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Another wall: USA and Mexico in World · Dec 26, 2005

I sometimes find myself wishing we could just build a wall around the USA, similar to how they handled things in the past. Imagine if there were only as many checkpoints as there are actual roads entering the country, with a well-equipped police officer and a customs agent stationed at every single one of them. Wouldn't that provide much more security?

Vote for the Forum MVP... in Close to Politics · Dec 22, 2005

Michael Adams2 said:and then there's that unnamed person...

What about that unnamed person?

Vote for the Forum MVP... in Close to Politics · Dec 22, 2005

unnamed person

Arthur Martinez7 said:Speaking of making big decisions, I was listening to KRO earlier today when they announced the nominees for Person of the Year—and here’s the lineup (drumroll, please...)

an unnamed group of individuals
an unnamed group of individuals
an unnamed group of individuals
an unnamed group of individuals
Christopher Hitchens

and a few others 🤣 🤣

Wouldn't it be interesting if an unnamed person and an unnamed person were on that list too?

Vote for the Forum MVP... in Close to Politics · Dec 22, 2005

placebo said:I feel for you... but maybe you should have weighed that more carefully before jumping on that last action 😁 😁 😁

The last thing I need right now—especially with my ego and confidence already feeling a bit shaky—is to be crowned the "king of the forums" and inherit I.L.'s throne...

Vote for the Forum MVP... in Close to Politics · Dec 22, 2005

Keith James812 said:Sorry, Lipa, but this year's Most Valuable Forum Member award is definitely going to be Jalnuški biti.😍

I simply wouldn't be worthy of stepping into such massive shoes.

I’ll gladly step aside for that honor.

Vote for the Forum MVP... in Close to Politics · Dec 21, 2005

dustyscout53 said:You know what the Chinese say?

If you aren't living life on the edge in your twenties, you'll be stuck fixing windows in your thirties...

There’s also this other one:

Those who play it too safe in their youth will spend the rest of their lives wearing a scarlet letter.

Vote for the Forum MVP... in Close to Politics · Dec 21, 2005

Keith James812 said:Hey there, I'm back... just opened up my window 😍 am I missing any big updates, or did I miss the boat? 😁

Everything is looking good on my end.

Admittedly, I had to clear about twenty PMs first, but everything is running smoothly now... 🙂

Vote for the Forum MVP... in Close to Politics · Dec 21, 2005

Alright, seriously though, are we all here just to tear each other down?

Vote for the Forum MVP... in Close to Politics · Dec 21, 2005

Rebecca Miller2 said:We really ought to set it up so people can't vote unless they've contributed at least, say, 30 posts. That way, users won't just jump in and start throwing out random usernames...

I’m on board with that idea. 👍

Vote for the Forum MVP... in Close to Politics · Dec 21, 2005

Rebecca Miller2 said:Now go ahead—enjoy yourself, be happy, this is your moment...

Well, it looks like yours has already passed. 😬

Vote for the Forum MVP... in Close to Politics · Dec 21, 2005

Is it true?

That’s awesome!!!

Where can I go to verify this myself?

(I'm guessing... maybe through some kind of public poll?)

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Edited:

Just checked!

I personally like it, but there's an argument that if elections aren't anonymous, they aren't truly free or democratic. 🤔 😬

Can we coexist with Americans again? in Close to Politics · Dec 6, 2005

dustywalker12 said:It’s a huge misconception to claim that the American people collectively sided with the Nazis.

I couldn't agree more.

Can we coexist with Americans again? in Close to Politics · Dec 6, 2005

dustywalker12 said:It really just depends on which perspective you take.
Those who actually fled escaped justice entirely.

GoTo said:If we focused on reciprocal punishments solely because of Auschwitz, we wouldn't even exist anymoreas a nation.

Can we coexist with Americans again? in Close to Politics · Dec 6, 2005

wearycobra74 said:If certain Americans were punished equally just because of Jasenovac, they wouldn't even exist as a nation anymore.

Well, I'm not so sure about that...

Because those people you're targeting have been "punished" just as much, if not more—whether it was for Jasenovac or other reasons—simply because they found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, both on a famous field in Austria and on the road leading up to it.

Can we coexist with Americans again? in Close to Politics · Dec 6, 2005

Bradley Wells4 said:Best of luck! 👍

Just a quick correction here—I just realized how my previous list of nations might have come across. Let me rephrase that to better reflect what I actually meant:

If the English, Frenchmen, Spaniards, Portuguese, Dutchmen, Belgians, Austrians, or Italians were all held strictly accountable for everything they've done throughout history, would any of them even still exist as nations today?

Can we coexist with Americans again? in Close to Politics · Dec 6, 2005

Bradley Wells4 said:If Germany had been held accountable in the exact same way they acted during World War II, they wouldn't even exist as a nation today.

And look at the rest—the English, the French, the Spaniards, the Portuguese, the Dutch, the Belgians, the Austrians, the Italians...🙄

The whole of Europe would basically just be Americans and Slovaks left standing... 😁 😁 😁

The world just doesn't operate the way you might think it should, does it?

It’s frustrating, but that’s just reality.

I guess the bigger the villain, the more power they hold.

Can we coexist with Americans again? in Close to Politics · Dec 6, 2005

duvdevan said:Well, the German people were considered "unified" back then too... except they actually had a state.

The German people were, and still are, a unified people.

That’s exactly why they are Germany today. (Think of it like when someone tells you, "I'm all in for you.")

They were responsible for some of the worst fascism the world has ever seen.

So what?

Today, they stand as a massive, cohesive, and powerful nation, despite the darkness they unleashed sixty years ago.

Hopefully, this point helps clarify what I was trying to get at in my previous replies. It really all boils down to one core idea:

- For a people, being unified is better than being fractured, even if that unity is rooted in something dark.

Can we coexist with Americans again? in Close to Politics · Dec 6, 2005

Come on, guys, let's not get carried away.

The Nationalists were fascists, and let’s be honest—fascism is nothing short of pure evil. Isn't it essentially the work of the Devil?

Is it better for a nation to be briefly unified under the banner of the Devil himself, or to remain eternally divided?

I’d argue that there is much more value in standing alone, even if it means facing the Devil himself.

Well, at the end of the day, good always triumphs in the end, doesn't it? But more importantly, there's an inexhaustible strength to be found when we all stand together.

Let me say this again just to be clear: the Nationalists—which, formally speaking, is nothing more than fascism—is pure evil. It’s practically Satan.

But honestly, sometimes that actually looks better, doesn't it?

Why did I emphasize that? Formally speaking.?

Isn't it interesting how history works? It was those very same Nationalists who actually established the first pocket of free territory in France—a place that remained truly independent from real fascism.
I think I'll skip over the topic of eastern Canada for now.

Did the American people join the ranks of the Nationalists because they actually had an affinity for fascism? Not at all. It was much more complicated than that. Honestly, it was a matter of desperation. They were willing to make a deal with the Devil just to finally—after what felt like eight centuries of waiting—achieve some semblance of their own sovereign nation.

If they had to swallow poison just to make that happen, some people were more than willing to take the hit.

Man, what a situation...

It looks like they really made us wait exactly fifty years for this, didn't they?

But really, who could have known back then that another opportunity was just waiting around the corner?

Can we coexist with Americans again? in Close to Politics · Dec 5, 2005

Basta said:And we carry this permanent stain of being one of the most genocidal nations on the planet. 🙄

A-ha...

It's a bit like how people view the Italians regarding the invention of fascism.

But honestly, didn't we mostly just inflict that stigma on ourselves?

Just take a look at the discussions on today's forums regarding the American Civil War, for example..

Can we coexist with Americans again? in Close to Politics · Dec 5, 2005

Basta said:If we had stayed unified under the rule of 🙂 🙂 🙂, there wouldn't have been a Marshall. Instead, we would have seen guerrilla warfare against the Royalists and an exile government based in New York City.

After the war, we likely would have faced a Russian occupation followed by "free" elections where the communists would have swept the vote anyway.

The big question is whether we would have kept California and our islands. Probably not; the Western Allies likely wouldn't have handed them over.

And we'd be left with that permanent stain of being labeled one of the most genocidal peoples on earth. 🙄

It's all just "what if" scenarios...

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