No bullshit - I am from 2039 and I'm here to help you

Ayasano said:
IroncladMarshmallow said:
Where ya from, dude? I don't get into the "my country is better than yours" arguments much. I'm from the US, which, like most countries, has its good and bad points. I don't approve of our current "leadership", but I believe all things are fixable with sufficient and consistent effort.
Click to expand...

I'm from earth, and I dislike those arguments too. If you want specifics, I'm from the UK, but I think people need to stop dividing things by "British" and "American" and start thinking in terms of "human". (And even further if aliens actually exist) It's easier than ever with the advent of the internet.

As a sidenote, I would say the current leadership is the lesser of two evils, but then "The only winning move is not to play". A move away from the two and three party systems is needed to something that allows more choice. (Along with better education so people make less stupid choices)
Click to expand...

You're not a fan of cultural diversity? Do you support the New World Order? So therefore with your logic, instead of us being divided by different countries and culture names, you want everyone including the two of us to share one singular name? That would require you to be handed all of our problems, and the problems of everyone else and vice versa. Good luck saving our hundred trillion dollar debt!

In all seriousness, I'm not trying to provoke a "my country is better than your country" argument. As Marshy said all countries have their good and bad points. Its just easy to jumble all of the bad together and ignore the good, and stereotype countries. When you do something good, nobody notices, but when you do something bad everyone notices.

My earlier argument was more pertaining to the subject, that the United States does have a larger role in international politics and everyone needs us, and we need everyone. We depend a lot on China for imports. But then the UK depends on us to pull their ass out of the fire if they get invaded and conquered again... *coughnaziregimecough*
 
Khaos said:
You're not a fan of cultural diversity? Do you support the New World Order? So therefore with your logic, instead of us being divided by different countries and culture names, you want everyone including the two of us to share one singular name? That would require you to be handed all of our problems, and the problems of everyone else and vice versa. Good luck saving our hundred trillion dollar debt!
Click to expand...
I...what...Have you been smoking something? I'm saying cultural diversity is a good thing. Take the UK for example. It's a melting pot of different cultures, but for the most part people see each other as "British" despite their differences. It's only really the newest cultures here that are seen as different, moreso the further you get from London, but as time goes on they get more integrated. (The anti-muslim sentiment right now is a good example of that, especially with "suicide bombers" being the new buzzword to replace the IRA. Nobody thinks the Irish as a whole are terrorists the way people see Muslims)

I'd like to see integration like that, but on a global scale. Different cultures should be celebrated, not discrimated against. It's happening, but very slowly.
 
Ayasano said:
Khaos said:
You're not a fan of cultural diversity? Do you support the New World Order? So therefore with your logic, instead of us being divided by different countries and culture names, you want everyone including the two of us to share one singular name? That would require you to be handed all of our problems, and the problems of everyone else and vice versa. Good luck saving our hundred trillion dollar debt!
Click to expand...
I...what...Have you been smoking something? I'm saying cultural diversity is a good thing. Take the UK for example. It's a melting pot of different cultures, but for the most part people see each other as "British" despite their differences. It's only really the newest cultures here that are seen as different, moreso the further you get from London, but as time goes on they get more integrated. (The anti-muslim sentiment right now is a good example of that, especially with "suicide bombers" being the new buzzword to replace the IRA. Nobody thinks the Irish as a whole are terrorists the way people see Muslims)

I'd like to see integration like that, but on a global scale. Different cultures should be celebrated, not discrimated against. It's happening, but very slowly.
Click to expand...
The best way to respect cultures is to keep them separate and unique. If I ever went to the UK, I'd be pretty unpleasantly surprised if it was identical to the US. Melting pots are overrated, and the real reason for it is it benefits big business. Russia is getting rid of their McDonald's, and I think they'll be better off once they do.
 
IroncladMarshmallow said:
Ayasano said:
Khaos said:
You're not a fan of cultural diversity? Do you support the New World Order? So therefore with your logic, instead of us being divided by different countries and culture names, you want everyone including the two of us to share one singular name? That would require you to be handed all of our problems, and the problems of everyone else and vice versa. Good luck saving our hundred trillion dollar debt!
Click to expand...
I...what...Have you been smoking something? I'm saying cultural diversity is a good thing. Take the UK for example. It's a melting pot of different cultures, but for the most part people see each other as "British" despite their differences. It's only really the newest cultures here that are seen as different, moreso the further you get from London, but as time goes on they get more integrated. (The anti-muslim sentiment right now is a good example of that, especially with "suicide bombers" being the new buzzword to replace the IRA. Nobody thinks the Irish as a whole are terrorists the way people see Muslims)

I'd like to see integration like that, but on a global scale. Different cultures should be celebrated, not discrimated against. It's happening, but very slowly.
Click to expand...
The best way to respect cultures is to keep them separate and unique. If I ever went to the UK, I'd be pretty unpleasantly surprised if it was identical to the US. Melting pots are overrated, and the real reason for it is it benefits big business. Russia is getting rid of their McDonald's, and I think they'll be better off once they do.
Click to expand...

Unique is good, but refusing to give someone a loan or serve them in a restaurant because they're different is bad. Or straight up kicking them out of a country because they're a different religion. Or executing them. That kind of shit happens in some places. That was more my point.
 
Last edited:

Top