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Re: Do Governments Represent Their People?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:21 am

Ian wrote:
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amused wrote:Um, okay. I forgot. What country are you from that is so perfect?
Gawd infests Canada.
Better than the US, I don't have to help pay back $14 trillion in debt.
You will after the invasion. :smug:
How much would we need to get for 9,984,670 Sq Km?
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Re: Do Governments Represent Their People?

Post by Gawd » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:22 am

Ian wrote:
Gawd wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
amused wrote:Um, okay. I forgot. What country are you from that is so perfect?
Gawd infests Canada.
Better than the US, I don't have to help pay back $14 trillion in debt.
You will after the invasion. :smug:
I wouldn't be surprised.

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Re: Do Governments Represent Their People?

Post by Ian » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:24 am

Gawd wrote:
Ian wrote:
Gawd wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
amused wrote:Um, okay. I forgot. What country are you from that is so perfect?
Gawd infests Canada.
Better than the US, I don't have to help pay back $14 trillion in debt.
You will after the invasion. :smug:
I wouldn't be surprised.
If I send you some money, will you go out and buy a sense of humor? Or at least go get laid? That'd be good.

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Re: Do Governments Represent Their People?

Post by Gawd » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:26 am

Ian wrote:
Gawd wrote:
Ian wrote:
Gawd wrote: Better than the US, I don't have to help pay back $14 trillion in debt.
You will after the invasion. :smug:
I wouldn't be surprised.
If I send you some money, will you go out and buy a sense of humor? Or at least go get laid? That'd be good.
That was me being (half) funny. But, I'll take your money anyways.

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Re: Do Governments Represent Their People?

Post by Ian » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:31 am

Gawdzilla wrote:How much would we need to get for 9,984,670 Sq Km?
Let's see... the Louisiana Purchase was 2,147,000 sq km, bought for $219,000,000 in 2010 dollars...

I think we could make a fair deal for an even billion.

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Post by Gawd » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:36 am

Oh, yeah, remembered something that should put a wrench in your perception of me only "hating" Americans, Ian. Stephen Harper (the Canadian Prime Minister) is pro-Israel and he is still my Prime Minister. Suck that.

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Re: Do Governments Represent Their People?

Post by Robert_S » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:48 am

Gawd wrote:Oh, yeah, remembered something that should put a wrench in your perception of me only "hating" Americans, Ian. Stephen Harper (the Canadian Prime Minister) is pro-Israel and he is still my Prime Minister. Suck that.
Stop oppressing the Palestinians, Gawd!
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Re: Do Governments Represent Their People?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:52 am

Gawd wrote:Oh, yeah, remembered something that should put a wrench in your perception of me only "hating" Americans, Ian. Stephen Harper (the Canadian Prime Minister) is pro-Israel and he is still my Prime Minister. Suck that.
Proud of all that hate, aren't you. Sick fuck.
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Post by Gawd » Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:03 am

Gawdzilla wrote:
Gawd wrote:Oh, yeah, remembered something that should put a wrench in your perception of me only "hating" Americans, Ian. Stephen Harper (the Canadian Prime Minister) is pro-Israel and he is still my Prime Minister. Suck that.
Proud of all that hate, aren't you. Sick fuck.
Yeah, me and my anti-stealing-homes-of-gentiles-because-we-get-weapons-from-Americans-stance.

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Re: Do Governments Represent Their People?

Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:05 am

Gawd wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
Gawd wrote:Oh, yeah, remembered something that should put a wrench in your perception of me only "hating" Americans, Ian. Stephen Harper (the Canadian Prime Minister) is pro-Israel and he is still my Prime Minister. Suck that.
Proud of all that hate, aren't you. Sick fuck.
Yeah, me and my anti-stealing-homes-of-gentiles-because-we-get-weapons-from-Americans-stance.
Don't bother cloaking your rabid hatred in some political ideology. You like hating and that's all you do.
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Re: Do Governments Represent Their People?

Post by Gawd » Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:10 am

Gawdzilla wrote:
Gawd wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
Gawd wrote:Oh, yeah, remembered something that should put a wrench in your perception of me only "hating" Americans, Ian. Stephen Harper (the Canadian Prime Minister) is pro-Israel and he is still my Prime Minister. Suck that.
Proud of all that hate, aren't you. Sick fuck.
Yeah, me and my anti-stealing-homes-of-gentiles-because-we-get-weapons-from-Americans-stance.
Don't bother cloaking your rabid hatred in some political ideology. You like hating and that's all you do.
I feel like I'm talking to a "settler".

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Re: Do Governments Represent Their People?

Post by Ian » Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:11 am

Gawd wrote:Oh, yeah, remembered something that should put a wrench in your perception of me only "hating" Americans, Ian. Stephen Harper (the Canadian Prime Minister) is pro-Israel and he is still my Prime Minister. Suck that.
When have I ever said that you only hate Americans?? You hate all sorts of people.

As far as I'm concerned, Israel's government can suck my shwetty arsehole. But while my current President has publicly endorsed the possibility of a Palestinian state (something that represents my views fairly well), your government is arguably more pro-Israeli than mine. Therefore, since Harper and his government are a reflection of who you are, you're pro-Israel. Care to change your avatar back to what it was for a month last summer?

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Post by Seth » Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:15 am

Gawd wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
amused wrote:Um, okay. I forgot. What country are you from that is so perfect?
Gawd infests Canada.
Better than the US, I don't have to help pay back $14 trillion in debt.
You should, given the fact that Canada has been protected by the United States for a very long time, and has enjoyed peace and stability precisely because they are our neighbor and it's in our best interests to include them in our defenses, like the nuclear deterrent defenses called the DEW line and all the missiles aimed at the USSR and China that maintained the balance of power and prevented global thermonuclear war.

Yes, Canada owe the US one hell of a lot of money for all that protection, just like Europe and the UK owed (owe) us for pulling their fat from the fire in WWII.

But the whole point of this rhetorical thread is Gawd wants us to admit that we are personally responsible for the decisions of our representatives that he thinks are improper.

I'm perfectly willing to say "yes" to his question because his opinions on the propriety of US actions at home and abroad are of as much interest or concern to me as the last turd I flushed down the john, and his attempt to attack America by trying to get us to admit to some malfeasance bouncing around in the vacuum he calls an intellectual argument are laughable, which is what I'm doing right now. :funny: :funny: :funny: :funny:
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Re: Do Governments Represent Their People?

Post by Ian » Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:19 am

Seth wrote:
Gawd wrote:
Gawdzilla wrote:
amused wrote:Um, okay. I forgot. What country are you from that is so perfect?
Gawd infests Canada.
Better than the US, I don't have to help pay back $14 trillion in debt.
You should, given the fact that Canada has been protected by the United States for a very long time, and has enjoyed peace and stability precisely because they are our neighbor and it's in our best interests to include them in our defenses, like the nuclear deterrent defenses called the DEW line and all the missiles aimed at the USSR and China that maintained the balance of power and prevented global thermonuclear war.

Yes, Canada owe the US one hell of a lot of money for all that protection, just like Europe and the UK owed (owe) us for pulling their fat from the fire in WWII.

But the whole point of this rhetorical thread is Gawd wants us to admit that we are personally responsible for the decisions of our representatives that he thinks are improper.

I'm perfectly willing to say "yes" to his question because his opinions on the propriety of US actions at home and abroad are of as much interest or concern to me as the last turd I flushed down the john, and his attempt to attack America by trying to get us to admit to some malfeasance bouncing around in the vacuum he calls an intellectual argument are laughable, which is what I'm doing right now. :funny: :funny: :funny: :funny:
Or more simply put, he's bitchy because his country is little more than an economic puppet and vassal state of ours. We own his ass.
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I didn't mean that. Not entirely, anyway.
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Re: Do Governments Represent Their People?

Post by Gawd » Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:25 am

Ian wrote:
Gawd wrote:Oh, yeah, remembered something that should put a wrench in your perception of me only "hating" Americans, Ian. Stephen Harper (the Canadian Prime Minister) is pro-Israel and he is still my Prime Minister. Suck that.
When have I ever said that you only hate Americans?? You hate all sorts of people.

As far as I'm concerned, Israel's government can suck my shwetty arsehole. But while my current President has publicly endorsed the possibility of a Palestinian state (something that represents my views fairly well), your government is arguably more pro-Israeli than mine. Therefore, since Harper and his government are a reflection of who you are, you're pro-Israel. Care to change your avatar back to what it was for a month last summer?
Ian, your President said that he will shut down any possibility of a Palestinian state in the UN. Care to go again?

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