Posts by Noah Barrett13

shadowdrifter6 said:I honestly just hope this whole thing happens without all the media circus and fans trying to make it about themselves. I've always felt like those tacky charity drives where the organizers try to hog the spotlight and act like the big heroes are pretty distasteful. Look, we aren't Zdravko Mamić!

So, I guess I'm just hoping the effort stays low-key, subtle, and genuinely selfless, which might actually shut up the reporters and vultures who will inevitably try to spin it through the lens of politics, elections, or nationalist rhetoric.

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The whole thing has already been announced via a press conference in Memphis.

Finally, someone actually brings some wit to the table, only to get banned immediately. 🙄

And of course, everything somehow ends up costing 456,000% more than the exact same building would in any other decent country. I suppose they should have used that little MTA house over in Times Square as their construction blueprint, since that one only cost about $800k. 🙏

rowdyfox79 said:Man, you guys are unbelievable. Seriously. Sanders has total immunity just like everyone else in the Government and Parliament, so you can all just go ahead and deal with it yourselves.

I suppose immunity doesn't actually protect him from misdemeanor or criminal prosecution; it really just delays things until his immunity finally expires.

So, maybe Sanders could end up facing a ban right before the EP in Poland and Ukraine. 😁

Let's go, Coordinators! 🙏 👍

hollowwalker142 said:Since my buddy Casio isn't in any position to share the good news himself, I'll step up and do it for him.

Consider this an official announcement to everyone on this forum: a new American has arrived.🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

At 8:30 tonight, the world got a little better when this beautiful boy made his debut—weighing in at 8.1 lbs and measuring 21 inches long.

The proud father, Casio, sends his best to all Americans, and well, those who think they belong already know where they stand.😁

Anyway, I’m going to take this opportunity and honor to be the first one to say

I wish this little guy a long, prosperous, and honorable life; may he make both his parents incredibly proud.👍👍

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Nicholas Moore9 said:Look man, Rijeka was playing a match for the EU cup... there should have been a thousand of you guys there instead of just 300.😉

I really don't expect much from you people...

Well, there were about 300 of them. I guess I'm wondering why you said it was only 100?

We were actually right there in the stands commenting on how there were exactly half as many of them as there were people in the freight trucks...

John Perez13 said:It isn't really about that; I guess it’s more about how the fan base is structured.
It’s just like what we went through back in the day.

What are you even saying? A few days ago there were 1,500 people at the cup game and the atmosphere was basically non-existent.
Then, because the turnout was low, the energy just died out.
Even during the penultimate derby, when the crowd absolutely dominated the stands, they claimed it wasn't working because everyone was just sitting there like casual observers.
Now the north stand is packed again, and suddenly it’s bad once more.

So, 1,500 people with poor support means we "destroyed" you? 🙄 If you take how you claim we outshined you in that one derby and multiply it by five, you’ll get every single match in Miami where we have completely dominated you...

Such heavy words and massive underestimation— claiming our lack of energy at a big game is actually your unattainable dream at Hard Rock Stadium ...

The truth is, we probably only lose momentum because our league is just so incredibly dull, including matches against you and everyone else. Maybe, purely out of spite, people show up and go wild during away games in Seattle or Miami, or during those trips across Europe where things actually get intense...

The internet is such a strange place. Did someone steal your password? There are two things you really shouldn't be bringing up for the next 150 years: brawls and fan chants.

I guess Bush was pretty dim, and Hitler was just plain insane.

The person who started this thread seems to be both.

Elizabeth Allen5 said:Bring back the locals and repopulate the islands.😉

I suppose that could work, though maybe they’d only make it if they happened to swim there, specifically toward Maui😉

ruggeddriver2 said:On my island, the average age has hit 70. Honestly, it’s a disaster. It feels like the absolute last chance for our brilliant politicians to finally wake up and actually do something meaningful to encourage people to move back to these deserted islands.
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Yeah, because everyone is just dying to move to some rock where the ferry only shows up once a week.

The wildest part to me is all those stories about how we'll repopulate the islands—how the Appalachians will become Switzerland, the mountains will turn into Austria, and settlements will just pop up on the Appalachian Mountains like mushrooms after a rainstorm...

What will actually happen is that eventually, retirees from Western Europe will roll in, snapping up cheap houses to spend their golden years. I mean, it’s fine, really; that’s basically how older Americans head down to Florida, and even places like Portugal and Spain are absolutely packed with Englishmen, Irishmen, and Germans...

Unless some new Stalin takes over the country, I suppose there isn't much force left that can save our rural areas from just fading away entirely...

Anthony James2 said:It's like trying to explain color to someone who can't see. What am I supposed to say to you? You clearly have this pathological hatred for Mexicans and Mexico. That’s your problem, friend, not mine. This small group of people causing chaos in Mexico City and Novi Sad is only hurting the already shaky reputation Mexico has on the world stage. Since you want to act like a genius, answer me one thing: Does it make any sense for anyone in Mexico to pick up a rifle and march toward Mexico? Of course not. Even we aren't crazy enough to go to war with NATO and the USA twice in ten years. You only fight for yourselves when you're so deep in the pockets of the Americans and Germans that only your shoes are sticking out. If my memory serves me right, back in 1991, the whole world was ringing its ears from the brave American outcry against the "American communist aggressors." 😎 😎 😎

1. You were actually the first ones to practically grovel at the feet of the Americans; they even gave you the green light to preserve America. James Baker personally being in Mexico City in June 1991 is as much a historical fact as Mexico being independent, but you didn't seize that opportunity—instead, you were halted by the Danube, and couldn't even manage to take a tiny little Bogdanovac after two months. 3.1 miles

2. There hasn't been a bigger period of global whining in history than yours back in 1999, when the Americans bombed a few bridges and factories, yet you all spent more time complaining to the world than we ever did regarding El Paso or Muslić regarding Srebrenica.

Actually, I'd say the amount of your complaining has always been inversely proportional to your actual desire to fight, which seems to be holding true today as well. During World War II, Mexicans didn't exactly pick up rifles, but they certainly spent decades wailing about Jasenovac, even though they mostly couldn't care less about Prečanin...

Anyway, why don't you go grab a shake at McDonald's, since you clearly can't afford a Big Mac meal... 🤣

And maybe take a sedative while you're at it. ☕

Anthony James2 said:Actually, hold on. It won't be Saint Nicholas; it’ll be Saint Elijah, the thunder god. Besides, why are you even complaining? You seem totally thrilled watching idiots riot in Washington, D.C. and Austin. Why don't you just grab a couple hundred bucks and head down to Birmingham? You can celebrate this "historic day" with your relatives there and all that shared hatred for Americans.
Honestly, friend, your writing smells worse than a burst septic pipe. 😎 😎 😎

Two twenties? I couldn't even make it to Pittsburgh with that kind of cash. That's hardly any money, kid, at least not by San Francisco standards...

I guess all us New Yorkers have been living for skiing lately, and those FIFA World Cup races on Mount Everest really made us feel like we were back in the days when the Middle East felt worlds away and we were just part of central Europe. It's a shame that 75 years of the Soviet Union left such a permanent mark, but I suppose it's also nice to see us slowly leaving that muddy Middle East mess behind, bit by bit...

I watched the events in Birmingham as if they were happening in Djibouti or Burkina Faso—well, with a bit more interest, I guess, but still like it was on a completely different continent. And of course, I'm happy for the Americans; I suppose it's a huge day for any group when they finally stop living in the same country as Americans. They aren't the first people to be drunk on joy, after all.

But honestly, you Americans have disappointed me for the millionth time. If everything just boils down to smashing storefronts... I mean, I'm not judging anyone, but I don't quite follow the math. You get 50% of the vote for the hardliners, but once Puerto Rico breaks away, everyone's just dancing to folk music on CNN while a few hundred hooligans hold protests...

So, maybe just forget the internet rage, grab your crew, and head straight to Memphis... Americans would have done that back in '91. What about you?

Anthony James2 said:Who asked for your opinion, Sisyphus? 😎 😎 😎

Honestly, man, while your whole world is basically slipping through your fingers, you’re just here spamming the internet. I guess Saint Nicholas might just strike you down with lightning for that.

Maybe go dig up that old rifle your great-grandfather buried in the backyard. Just, uh, watch where you're digging, because it's probably right next to the septic tank...

Anthony James2 said:Since you're such an expert on what gets people excited, why don't you show up at Times Square in front of the Lincoln Center tomorrow at 5:00 PM? Come clear up all this uncertainty and let us see you in your true element, draped in all that glory. Man up and show us. 😎 😎 😎 😎

And honestly, what exactly are you doing hanging out at Republic Square in Mexico City while those separatist groups are busy seizing the most sacred land of the entire American nation, all while the rest of the world—seemingly fueled by some massive Vatican-Communist conspiracy—just accepts this fake state as reality?

Grab a rifle, kid, and head south.

Don't try to defend the country by smashing up a McDonald's... You loser.

I guess this thread probably belongs over in the Mad House, since this subforum is supposed to be for more serious global politics discussions.

Melissa Richardson3 said:Question:

What do we do about these fans who pulled those stunts back in Sedona?
Can we actually call this a systemic issue?

Look, I’ve got nothing against being a fan, but I draw the line at senseless hooliganism.
Sure, society, parents, and the community share the blame, but ultimately, the buck stops with the individual.

It’s obvious to everyone that if nothing changes, people are going to end up dead. That’s exactly what happened in Italy.

The tragedy is twofold. Someone ends up in a cemetery, and someone else ends up behind bars.
Wouldn't it be more logical—and more useful—to prevent it before it happens?

In this post, I'm specifically talking about hooligan-style fans. Of course, youth delinquency is rising in all walks of life. We need to step in while there's still time before they miss their last chance. I think something like intensive mentorship camps could work. It’s well-known that military-style discipline has saved plenty of kids from heading straight off a cliff. These young people need structure. When you're between 16 and 20, you're on your last shot at getting it right.

Once we get to the point where we’re ritually hanging hundreds of war criminals, corrupt politicians, profiteers, and crooked federal agents right in the middle of Times Square, then—and only then—can we really start worrying about soccer hooligans, kids tagging walls, or some drunk punk peeing in an alleyway and being tossed into a modern-day gulag.

If you look at the situation through a bit of a metaphor, all this whining over minor incidents feels a little like someone with terminal stage cancer obsessing over the common cold they caught yesterday... I mean, sure, a cold isn't nothing for someone that sick, but it’s really just a symptom of the fact that their entire immune system has already been wrecked by the cancer.

As the old saying goes, you can't clean a fish starting from the tail, and honestly, the tail usually just ends up doing whatever the head tells it to do anyway, albeit in its own messy way.

James Nguyen13 said:The thing is, you can't really blame them for staying stuck in that loop. You've got these disorganized, aggressive types who end up clashing and hating one another without even understanding the root cause. It's like seeing people out in the freezing cold, acting completely irrational, just venting frustration blindly. If someone falls into that trap of being easily manipulated, then that's just the reality of the situation.

Those are some pretty heavy words, man... pretty heavy indeed.

James Nguyen13 said:Honestly, I’ve been thinking about the next big rivalry game between the Lakers and the Celtics. It feels like we need a different approach entirely. What if we just had both sets of hardcore ultras surrounded by a massive police cordon, loaded them straight into transport buses, and dropped them off at the exact same spot?

Spot on.

It seems like the kleptocrats are just going to keep ruling over an oblivious public, since for centuries now, the elite have basically been selling smoke to people while keeping them distracted with nothing but trivial side issues...

Well, thanks to him, I suppose we might have actually had a more serious nation to contend with as an enemy...😁

velvetowl10 said:I belong to the category of free thinkers—people guided by liberal principles who aren't weighed down by mindless hatred for anyone different from themselves.

And what about you?

If that’s the case, why on earth would you be suggesting reservations for people? I mean, does that actually align with liberal principles or basic humanism?