on May 01, 2010, 12:24:44 AM
You're lucky in that respect. Our leaders think we're guinea pigs, and at least 51% of us keep proving them right.
Title: Re: What do you think about this?
Post by: odeon on May 01, 2010, 04:19:55 PM
You're lucky in that respect. Our leaders think we're guinea pigs, and at least 51% of us keep proving them right.

It's the other way around here. We think they are pigs... :P