this is so embarassing "are you one of em?"
10-19-2009 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by rob-2,Oct 19 2009, 11:13 AM
However what makes it more challenging is much of our society (US) is centered around how amazing we are. This leaves little need to seek culture outside the country. Poor education and a willingness to remain ignorant is a deadly combination.
The public is largely blind. At least in the UK or Western Europe there is a larger awareness of global events. Here the world news consists of something that happened outside your state. The news in this country is of the worst I've ever watched in an industrialized nation.
Consider how much national news that balloon and that kid got. That took up prime 'educate citizens' time where they could have learned about Israels secret attacks on Hezbollah, crumbling dollar, China's economic cracks first starting to show, or some political issues in a country in Africa.
Instead, people are riveted in their chairs, stuffing their faces watching the story unfold. Turns out it was all a fake. Time wasted.
FYI - first country with a U that game to my mind was Uganda.
The public is largely blind. At least in the UK or Western Europe there is a larger awareness of global events. Here the world news consists of something that happened outside your state. The news in this country is of the worst I've ever watched in an industrialized nation.
Consider how much national news that balloon and that kid got. That took up prime 'educate citizens' time where they could have learned about Israels secret attacks on Hezbollah, crumbling dollar, China's economic cracks first starting to show, or some political issues in a country in Africa.
Instead, people are riveted in their chairs, stuffing their faces watching the story unfold. Turns out it was all a fake. Time wasted.
FYI - first country with a U that game to my mind was Uganda.
it's sad to see it...
10-20-2009 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by s2_derrick,Oct 19 2009, 04:08 PM
x2about uganda and the news
but america isnt alone, news reporting is a business
you ever heard of fan death?
Care to prove the myth wrong?
10-20-2009 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by apxking,Oct 19 2009, 10:46 PM
you said it mate...
it's sad to see it...
it's sad to see it...
10-20-2009 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by rob-2,Oct 20 2009, 08:11 AM
No, but google is my friend. interesting myth. Dying in a small room by leaving the fan on. Very interesting.
Care to prove the myth wrong?
Care to prove the myth wrong?
and its caused by a vortex over your mouth? so driving with windows or top down can cause the same effect. and sleep apnea, if people get through that, then im sure a fan cant truly starve you of o2.
10-20-2009 | 05:00 PM
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10-21-2009 | 01:57 PM
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LOL...that video keeps asking the same question from the bunch of people and most of them are too old or too young...that video wasnt saying Americans are stupid. the video was all about how ignorant most Americans are, (what i picked up from the video was)....if you ask most Americans or watch T.V and its about middle east, lets Iran, which they are having problem with recently or even lets say North Korea, they'll probably tell you that all of them are terrorist, yet all the terrorist attacks in past were from Friendly states like Saudi Arabia...the problem that Americans/the government has is they are good at closing their eyes to the rest of the world...and that's why most countries hate America, even Brits...yet they don't know nothing about them as well, but all they see is the government which was picked by the people....
LOL...that video keeps asking the same question from the bunch of people and most of them are too old or too young...that video wasnt saying Americans are stupid. the video was all about how ignorant most Americans are, (what i picked up from the video was)....if you ask most Americans or watch T.V and its about middle east, lets Iran, which they are having problem with recently or even lets say North Korea, they'll probably tell you that all of them are terrorist, yet all the terrorist attacks in past were from Friendly states like Saudi Arabia...the problem that Americans/the government has is they are good at closing their eyes to the rest of the world...and that's why most countries hate America, even Brits...yet they don't know nothing about them as well, but all they see is the government which was picked by the people....
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