Posts by blueotter70

This is getting ridiculous. If you nationalize every scrap of private property on the planet, capitalism is dead—period. Until then, maybe try actually looking up the definition of capitalism instead of falling for these biased headlines and kindergarten-level nonsense...

What an absolute masterpiece of a joke this all is... especially when I look back at some of the naive anti-American idiots on this forum who spent their time trying to convince themselves that the US was in a much worse spot than Europe—as if America was actually on the verge of a total meltdown. The EU is basically just living proof of what happens when you take one decent idea like a common market and hand way too much power over to the bureaucrats and politicians in Brussels. Then there’s that clown Wolfgang Schauble, who actually had the nerve to claim that the Brits would join the Eurozone before they even realized it. What a fool. Honestly, hats off to the Brits—they're really the only bright spot left in the EU. I love watching how they just shove facts right in the faces of those EU bureaucrats, leaving Barroso and his whole crew pulling their hair out.

Adam Johnson63 said:I’m honestly not sure where to go with this, but maybe this is the right spot? 🤷

Hello there, fellow Americans!

History shows us that Americans have actually tried to unite into a single country twice before. First, we had the monarchy, and then came the socialist federation. Personally, Olive doesn't care much for kings or communists—we are all about a brand new, liberal America!

Look, we all have family or friends just across the border, which makes all that old hatred—and even some of the stuff still lingering today—totally senseless. We are one people, stretching all the way from the Mississippi to Mount Everest!

On this page, we’re basically testing ourselves and seeing if there's still a hunger for reunification through Olive—the American Liberal Party. To me, liberalism is truly the only way to bridge all our differences.
Olive is a universal symbol of peace, so let's bring some peace to our community!

The greatest ethnic cleansing.

Socialist America, established after World War II, was a federal nation that officially embraced its diverse ethnic makeup. Even so, many people chose to identify simply as Americans because they wanted to feel part of the whole nation rather than just one specific group. Back in the 1971 census, there were 273,077 people identifying as Americans, making up about 1.33% of the population. By the 1981 census, that number jumped to 1,216,463, or 5.4%!

So, what happened to those 1,216,463 people? If you look at the data, the number of people identifying as American was skyrocketing. It is our firm belief that this number would have kept climbing if the war hadn't broken out. So many people changed how they identified just out of pure fear for their lives and the safety of their families. Where are those people now? Whether they still feel American at heart, I can't say, but if you want to talk about ethnic cleansing, that is exactly what happened to the American identity itself.

An ethnic war or a religious one?

The reality is that the sides fighting in the American conflict were divided by religion. You didn't see Orthodox fighting Orthodox, Catholics fighting Catholics, or Muslims fighting Muslims (with that one tiny exception in Western Canada).

Religion is supposed to bring people together, but in this case, it failed miserably—and sometimes even played an active role in fueling the fire. That is why we are pushing for a very clear separation of church and state, which is still a major issue in the region today.

Ecumenism is totally possible as long as everyone involved actually wants it. Religion still plays such a massive role in society, so I truly believe that using faith as a tool for peace could be a huge step forward in bringing people closer.

Right now, religious communities are funded by the government budget, but since faith is a personal choice, I think anyone who declares themselves a believer of a certain denomination should cover their own costs.

Let people support their own religious communities from their own pockets instead of having the state pay for it through taxes.

Source:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jugosl...90940410930903

My apologies if I've wandered onto the wrong forum! 😛.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jugosl...90940410930903

Who exactly made those calls—and when? Give me the actual referendum dates...

Still, plenty of people identified as American because they wanted to belong to the whole country rather than just one specific ethnic group. The 1971 census recorded 273,077 Americans—about 1.33% of the population. By the 1981 census, that number jumped to 1,216,463, or 5.4%.

Trusting the Communist government's official numbers is like believing someone actually painted a mural on a canvas just because you felt like it... Honestly, most of those "Americans" were just people from mixed marriages who were confused and didn't know which group to claim...

Jessica Brown35 said:This article in The New York Times—which, mind you, is one of the major print outlets in Norway—discusses two members of a Norwegian political party who were sympathizers of the "Mujahideen." This particular party is well-known for its staunchly anti-Islamic platform and its vocal support for Israel. Ursula Evje and André Kvakkestad actually traveled to Paris to meet with members of the "Mujahideen"—and wouldn't you know it, the "Mujahideen" picked up the tab for their plane tickets and their hotel stay in Paris.

I'll provide a quick translation of a snippet from this article; the rest of you can finish the job using Google.:

"The 'Mujahideen' are featured on both the EU and USA terrorist organization lists—lists which Norway has also adopted."

The headline pretty much speaks for itself:
Progress Party representatives sponsored by a terrorist group

Lazes, everything you're saying right now is a total LIE! Since you clearly can't wrap your head around this, I'll give you a little hint...

Check the date on that article before you start acting like an expert. It's from 2005????? WTF🙄!

P.S. And hey, I actually found someone who knows how to communicate properly.

Jessica Brown35 said:I just finished reading this report on CNN...

For those who aren't up to speed—just to clarify:
The "Mujahideen" organization mentioned here, the one these people were tied to, is actually on both the American and the UN terror lists!

Give me a break! They aren't on the UN list, and the US will probably pull them off that '97 blacklist pretty soon too—just to play nice with the newly elected reformist president, Mohammad Khatami. Same goes for the EU; that group isn't even labeled as terrorist there.

Michael Murphy8 said:By that logic, the Americans should probably join the EU too...

Look, America basically built the EU—it only exists because the US wants it to. Without them, the whole thing would have folded ages ago. So, technically, Americans are already part of the EU😉. As for Israel, sorry to break it to you folks, but Israel is joining NATO, and after that, EU membership is just a logical next step. You can keep complaining—you "newly arrived" big-shot Muslims who think history started in '92—but that’s all you’ve got left if Israel moves forward. Geert Wilders hit the nail on the head when he said Israel is the West's first line of defense, and honestly, that feels more true every single day. The right wing in Europe isn't getting stronger for nothing; you guys are literally the reason it's gaining momentum. And frankly, that should probably worry you a bit.

Edward Fisher3 said:The era of Russia is just beginning to dawn!

If you were to sit down with our business leaders and ask them whether they preferred partnering with Russian firms or Western ones, what would they say?
Who actually settles their invoices on schedule, and who is constantly dragging their feet?

They possess both the raw energy and the intellect, and more importantly, they have time on their side.

Is this truly the output of a nation whose time has supposedly passed?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyjxqr4O4Ug

Even the Americans attempted to replicate this, yet it seems they never quite managed to pull it off.

Look, speaking as an economist working for a company that deals with both the West and Russia, all this talk about who people prefer is total nonsense. Western companies pay on time—period. They meet their financial obligations within 30 to 60 days of receiving an invoice, no questions asked. And now that they have the cash, the Russians pay on time too. Back in the 90s, things weren't great, so we didn't even deal with them. With the Russians, it's easier to cut a deal because of their... let's call it "personal passion" for dollars and euros, if you catch my drift. A Westerner, on the other hand, only cares about one thing: getting high-quality products for their money.

Bahrain halts gas talks with Iran as row deepens

Bahrain-Iran row deepens

Every other day, Iran and its leadership start making claims over this tiny, wealthy kingdom—and honestly, the American media stays suspiciously quiet about these blatant threats. It’s pretty pathetic...

Since I keep an eye on international news, I can tell you this isn't new—Iranian officials basically claim Bahrain belongs to them a few times every year just to mess with their sovereignty. Even Kuwait stood up to these claims, mostly because they've dealt with enough territorial bullying from Iraq themselves. This whole thing feels like a rerun of the Kuwait-Iraq situation... it's a perfect example of what Iran would pull on everyone nearby if the USA wasn't standing by Bahrain as a fierce ally.

So, are the local "peacekeepers" going to show up now? Will they finally raise their voices against Iran’s hostile ambitions toward neighboring states, or will they just stay silent while Iran pushes its imperialist agenda? This is just one small glimpse into why there’ll never be peace in the Middle East if Iran actually gets an atomic bomb—their intentions toward their neighbors are crystal clear, and without American backing, Iran would likely be at war with smaller Arab states already. At least, that's what some of the top analysts I follow seem to agree on...

Arab states are actually the toughest opponents of Iran's nuclear ambitions, even though global media tends to focus almost entirely on Israel. Egypt and Jordan were quick to back Bahrain, voicing concerns about Iran's growing influence in Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria—not to mention the whole nuclear issue again. Why are they so worried? It’s simple: those Arab states see a massive threat to their own survival in a nuclear-armed Iran. It looks to me like we're heading toward a major showdown between Shia Iran and the Sunni Arab states...

I don't buy the murder theory. People are way too obsessed with conspiracy theories lately—it feels like every single news story gets labeled one bys some theorist these days. Just chill out... you guys are seriously overreacting.

swiftcrane96 said:I don't think any conflict the USA has been involved in since Vietnam has stirred up quite as much controversy or dust as the war in Iraq. When most people think about war, their minds immediately go to the casualties and the sheer destruction left in its wake. But for certain corporations, Iraq turned out to be an incredible gold mine. Take Halliburton, for example; they managed to rake in over $17 billion in just three years through military base construction and oil well repairs. Then you have Veritas Capital, which saw massive returns when their subsidiary, DynCorp, pulled in $1.4 billion to train the new Iraqi police force. Even Washington Group International walked away with $931 million from oil field maintenance and repairs. If you're curious about the other companies that cashed in on the conflict, you can check out the details here: http://www.businesspundit.com/the-25...ar-profiteers/

Copy-pasted from Monitor HR

Pretty heavy-duty claims here... but if the basic company info is wrong, how am I supposed to trust any of these numbers? If the author can't even get the fundamentals right, the whole thing falls apart.

Austin White13 said:Honestly, if you just take a second to look around, you realize how easy it is to manipulate adults, let alone a sixteen-year-old. There are so many clear examples of this within Western society—and I won't even list them all. Just look at what the media does to kids, or how many broken homes have completely ruined their children. It’s nothing compared to an upbringing that is systematically designed toward terrorism. Personally? I’d put some blame on the American school system. If a kid spends years sitting in those classrooms and they never once notice his views or the obvious signs that he isn't functioning right in society, then they were clearly just indifferent.

What does the school system have to do with a kid deciding to swing a weapon and kill people using terrorist tactics? Schools can't do anything about it—they won't be able to do anything—as long as there are mentally unstable parents at home feeding him this stuff. But does that mean we should let him off the hook? Definitely not, because at sixteen, he knows exactly what he's doing... Also, we aren't even talking about America here—this little terrorist lived in Canada, not the US. He had a totally normal life in Canada (as much as possible given his sick family), yet he still chose terrorism. Maybe try actually looking into the situation before you start typing. First, you were drawing parallels between the Taliban and American veterans, and now you're showing you don't even know where the kid was living before he headed to Afghanistan.

goldentrucker17 said:This is just classic "American justice" demagoguery right here. This version of "justice" where they execute people who were literally minors when they committed a crime, but they try you off as an adult under this ridiculous logic of "well, if they were old enough to kill, they're old enough to be tried as adults."
That kind of justice—rooted in the Old Testament—is something you haven't seen in Europe for forty years. Honestly, this kind of legal mindset puts the US right up there with the most backwards nations in Africa or Asia.
So, according to your version of American justice, what happens if you hand a five-year-old the control box for an ICBM and show them which button to push? Then the kid hits the button, 100 million people die, and suddenly you want to try him as an adult because "he did something terrible that only adults usually do, so he should be treated like an adult." God bless America.😂

We’re talking about a sixteen-year-old terrorist (at the time) whom they’re now trying to paint as some innocent martyr. He was sixteen when he pulled those stunts—he wasn't seven, so let's not pretend he had no clue what he was doing. A sixteen-year-old knows exactly what's up. He chose his path, so he can deal with the consequences now. Dragging the "minor" card isn't exactly a badge of honor here. If the kid is capable of saying,

I wanted to kill a lot of Americans to get lots of money.

, then he clearly knew what he was doing. Comparing a five-year-old to a sixteen-year-old just doesn't hold water...

Austin White13 said:I never said I support terrorism or the Taliban, but I can't tolerate "blood for oil." As for the boy, hasn't it been enough that his parents essentially sucked his brain out? Now he has to endure abuse too? I think there should be a more educational and humane approach toward children caught up in war, regardless of which side they are on. I'm not comparing our situation to their war, but you have to realize how emotional people get about war and killing in their own country. Like I mentioned, I'm not being political; this is just my emotional reaction to the suffering of a child whose life is already ruined.

If he was old enough to trek into Afghanistan, old enough to handle detonators, old enough to plant mines, and old enough to buy into the Taliban's twisted worldview... then yeah, he’s old enough to face the consequences of his own terrorist actions. I don't feel bad for him—not even a little bit.

placidcyclist5 said:By that logic, I could post a hundred videos of Americans and suddenly nobody should feel bad for any of them either... your reasoning is pathetic...👎☕

I’m not talking about a crowd here—I’m talking about an individual. Go ahead, post a hundred videos of Americans; if they actually did something deserving of condemnation, I won't feel a shred of sympathy for any of them. It’s honestly fascinating how people like you try to deflect every single criticism by dragging up other cases just to justify the one you're defending. Why don't you just come out and say you think the Taliban are noble souls and definitely aren't criminals—so naturally, this kid isn't either? To me, this kid is a terrorist, plain and simple, and I don't pity him. This video clip from this site is a perfect snapshot of who everyone really is. And please, do me a favor and cut out the insults when you talk to me—resorting to name-calling just makes you look weak.

Robin Hernandez4 said:Man, what can I even say about Omar Khadr? Here’s the real deal:

1. The title of this thread is totally misleading. If you actually watch the footage, those aren't Americans doing the interrogating—it’s the Canadian intelligence agencies.

2. Sure, Omar Khadr was just a kid when he got caught, but that doesn't change the fact that he was a terrorist who killed NATO soldiers.

3. This whole topic feels pretty loaded, especially since it’s paired with a link to some crackpot extremist website.

And here's the kicker: if you check the link below, there's a documentary all about the "innocent" kid Omar Khadr. You'll find it under the Videos section on the left side of the Photos(where Omar Khadr is). In that doc, you see footage of Omar Khadr playing around with bomb detonators while his older terrorist buddy assembles a bomb. You also see clips of the "innocent" Omar Khadr planting mines meant for NATO troops, all while grinning at the camera.

Bottom line: Omar Khadr isn't some innocent child. He was a terrorist—granted, a minor at the time of his arrest—but he was a minor who killed a NATO soldier and a minor who built bombs and planted mines.

Omar Khadr playing with detonators and planting mines for NATO forces while laughing at the camera.

That video you posted is a perfect snapshot of exactly who this kid is. Nothing more than a terrorist. I don't feel a shred of sympathy for him.

Austin White13 said:Isn't that just like when people arrived in America to defend their own country?
I’m honestly not entirely sure how to classify those terrorist camps. Don't get me wrong—I am definitely not out here promoting terrorism. But let's be realistic: the Afghans simply don't have the firepower to go toe-to-toe with the US military in a conventional fight. Because they can't match that level of force, their struggle unfortunately ends up being tied to terrorist tactics. I just can't shake the feeling that there is so much more to the situation in Afghanistan or Iraq than just terrorism. Isn't it true that this endless, violent tug-of-war over natural resources is what's actually killing so many people?
As a pacifist, I truly want to believe that peacekeeping forces actually matter. I want to believe they can step in and secure peace for the people who need it most. But looking at history—from the tragedies in Rwanda to the wars we've faced here at home—it seems like a pattern is emerging. It feels like, ultimately, people are forced to fight their own battles to secure their own peace. If that's the case, then what are these detention centers like Guantanamo Bay? Are they anything more than just terrorism wrapped up in a different package?

That's not the same thing at all—honestly, that comparison just shows you haven't done your homework. I don't know if you're familiar with the background of the conflict in Afghanistan, but what this underage terrorist is doing doesn't even come close to comparing to what happened back home. In Afghanistan, we're dealing with the absolute worst kind of human scum calling themselves the Taliban... and those same guys seized power through pure bloodshed against the Afghan people. It looks like you haven't watched a single documentary on these monsters, so I'd highly suggest checking a few out. The Taliban are the ones who destroyed centuries-old statues in Bamiyan... they're the ones who slaughtered and liquidated any Afghans who wouldn't bow down to their hardline version of Islam. They even banned radio and TV in Afghanistan. These sick people turned football stadiums into execution arenas—places where women were killed for offending Islam, and men were hung naked from beams for the same reason. It wasn't until after September 11, 2001, that coalition forces led by Americans with the blessing of the UN finally kicked these killers and trash off the throne. So, I truly have no idea how you can draw parallels to the US. In Afghanistan, we have the globally notorious terrorist killers known as the Taliban, and an Afghan people trying to maintain whatever peace they can with the help of NATO forces. It's not just Americans fighting there—the whole civilized world has troops there, including the US. Those troops in Afghanistan fall under the protection of the UN and operate under one name: ISAF. This kid is just a terrorist killing NATO soldiers and Afghan forces, all so he can get back to slaughtering people across Afghanistan with his terrorist brothers. I don't feel a shred of sympathy for him... he's a terrorist, and he should be judged as one.