Is it really hard to fathom why many people despise the US?

AutomaticEarth · Post by **AutomaticEarth** » 28 Nov 2015, 09:09

Another shooting:-

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34950261

Guess someone doesn't like the idea of abortions around those parts......

raspberry-blower · Post by **raspberry-blower** » 28 Nov 2015, 18:20

No - not another shooting spree this time although in many ways this is actually worse

Black Friday Fights

Rampant consumerism at its worst

Reminds me from a line of What A Way To Go: Life at the end of Empire
"The more (technology) we have the more infantile we have become"

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » 30 Nov 2015, 06:38

raspberry-blower wrote:No - not another shooting spree this time although in many ways this is actually worse

Black Friday Fights

Rampant consumerism at its worst

Reminds me from a line of What A Way To Go: Life at the end of Empire
"The more (technology) we have the more infantile we have become"

What do you mean "No"? The above post is a real event where real people died at the hands of a nut case.
There is no comparison to "shopper frenzied"

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 01 Dec 2015, 10:36

vtsnowedin wrote:
raspberry-blower wrote:No - not another shooting spree this time although in many ways this is actually worse

Black Friday Fights

Rampant consumerism at its worst

Reminds me from a line of What A Way To Go: Life at the end of Empire
"The more (technology) we have the more infantile we have become"
What do you mean "No"? The above post is a real event where real people died at the hands of a nut case.
There is no comparison to "shopper frenzied"

One one level, I agree...

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » 02 Dec 2015, 17:31

Speaking of Shopper frenzy black Friday broke a record for background checks for purchasing a firearm.
185,000
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/black- ... id=DELLDHP It seems Santa's sleigh will be loaded for bear this year.

Little John · Post by **Little John** » 08 Dec 2015, 07:19

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ-pvH6_EMM

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 08 Dec 2015, 11:39

Little John wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ-pvH6_EMM

Yep. Where do you draw the line?

Catweazle · Post by **Catweazle** » 08 Dec 2015, 21:29

Surely US voters won't support a man with such a hideous hairstyle.

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » 09 Dec 2015, 01:54

Catweazle wrote:Surely US voters won't support a man with such a hideous hairstyle.

I'd like to think that US voters have moved beyond voting for the candidate with the most popular hair style or the most fashionable beard.
There is so much to dislike about this buffoon that I never get around to his hair.

PS_RalphW · Post by **PS_RalphW** » 09 Dec 2015, 15:43

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35052505

A petition calling for Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump to be barred from entering UK has passed 100,000, meaning MPs will have to consider debating the issue.

That would be a fun debate. However, I do not expect Cameron to get so overtly involved in US politics. Democracy is only for the little people.

PS_RalphW · Post by **PS_RalphW** » 09 Dec 2015, 21:15

BBC reporting that the petitionhas now passed 300,000 but the government website has now 'crashed'

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 09 Dec 2015, 21:52

Sometimes an American politician gives a good speech; John Kerry was pretty impressive today.

http://unfccc6.meta-fusion.com/cop21/ev ... hn-f-kerry

Post by **clv101** » 09 Dec 2015, 22:56

Some good sentiments but includes the phrase "before it's too late". No, that was Copenhagen, it is now 'too late'... or the goalposts are moving.

Also, no mention of agriculture. Worth watching 'Cowspiracy' documentary. There's too much focus on energy.

vtsnowedin · Post by **vtsnowedin** » 09 Dec 2015, 23:23

biffvernon wrote:Sometimes an American politician gives a good speech; John Kerry was pretty impressive today.

http://unfccc6.meta-fusion.com/cop21/ev ... hn-f-kerry

John Kerry Good?

I can't bring myself to click on the link to see what you find so endearing. He has always been an A** and always will be.

emordnilap · Post by **emordnilap** » 10 Dec 2015, 15:51

clv101 wrote:Worth watching 'Cowspiracy' documentary. There's too much focus on energy.

In a few words, can you explain these two quotes from their website?

Animal agriculture is responsible for 18 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, more than the combined exhaust from all transportation.

Livestock and their byproducts account for at least 32,000 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year, or 51% of all worldwide greenhouse gas emissions.

...that is, why they say 18% and 51%? Seems a bit odd at first sight.