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Rob Z0mbie
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Posted - 2009.01.15 15:53:00 -
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Edited by: Rob Z0mbie on 15/01/2009 15:54:07 Or is the world really going to hell lately?
I don't know, things feel really weird, strange and horrible things are happening, women auctioning their virginity, wars over resources, major peacekeeping crippled, authoritarian terror laws passed, censoring the internet, fanaticism on the rise.
i mean wow, I'm somewhat worried. I remember feeling we were somewhat more advanced than this.
quickly, someone tell me something good
edit: It's like watching "Idiocracy" become reality
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Vabjekf
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Posted - 2009.01.15 15:56:00 -
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the worlds always going to hell lately
dont worry
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Great Artista
Caldari Veto. Veto Corp
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Posted - 2009.01.15 16:05:00 -
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If we look at the recent history of man, WWI, WWII, holocausts, vietnam, cuban crisis and so on, I'd say we're on the road to heavens. ♥ |
KingsGambit
Caldari Knights
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Posted - 2009.01.15 16:07:00 -
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UK big brother state, US gun crime, global recession, corporations collapsing, genocide in Darfur, Somalian pirates, Iranian nuclear programme, trouble in Iraq and Afghanistan, Zimbabwe elections massacre/economic crisis, anti-religious zealoutry on the rise, Russian gas dispute and invasion of Georgia, Hamas terrorists ruining Gaza, black markets for everything....it's nothing new The world is very unstable right now, but countries like India and China are doing really, really well, becoming economic powerhouses while the West (primarily), among others, is suffering. |
Louis deGuerre
Gallente Public Funded War Targets
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Posted - 2009.01.15 16:08:00 -
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yep, it's just you. |
Asif BADKARMA
Thundercats RAZOR Alliance
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Posted - 2009.01.15 16:19:00 -
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Edited by: Asif BADKARMA on 15/01/2009 16:19:59 There is hope :-)
http://www.thevenusproject.com/
maybe ..... |
ceaon
Gallente Porandor
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Posted - 2009.01.15 16:30:00 -
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religious discussion is not allowed in this forum plz removed any reference to heaven god hell satan etc kthxbye |
Polkageist
Minmatar No Limit Productions OWN Alliance
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Posted - 2009.01.15 16:31:00 -
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dont worry, there might be a method to all the madness.
"ordo ab chao" |
Marisal
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Posted - 2009.01.15 18:15:00 -
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Ehh nothing new, just ppl are far more aware of it than any other time in history.
women auctioning their virginity.... just another take on the worlds oldest profession and tbh you should be more concerned with ppl that are forced into this kinda thing rather than those who are doing it for their own gain.
wars over resources... that hasn't really happened (this is not the opening barrage in the iraq/afghanistan war discussion) plus you can't really call them wars they were more military operations with a forgone conclusion.
peacekeeping been crippled... nothing new peacekeeping will most undoubtedly be seen one party as oppressive, thus will make the peacekeepers job challenging.
authoritarian terror laws passed.....tbh theres nothing major been passed that hasn't got swiftly adjusted once attentions been brought to it, tbh its not the first time in history where laws with a similar mantle have been passed they'll disappear eventually.
censoring the internet.... well yes and no most censoring of the internet is updating existing laws to cover new electronic media on things that were already censored or illegal in other forms some of these laws try and edge a bit more forward but those mostly due to the ambiguity of the net.
fanaticism on the rise..... again not really its always been there its just been brought to attention of the mass public of late.
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Emily Spankratchet
Minmatar Pragmatics
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Posted - 2009.01.15 22:17:00 -
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Originally by: Vabjekf the worlds always going to hell lately
This. When I was a kid, it was the cold war and nuclear winter we had to worry about.
That's not to say that one hell's not worse than the others, of course. |
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rValdez5987
Amarr 32nd Amarrian Imperial Navy Regiment.
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Posted - 2009.01.15 22:19:00 -
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Originally by: Rob Z0mbie Edited by: Rob Z0mbie on 15/01/2009 15:59:53 Or is the world really going to hell lately?
I don't know, things feel really weird. Strange and horrible things are happening; women auctioning their virginity, wars over resources, major peacekeeping crippled, authoritarian terror laws passed, censoring the internet, fanaticism on the rise.
i mean wow, I'm somewhat worried. I remember feeling we were somewhat more advanced than this.
quickly, someone tell me something good
edit: It's like watching "Idiocracy" become reality
The world will always go to hell when democracy that allows the stupid to have a larger voice then the intelligent exists.
Once the idiots are silenced, only then will things naturally sort themselves out.
Heres to hoping that this happens... someday... |
Crackuji
Gallente
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Posted - 2009.01.15 22:21:00 -
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The press contribute, with their obsession with negativity and spreading fear |
Vabjekf
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Posted - 2009.01.15 22:24:00 -
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Originally by: rValdez5987
Originally by: Rob Z0mbie Edited by: Rob Z0mbie on 15/01/2009 15:59:53 Or is the world really going to hell lately?
I don't know, things feel really weird. Strange and horrible things are happening; women auctioning their virginity, wars over resources, major peacekeeping crippled, authoritarian terror laws passed, censoring the internet, fanaticism on the rise.
i mean wow, I'm somewhat worried. I remember feeling we were somewhat more advanced than this.
quickly, someone tell me something good
edit: It's like watching "Idiocracy" become reality
The world will always go to hell when democracy that allows the stupid to have a larger voice then the intelligent exists.
Once the idiots are silenced, only then will things naturally sort themselves out.
Heres to hoping that this happens... someday...
democracy -> mob rule -> anarchy -> monarchy -> tyranny -> aristocracy -> oligarchy -> democracy |
Irida Mershkov
Gallente Noir.
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Posted - 2009.01.15 22:31:00 -
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Originally by: Rob Z0mbie Edited by: Rob Z0mbie on 15/01/2009 15:59:53 Or is the world really going to hell lately? wars over resources, major peacekeeping crippled,fanaticism on the rise.
The world has always had these. As someone mentioned earlier, if you look back a few years, (WWII, Cold War, Etc Etc.) It's always been like this. However, the problem with modern society is people have the feeling that we're somehow in a good situation and we've made noticeable progress from the bad old days where murderers roamed the streets. The fun little bit is we haven't.
People as individuals are still worth little more than ****. |
Daelorn
Perkone
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Posted - 2009.01.15 23:42:00 -
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I miss 1998. I was only 9 but I remember it as being the most awesome year ever. |
Cmdr Sy
Appetite 4 Destruction The Firm.
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Posted - 2009.01.16 00:38:00 -
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Maybe the marginal return on social complexity has reached zero.
Historically, the result of that has been a reduced population living among ruins.
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Vabjekf
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Posted - 2009.01.16 01:01:00 -
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Originally by: Daelorn I miss 1998. I was only 9 but I remember it as being the most awesome year ever.
That was a good year.
I remember my summer vacation in 1998. me and my friend did all sorts of crazy things that summer, out around in the real world, interacting with real people going on ~adventures~. those three months felt like a miniature lifetime.
October of 98, that was when i first discovered mmorpgs. Been a social reject ever since. |
mercyonman
Caldari Cryogenic Consultancy Black Sun Alliance
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Posted - 2009.01.16 01:03:00 -
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Originally by: Asif BADKARMA Edited by: Asif BADKARMA on 15/01/2009 16:19:59 There is hope :-)
http://www.thevenusproject.com/
maybe .....
that kinda sounds like communism |
Slade Trillgon
Masuat'aa Matari Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2009.01.16 01:05:00 -
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<---- Sad Panda
Just a little
Many great times
Originally by: Vabjekf
Originally by: Daelorn I miss 1998. I was only 9 but I remember it as being the most awesome year ever.
That was a good year.
I remember my summer vacation in 1998. me and my friend did all sorts of crazy things that summer, out around in the real world, interacting with real people going on ~adventures~. those three months felt like a miniature lifetime.
October of 98, that was when i first discovered mmorpgs. Been a social reject ever since.
Slade
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dr doooo
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Posted - 2009.01.16 01:10:00 -
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Originally by: Rob Z0mbie Edited by: Rob Z0mbie on 15/01/2009 15:59:53 Or is the world really going to hell lately?
I don't know, things feel really weird. Strange and horrible things are happening; women auctioning their virginity, wars over resources, major peacekeeping crippled, authoritarian terror laws passed, censoring the internet, fanaticism on the rise.
i mean wow, I'm somewhat worried. I remember feeling we were somewhat more advanced than this.
quickly, someone tell me something good
edit: It's like watching "Idiocracy" become reality
We've never had it so good. Just tune out the scaremongering media and politicians, ditch the unrealistic expectations, and go read some social history. 100+ years ago she would have been selling her prepubescent daughters' virginity to a crazy syphilitic old man for food money.
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Reven Cordelle
Caldari School of Applied Knowledge
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Posted - 2009.01.16 11:07:00 -
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Humanity has gone to hell, the world is fine. She'll keep on spinning whether we're here or not.
Unless of course we blow up the planet somehow.
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Rob Z0mbie
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Posted - 2009.01.16 11:43:00 -
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Originally by: Reven Cordelle Humanity has gone to hell, the world is fine. She'll keep on spinning whether we're here or not.
Unless of course we blow up the planet somehow.
heh, yeah, i keep saying that it spins, and it seems we're closer than ever to blow the planet up :p |
Rob Z0mbie
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Posted - 2009.01.16 11:44:00 -
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Originally by: dr doooo
We've never had it so good. Just tune out the scaremongering media and politicians, ditch the unrealistic expectations, and go read some social history. 100+ years ago she would have been selling her prepubescent daughters' virginity to a crazy syphilitic old man for food money.
lol, yeah... that's true =] |
Rondo Gunn
Caldari Perkone
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Posted - 2009.01.16 11:48:00 -
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Originally by: Rob Z0mbie ...quickly, someone tell me something good
The world won't end till 2012. You still have time.
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Rob Z0mbie
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Posted - 2009.01.16 12:08:00 -
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Originally by: Rondo Gunn
Originally by: Rob Z0mbie ...quickly, someone tell me something good
The world won't end till 2012. You still have time.
Ha. =P is it when skynet becomes sentient? and hopefully sets the record straight. =p
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HankMurphy
Minmatar Pelennor Enterprises
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Posted - 2009.01.16 12:19:00 -
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Originally by: mercyonman
Originally by: Asif BADKARMA Edited by: Asif BADKARMA on 15/01/2009 16:19:59 There is hope :-)
http://www.thevenusproject.com/
maybe .....
that kinda sounds like communism
it is.
not that the idea is a bad thing. communism really would be a utopia (we are talking perfect communism, not russia/china communism)
the problem is, it is against our nature as human beings. sure IF we could put aside greed and IF we were a more noble race we could realize a higher potential and rise above our problems.
while we have some great dreamers, it's more likely (i won't totally rule out all hope) that we will continue on the downward spiral that was started when the first human realized he could club his neighbor over the head, take his wife and brontosaurus burger and force him to do all the **** work he doesn't want to do.
so, like the other guy said, society is always going down the tubes. it's the only way we know. ---------- "This is Chopper Dave's made for TV movie, Blades Of Vengeance. See, he's a chopper pilot by day, but by night he fights crime as a werewolf... YEAH!" |
Rondo Gunn
Caldari Perkone
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Posted - 2009.01.16 12:38:00 -
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Originally by: Rob Z0mbie
Originally by: Rondo Gunn
Originally by: Rob Z0mbie ...quickly, someone tell me something good
The world won't end till 2012. You still have time.
Ha. =P is it when skynet becomes sentient? and hopefully sets the record straight. =p
It's when...hmmm...my drivers license expires. Other than that I don't think anyone has any actual idea.
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P'uck
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Posted - 2009.01.16 12:40:00 -
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Originally by: Rob Z0mbie Or is the world really going to hell lately?
Whenever I feel like that I force myself to not watch the news for a few days. Really helps. |
TimMc
Gallente Brutal Deliverance OWN Alliance
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Posted - 2009.01.16 14:00:00 -
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Originally by: Crackuji The press contribute, with their obsession with negativity and spreading fear
This. Life has been ****ty for hundreds of thousands of years, just we know about it all now.
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Khanidee
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Posted - 2009.01.16 14:36:00 -
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Welcome to the New World Order. Leave your freedom, rights and privacy at the door, they are no longer required for the world is suddenly full of evil terrorists. Prozac, Ritalin and The X-Factor are provided so that YOU WILL ENJOY YOUR SERVITUDE. To ensure a healthy populous we will vacinate your children with mercury based vaccines. GMO, MSG, aspartame and flouride laced snacks can be purchased from your local megastore. Ensure you pay your global warming taxes or you will be tasered.
Now that you have entered the NWO you can GO BACK TO SLEEP NOW, put the TV on you're missing Big Brother. Nothing to see here, just comply...we're watching you... |
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