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Sosus Red Caldari Grave Diggers Hydra Alliance	Posted - 2008.05.20 05:10:00 - [31] Edited by: Sosus Red on 20/05/2008 05:10:24 Originally by: Havok Dryke Edited by: Havok Dryke on 20/05/2008 04:55:39 Yay! Flamefest! /popcorn /lawnchair Quote: chances are most of you use a computer, Which was invented by an AMERICAN The first computers (that could perform calculations) where abacuses. That'd be China. Computers have progressed gradually since then, where do you draw the line at a "real" computer? Quote: made by an AMERICAN company. Nope, -mostly- made in China/Korea/Japan. Most electronic components are. Intel. American. AMD. American. Kingston (RAM) American. DELL. AMERICAN. HP. American. Apple. American. I could go on but no need. I am not saying no one else has contributed anything or does contribute. I am merely arguing the point that was stated earlier. Some idiot earlier wrote that AMERICANS ARE STUPID. Why would anyone say a blanket generalization like that? Saying something like that is stupid. but then people started agreeing with said idiot. Who is more stupid, the fool or the fool who follows him? Giddy up! MGMT ;)
Imperator Jora'h	Posted - 2008.05.20 05:15:00 - [32] Originally by: Spaztick Edited by: Spaztick on 20/05/2008 04:58:03 If you think the Presidency has any type of real impact on the government then you should not be posting in this thread. The President can do one thing and only one thing, and that's appoint Supreme Court Judges when one retires (ie jack ****). Yes he "can" do more than that, but it can all be overridden by the Senate or House in one way or another. What!? Oh yeah...the President of the US is a toothless figurehead. Good grief...you have GOT to be kidding! Yes, congress can override the President. The judiciary can override congress or the President. It's called the balance of power and is fundamental to the US government so no one group can control it all. But that does not mean each branch is powerless because others can override it. The President is Commander-in-Chief of the military for one thing. He tells the army to go somewhere they go. Period. He also has the power to veto bills. Yes they can be overcome but that is difficult most times. He can also issue Executive Orders which are binding on federal agencies and need no approval from anyone. Only he can negotiate treaties. He can appoint judges and ambassadors. He has the Bully Pulpit which is no small thing. The President most certainly does wield real power. -------------------------------------------------- "Of course," said my grandfather, pulling a gun from his belt as he stepped from the Time Machine, "there's no paradox if I shoot you!"
Imperator Jora'h	Posted - 2008.05.20 05:18:00 - [33] Originally by: Sosus Red Some idiot earlier wrote that AMERICANS ARE STUPID. Why would anyone say a blanket generalization like that? Saying something like that is stupid. but then people started agreeing with said idiot. Who is more stupid, the fool or the fool who follows him? Maybe the idiot who misquotes. I said your average American is dumb. I would not list Michael Dell or Steve Jobs as average. -------------------------------------------------- "Of course," said my grandfather, pulling a gun from his belt as he stepped from the Time Machine, "there's no paradox if I shoot you!"
Frezik Basically Outdated Stereo Equiptment	Posted - 2008.05.20 06:00:00 - [34] Originally by: Sosus Red chances are most of you use a computer, Which was invented by an AMERICAN, made by an AMERICAN company. You are on the internet, an AMERICAN invention and using an operating system again created by AMERCANS. What has any company from where ever you are from contributed to the world? The basis for the modern computer was done by Alan Turing (a Brit), expanding on work done by Kurt G÷del (an Austrian), and later refined by John Von Neumann (a Hungarian).
Frezik Basically Outdated Stereo Equiptment	Posted - 2008.05.20 06:09:00 - [35] Originally by: Sosus Red Intel. American. AMD. American. Kingston (RAM) American. DELL. AMERICAN. HP. American. Apple. American. I could go on but no need. . . . And all of them made in Taiwan. Originally by: Imperator Jora'h Oh yeah...the President of the US is a toothless figurehead. Good grief...you have GOT to be kidding! No, he was quite right. The powers of the US President, as laid in the constitution, are quite limited. Collectively, congress has far more power. If they felt like it, congress could strip the executive branch down to the President, the Vice President, and a few cabinet positions surrounding diplomacy and the military. What power the President does have is mostly in foreign policy, and even that has limits (treaties need to be ratified by congress, for instance). Almost anything of domestic importance happens in congress or the courts. Which makes complete sense, considering that the US constitution was based on the idea that no one person should have too much power.
Imperator Jora'h	Posted - 2008.05.20 06:33:00 - [36] Edited by: Imperator Jora''h on 20/05/2008 06:34:51 Originally by: Frezik No, he was quite right. The powers of the US President, as laid in the constitution, are quite limited. Collectively, congress has far more power. If they felt like it, congress could strip the executive branch down to the President, the Vice President, and a few cabinet positions surrounding diplomacy and the military. What power the President does have is mostly in foreign policy, and even that has limits (treaties need to be ratified by congress, for instance). Almost anything of domestic importance happens in congress or the courts. No, he is not right. The power of the Presidency is more subtle and more powerful than overt abilities. He has the power of the veto which is huge most times. Want to get a bill of yours made into law? You'd better wheel-and-deal with the President (owe him one down the road). Want to become an Ambassador? A Federal judge? A Supreme Court judge? Hope you have sucked up to the President...you owe him a lot of favors not to mention he can be sure people who thinks like he does are in those positions. And while the Senate needs to approve judges there are ways around that (appoint the judge while Senate is out of session). He appoints the head of all the agencies. Yes the Senate can override that but they need a good reason generally. President almost always gets his way on those. These are the people charged with carrying out the daily operations of the government. Combine people beholden to the President and Executive Orders and voila...most of the government does what you tell it to. That is a lot of people who owe their status to one man. You do not think he makes use of that? Then you have the power of the Bully Pulpit (term coined by Teddy Roosevelt). Its power cannot be under estimated when in capable hands. And not least he is the Commander-in-Chief. If the President told the US military to go invade Canada tomorrow they are obliged to do so. Short of Congress impeaching and convicting the President and hoping his replacement stops them there is nothing they can do. -------------------------------------------------- "Of course," said my grandfather, pulling a gun from his belt as he stepped from the Time Machine, "there's no paradox if I shoot you!"
Akita T Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force	Posted - 2008.05.20 06:47:00 - [37] Replace "Canada" with some generic middle-east country name starting with an "I" in Imperator Jora'h's post to see just how right he actually is 1\|2\|3\|4\|5.
Zalathar Minmatar Stellar Research Incorporated DEFI4NT	Posted - 2008.05.20 07:09:00 - [38] from living in london, i could say that many english people could not awnser those questions. its not bout nationality at all guys, its about an attitude and a western education system. ~~~~~~ mods, if you think i'm ugly please say "eeek!" ~~~~~~ eeeeeekk - Deckard eeeeee...K -Darth Patches gawwwd damn!!1 -zhuge you soo pretty I think you're stunningly handsome and let me just say that you're wearing that dead parrot on your shoulder in a particularly dashing way today. -Hango Your using up all the space hango! - Timmeh
F'nog Amarr Celestial Horizon Corp. Valainaloce	Posted - 2008.05.20 09:00:00 - [39] Originally by: Imperator Jora'h Half our country voted for our current President. Not in 2000 Originally by: Kazuma Saruwatari F'nog for Amarr Emperor. Nuff said
F'nog Amarr Celestial Horizon Corp. Valainaloce	Posted - 2008.05.20 09:07:00 - [40] Sosus really likes to dig himself deeper, doesn't he? Careful, you'll hit magma soon. Originally by: Kazuma Saruwatari F'nog for Amarr Emperor. Nuff said
Rutefly Amarr Freedom-Technologies	Posted - 2008.05.20 10:32:00 - [41] America = United Bluff, in most non-americans view. But luckily thats just a bunch of foreigners
Cutter Isaacson Minmatar Hollow World Mining Corporation QUANT Hegemony	Posted - 2008.05.20 11:03:00 - [42] Edited by: Cutter Isaacson on 20/05/2008 11:05:36 Originally by: Sosus Red chances are most of you use a computer, Which was invented by an AMERICAN, made by an AMERICAN company. You are on the internet, an AMERICAN invention and using an operating system again created by AMERCANS. What has any company from where ever you are from contributed to the world? The telephone invented by Alexander Graham Bell (scottish), without which (or rather without the technology it uses) the internet could never exist. The Television, invented by John Logie Baird (Scottish) the technology that sprang from this gave us PC monitors and of course 50" widescreen TV's. The World Wide Web, invented by Tim Berners-Lee (English) gave us the means to post useless rubbish on forums just like these. Penicilin invented by Sir Alexander Flemming (Scottish) without which millions of people across the world would never have been born or survived any major illness. Steel mass production invented by Sir Henry Bessemer (English) without which none of your shiny shiny American skyscrapers could have been built. The Seismometer invented by James Forbes (Scottish) without which hundreds of thousands of people all over the world would have died due to lack of atleast some warning of impending earthquakes. The Incadesant Lightbulb invented by Humphry Davy (English) although there is some evidence that the Egyptians invented something similar. Without which we would all still be using gas lights. The Nuclear Reactor invented by Leo Szilard (Hungarian). Maybe not the best invention of all time but extremely useful nonetheless, without which none of your big fancy American Carriers/Submarines would be worth a damn. So, just a few of the worlds more important inventions, all invented if not perfected by people NOT FROM AMERICA. P.S Im not anti-American in case you were wondering, I happen to think the USA is a great country and Americans have been responsible for atleast some of the most important inventions of all time, but not all of them. Infact, not that many original ideas have come from your country, but then it is a very young country by world standards. Oh, and im English btw. EDIT: Just wanted to say that I don't think that ALL Americans are stupid by any means. Stupidity isn't restricted to one country, there are millions of stupid people all over the world. Fight the stupidity I say, down with all the stupid people!! Originally by: Verone Sweet baby jesus and his holy mother of pwn.
Mark Lucius Kinetic Vector Intrepid Crossing	Posted - 2008.05.20 11:50:00 - [43] Originally by: Erotic Irony Originally by: Sosus Red im american. why do you feel the need to single out Americans. you think were dumb? Originally by: Sosus Red chances are most of you use a computer, Which was invented by an AMERICAN, made by an AMERICAN company. You are on the internet, an AMERICAN invention and using an operating system again created by AMERCANS. What has any company from where ever you are from contributed to the world? QED. ---
Kusha'an Gallente RuffRyders Axiom Empire	Posted - 2008.05.20 11:58:00 - [44] Originally by: Imperator Jora'h Just talk to your fellow Americans. Go to a local pub and see if anyone knows what the Munich Agreement is. Or who Neville Chamberlain is. Or if **** was working with al-Qaida. Or how many people think the earth is less than 10,000 years old (45% in the last poll I saw). Ask them what the value of Pi is. Ask them what Pi is. Ask them who their Senator and congressmen are. Man...the list goes on and on. Hopefully you get the point. Note none of that has to do with opinion. Just simple, basic knowledge. After that it is no wonder opinion is all messed up. Well at least we Americans don't bow the knee to some old lady and her floppy eared son because we believe she somehow has "Royal Blood." Talk about dumb. ---- What part of "shorn't" do you not understand?**
Rutefly Amarr Freedom-Technologies	Posted - 2008.05.20 12:21:00 - [45] Originally by: Kusha'an Well at least we Americans don't bow the knee to some old lady and her floppy eared son because we believe she somehow has "Royal Blood." Talk about dumb. Man has a point. Floppyeared galoot. I lol'ed
Frezik Basically Outdated Stereo Equiptment	Posted - 2008.05.20 14:03:00 - [46] Originally by: Imperator Jora'h No, he is not right. The power of the Presidency is more subtle and more powerful than overt abilities. He has the power of the veto which is huge most times. Want to get a bill of yours made into law? You'd better wheel-and-deal with the President (owe him one down the road). . . . All that stuff goes through other people, though. He can appoint them and sometimes fire them, but he doesn't do the job himself. The President's most important job, therefore, is to inspire other people to action. Quote: And not least he is the Commander-in-Chief. If the President told the US military to go invade Canada tomorrow they are obliged to do so. Short of Congress impeaching and convicting the President and hoping his replacement stops them there is nothing they can do. Congress can simply refuse the fund the effort. The Power of the Purse is a powerful one.
Imperator Jora'h	Posted - 2008.05.20 14:24:00 - [47] Originally by: Frezik All that stuff goes through other people, though. He can appoint them and sometimes fire them, but he doesn't do the job himself. The President's most important job, therefore, is to inspire other people to action. So the President instructs the Department of the Interior to do something. They don't. The President fires the head of the Department of the Interior and appoints someone who will do what he says. That pretty much places the power, as a practical matter, in the President's hands. Quote: Congress can simply refuse the fund the effort. The Power of the Purse is a powerful one. Yeah, that's the theory. Does not work like that in practice. When Joe Voter's kid is on the front lines and Congress revokes funding so he has no bullets or food Joe Voter will see their congress critters out on their ass in no time. No politician will go there. It's political suicide. Besides that under the War Powers Resolution the President can send the military anywhere but presumably must get congressional approval to keep them wherever within 90 days. Thing is that is probably unconstitutional and every President knows it. Once the troops are there the US is committed. -------------------------------------------------- "Of course," said my grandfather, pulling a gun from his belt as he stepped from the Time Machine, "there's no paradox if I shoot you!"
Haakon Jarl Caldari direkte	Posted - 2008.05.20 14:27:00 - [48] Originally by: Sosus Red Some idiot earlier wrote that AMERICANS ARE STUPID. America have some of the brightest people on the face of the planet (if not the brightest) The problem is that in america university and college costs a lot of money thus not everyone can afford it.....the result is lots of people completely ignorant of the world around them. In it for the state
Goodwill City Amarr The Society of Goodwill	Posted - 2008.05.20 14:28:00 - [49] Originally by: Sosus Red chances are most of you use a computer, Which was invented by an AMERICAN, made by an AMERICAN company. You are on the internet, an AMERICAN invention and using an operating system again created by AMERCANS. What has any company from where ever you are from contributed to the world? My word. Look at how stupid you are
Haakon Jarl Caldari direkte	Posted - 2008.05.20 14:30:00 - [50] As a Scandinavian I would like to throw in a nother 2 cents on this subject. After observing many internet forums I have found especially people from the UK to be overly critical of the US. I think thats just because they dont have an empire anymore, and in reality they are Americas lapdog and they know it. The UK should learn from France, who were a bit more clever than the UK 5 years ago. In it for the state
Havok Dryke Golden Gavel Enterprises The Cooperative	Posted - 2008.05.20 14:39:00 - [51] I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that this thread has been trolled to hell, whether it was deliberate or not. Quote taken out of context turns to insult, turns to more insult, and eventually we're off on a whole American/Canadian/Brit/China/Pretty much everyone else bashing rampage. Lock please. Originally by: Sosus Red What has any company from where ever you are from contributed to the world? This one made me laugh and cry at the same time. --- Kaboom: The process by which large objects are broken down into many small objects. Originally by: Alz Shado Chribba doesn't mine Veldspar -- the ore offers itself to him in tribute.
Haakon Jarl Caldari direkte	Posted - 2008.05.20 14:47:00 - [52] Originally by: Havok Dryke This one made me laugh and cry at the same time. In the same way the people he argued with made me laugh and cry. In it for the state
Resurrect1on	Posted - 2008.05.20 14:50:00 - [53] Well topics like these are not going to work because there are too many pompous, British *******s in here bashing everything American.
Natsume Chidori	Posted - 2008.05.20 14:58:00 - [54] Originally by: Resurrect1on Well topics like these are not going to work because there are too many pompous, British *******s in here bashing everything American. The only one I've seen blasted is that one guy, mostly because he's an incredible example of ignorance and is also an American.
Micheal Dietrich Caldari Terradyne Networks	Posted - 2008.05.20 15:23:00 - [55] Originally by: Imperator Jora'h Just talk to your fellow Americans. Go to a local pub and see if anyone knows what the Munich Agreement is. Or who Neville Chamberlain is. Or if **** was working with al-Qaida. Or how many people think the earth is less than 10,000 years old (45% in the last poll I saw). Ask them what the value of Pi is. Ask them what Pi is. Ask them who their Senator and congressmen are. The Munich agreement, signed by Germany, France, Britain, and Italy permitted German annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. Chamberlain was the prime minister for the UK from 1937 -1940 who was succeeded by Winston Churchill. **** and Al Qaida are 2 different worlds. Thanks to mass media most people fail to see that. Thanks to not being overtly religious I can say that the Earth is 4.54 billion years old. I know that Pi is 3.14. I suck at math so I don't know much else about it. It was like a mathematical constant or something. And my senator is Senator Lairy Craig (who hasn't come out of the stall yet). I won't mention anything else in this thread though as it went in the direction I knew it would go. Funny that people would rather bash america than talk about, oh, Earthquakes in China, Tibet protests, Myanmar being underwater....
Imperator Jora'h	Posted - 2008.05.20 15:34:00 - [56] Originally by: Micheal Dietrich And my senator is Senator Lairy Craig (who hasn't come out of the stall yet). lmao...how in the world did he politically survive that one? My senator (one of them at least) is Barack Obama (likely Democrat nominee for President). -------------------------------------------------- "Of course," said my grandfather, pulling a gun from his belt as he stepped from the Time Machine, "there's no paradox if I shoot you!"
TillyTee	Posted - 2008.05.20 15:35:00 - [57] Originally by: Micheal Dietrich The Munich agreement, signed by Germany, France, Britain, and Italy permitted German annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. You've quoted that almost directly from wikipedia.
Frezik Basically Outdated Stereo Equiptment	Posted - 2008.05.20 15:39:00 - [58] Originally by: Haakon Jarl America have some of the brightest people on the face of the planet (if not the brightest) This is true. The American average is very low, but the high point is very, very high.
Micheal Dietrich Caldari Terradyne Networks	Posted - 2008.05.20 15:42:00 - [59] Originally by: TillyTee Originally by: Micheal Dietrich The Munich agreement, signed by Germany, France, Britain, and Italy permitted German annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland. You've quoted that almost directly from wikipedia. And about 30 WW2 books. It's called history. Want me to quote it some other way?
TillyTee	Posted - 2008.05.20 15:46:00 - [60] From wikipedia: Quote: The agreement, signed by **** Germany, France, Britain, and Italy permitted German annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland I didn't know what it was either btw.

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