Predictable response

[Ken Smith]

If the US ever tries to invade Canada we'll just change all the signs to say
Welcome to Mexico. They'll never figure it out.

You've already got all the distances on your highway signs exagerated by
61%. Thet'll over shoot the target every time.

 

[Ken Smith]

That's why everyone should vote Libertarian - what the hell, how could he
be worse than the current pack of clowns? ;-)

You just lack imagination. :>

 

[John Larkin]

I don't fancy the US attacking either of those.

At least the Mexican food is edible.

John

 

[Keith]

It isn't just Islamic vs Western. Communisim, socialism, capitalism and
anarchy are all western ideas that carry different versions of what human
rights are.

Wait just a minute! Aren't you the same Ken Smith who said in the
previous post (at least on this server):

I disagree. "Human rights" are the rights you have just
because you are human. "The social contract" is an
agreement between the the people and the government
where the people choose not to exercise some of their
rights individually but rather collectively. Those
rights are not given up. They are still the rights
of the individuals.

How do you reconcile these two statements?

 

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The national animal of the US is the Bald Eagle which is still endangered.

The national animal of the Canada is the beaver which eats trees for a
living.

Eagles eat beaver. So do we.

The national animal of Mexico is the chiwawa, a small dog like animal that
can survive on Taco Bell food.

We eat that too.

Cheers,
James Arthur

 

[Richard Henry]

Actually, I always thought we should 'annex' Baja, and make it South
California, or something like that.

Blame Gadsden.

While there would obviously be a coastal real-estate boom, annexing
Baja would be a bad idea from an energy standpoint. It is an energy
sink, not energy source.

 

[Keith]

The national sport of the US is baseball where people "run home".

Nah, it's Football, where a good defensive play may be a "blitz", a
good offensive play may be a "bomb", and a good game will go into
"sudden death".

The national sport of Canada is hockey where anyone with more than 3 teeth
is a newcomer.

The tooth brush was invented in Canuckistan. If it had been
invented in the US it would have been called the "teeth brush".

The national sport of Mexico is their version of the rodeo where they jump
on large unfriendly animals.

They're called "mujeres".

The national animal of the US is the Bald Eagle which is still endangered.

....and eats the dead.

The national animal of the Canada is the beaver which eats trees for a
living.

I thought the Canuckistani national animal was the fur-lined
pleasure-palace of the same name.

The national animal of Mexico is the chiwawa, a small dog like animal that
can survive on Taco Bell food.

Ankle biter.

I don't fancy the US attacking either of those.

Yeah, we'd have to put them _all_ on welfare after.

 

[Jim Thompson]

[snip]

The tooth brush was invented in Canuckistan. If it had been
invented in the US it would have been called the "teeth brush".

[snip]

I thought the tooth brush was invented in Poland ?

...Jim Thompson

 

[John Woodgate]

A system for giving the international standards teeth would have to
include an international court system.

Like the one we already have, which the US doesn't recognize?

 

[John Woodgate]

While there would obviously be a coastal real-estate boom, annexing
Baja would be a bad idea from an energy standpoint. It is an energy
sink, not energy source.

Good place for big solar-cell plants.

 

[Richard The Dreaded Libertarian]

I disagree. "Human rights" are the rights you have just because you are
human. "The social contract" is an agreement between the the people and
the government where the people choose not to exercise some of their
rights individually but rather collectively. Those rights are not given
up. They are still the rights of the individuals.

I certainly wish there were some way we could teach this to the sheeple.

But, I think they're afraid. They're terrified of not having Mommy or
Daddy or Uncle Sugardaddy tell them every single move to make. Good
grief, man! If they had to make up their own mind, and actually _think
up_ what to do next, they might be <shudder> ****WRONG****!!!!! And,
of course, in that case, the world would end and they'd suffer eternal
damnation.

Thank Goddess I'm not one of them!

Cheers!
Rich

 

[John Larkin]

I certainly wish there were some way we could teach this to the sheeple.

But, I think they're afraid. They're terrified of not having Mommy or
Daddy or Uncle Sugardaddy tell them every single move to make. Good
grief, man! If they had to make up their own mind, and actually _think
up_ what to do next, they might be <shudder> ****WRONG****!!!!! And,
of course, in that case, the world would end and they'd suffer eternal
damnation.

Thank Goddess I'm not one of them!

Cheers!
Rich

The "sheeple" that you mock have historically shown quite a lot of
sense. Why do you think that you have a lot, or indeed anything, to
teach them?

John

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

You've already got all the distances on your highway signs exagerated by
61%. Thet'll over shoot the target every time.

That's why the troops use GPS. No need to convert from those silly
French measurements to real, usable figures.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

"Proud supplier to Wiley Coyote"

I thought maybe you were dealing with my relatives in Kentucky. ;-)

BTW, didn't you hear about the lawsuits between Wiley and Acme?
http://www.torinfo.com/justforlaughs/coyote_v_acme.html


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

Like the one we already have, which the US doesn't recognize?

Which standard? There are so many to choose from.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[John Woodgate]

Which standard? There are so many to choose from.

International COURT, not International Standard.

 

[Michael A. Terrell]

International COURT, not International Standard.

And they would still have to choose a standard.

How would you like it if some group came to England and demanded that
you change your standards, or else? You'd tell them to piss off, even
if they landed on the lawn of Buckingham palace in heavily armed flying
saucers and told you that you were in violation of the Galactic
Standards Court.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

 

[John Woodgate]

How would you like it if some group came to England and demanded
that you change your standards, or else?

The European Commission already did that, and Ted Heath let them.

 

[Rich the Philosophizer]

[....]
'Human Rights' are a social contract between those with concentrated
power and those with diffuse power in the context of a particular society.

I disagree. "Human rights" are the rights you have just because you are
human. "The social contract" is an agreement between the the people and
the government where the people choose not to exercise some of their
rights individually but rather collectively. Those rights are not given
up. They are still the rights of the individuals.

I certainly wish there were some way we could teach this to the sheeple.

But, I think they're afraid. They're terrified of not having Mommy or
Daddy or Uncle Sugardaddy tell them every single move to make. Good
grief, man! If they had to make up their own mind, and actually _think
up_ what to do next, they might be <shudder> ****WRONG****!!!!! And,
of course, in that case, the world would end and they'd suffer eternal
damnation.

Thank Goddess I'm not one of them!

Cheers!
Rich

The "sheeple" that you mock have historically shown quite a lot of
sense. Why do you think that you have a lot, or indeed anything, to
teach them?

John

I guess, in a nutshell, I want to present the opportunity for people to
recognize their own Free Will, and if they follow some leader, to do
so by their choice, rather than being bullied or intimidated or frightened
into doing what their current authroity figure demands.

Or at least, to acknowledge that, no matter whom you install over yourself
as your authority figure, it is YOU who appointed him to that job.

Thanks!
Rich

 

[John Woodgate]

it is YOU who appointed him to that job.

I didn't vote for Tony Blair.