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@bmdrocks21
Are you also proud of you multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and secular society?
In your eyes, do the people that inhabited the land now known as the U.S.A. prior to Northern European and other settlement and who obviously still do inhabit that said land make a valid cultural contribution to U.S. society?
And are you suggesting that you feel strong national solidarity with the ethnically diverse peoples of the Southern U.S. whom you regard as similar to you?
And are you also suggesting that you think that your fellow U.S. citizens of Central American origin that inhabit the Southern U.S. are more culturally similar to you, or more culturally similar to their Central American cousins?
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@bmdrocks21
So what makes you proud?
Yep it is thought that "Native Americans" might have descended from North East Asia. Nonetheless they still have a valid culture that predates yours.
As I said. I found peoples across the Southern U.S. to be ethnically and culturally diverse.
And everyone that I met and spoke to were all very pleasant and welcoming. As I'm sure you would have been too.
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@Imabench
@HistoryBuff
The Scottish Nationalists total vote count on Thursday was completely reflective of the 2014 referendum. So Sturgeon et al certainly have no mandate for another referendum.
Northern Ireland being the fractured region that it is, is a whole different kettle of fish and so to assume any implications regarding Nation Status from Thursdays vote would just be plain foolish.
And it is only Nationalists who attempt to factionalise societies. Fortunately in the U.K nationalists are still in the minority, especially in the region that you regard as England.
And as for Europe I would suggest that you first take a look at the Nationalist machinations that are occurring at the fringes of the European Union before coming to too many quick and inaccurate conclusions about European Unity.
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@RationalMadman.
But you nonetheless couldn't resist giving me your opinion.
The referendum on Scottish independence was just that.
Thursdays vote was a Parliamentary election.
Two very different things.
Nonetheless Scottish Nationalists only took a minority share of the vote, which was completely reflective of the 2014 referendum.
Anyway I pleased to see that you guys over there find our politics and politicians just as entertaining as we find yours.
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@bmdrocks21
Well I suppose it's quite obvious what sort of person you are.
And from your very roundabout way of getting your message across, it would seem that despite your purported convictions you are nonetheless a tad embarrassed to come right out with it.
If you're truly proud of what you are, just be honest and say it.
But that won't alter the fact that other than the original inhabitants of the land now known as the U.S.A. you are as much an immigrant descendant as every one else is.
And consequently, your specific bit of culture is only relevant to your specific little bubble.
I recently travelled the breadth of The Southern U.S.A. from California to Georgia and the ethnic mix of people that I came across was far more diverse than I was expecting and it would have to be said that in those regions people of Northern European descent did not make up the majority.
I would therefore suggest that you might find, not just the World but also the U.S.A. outside of your bubble to be quite a scary place to live.
One World, One People.
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And I did originally vote to Remain.
Simply based on the fact that I love cycling in Europe.
Shallow hey!
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@Trent0405
@ RationalMadman
Scotland recently voted to stay in the U.K. and 55% of Scot's did not vote for the S.N.P.
In politics it presumably is always the lesser of all the evils that gets elected.
And Johnson et al, were overwhelmingly deemed to be the far lesser of all the evils on offer.
And I think that you would find, especially if people were to be honest, that Boris Johnson is far from hated.
And for the record. I am British non-political and therefore a non participant in elections.
Johnson, Corbyn, Sturgeon et al. One cross on a piece of paper and then back to the same old, same old for the next 5 years.
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@disgusted
Yep you're right.
Based on ronjs intimate knowledge of everything.
Abortion would seem to have been the best option.
Straight to heaven, do not pass go.
Only thing is though, what does the foetal soul do when it gets to heaven?
Will it actually be aware that it is a foetal soul?
Or will it mature like cheese as EtrnlVw suggests.
Me personally, I like the idea of being composted.
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Yet another angst ridden, testosterone fuelled 26 year old with multiple agendas.
I used to be just the same all those years ago.
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@bmdrocks21
Yep the land known as the U.S.A. was formerly a foreign country to all who settled there, ergo immigrants.
Previously the land known as the U.S.A. was inhabited by culturally others. So in you eyes are these people now culturally irrelevant?
Now I shouldn't have to teach you American history, but there is an obvious 170 year gap between first colony and foundation of the U.S.A. So are the people who settled The land known as the U.S.A. between 1607 and 1776 culturally irrelevant also?
So when precisely did your bit of culture start in your particular bubble?
And are you also trying to say that all those who settled the U.S.A after 1776 were not immigrants?
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
Haha.
The pot calling the kettle black, as the expression goes.
I respond to forum posts and so do you irrespective of the fact that you have better things to think about.
See if you can resist responding again.
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The Church of England's assets are valued at approx. £8.5billion and investments nett approx. £500million per annum and yet it is still happy to take 50 million per annum in public donations.
Ok. So some fools and their money are easily parted.
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@Greyparrot
The British people realised that socialism although almost utopian in principle, is nonetheless an unworkable dream.
People and therefore society function in a particularly selfish way, that just isn't compatible with socialism.
It is how we have evolved and consequently how we have become conditioned as a species.
All attempts at true socialism either fail or are maintained only through the application of dictatorial force.
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
Short term memory loss.
How old are you?
Could be a worrying development.
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@bmdrocks21
Well if you can't be bothered to look it up.
The term Aryan actually refers to swarthy, dark haired people of Indo- Iranian descent.
Certainly not the German demi-god or his Slovenian queen.
And so, what is the "culture of your country".
Does it predate white settlers for instance?
Or is it representative of the immigrant based country that the U.S. is?.... Therefore multi-cultural.
What is the culture inside your bubble?
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@TheDredPriateRoberts
An act or decision is what it is and does not necessarily imply mental instability.
What If all errors of judgement were regarded as mentally unstable?
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@bmdrocks21
As I asked you before.
Who's culture is "our culture".
I think that you are referring to the assumed culture within your bubble.
And I never mentioned Aryans. Just the bleached blond demi-god of German descent.
And furthermore, I would suggest that you look up the term "Aryan" and find out what it actually represents.
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@bmdrocks21
Insulated within your bubble with your crew.
But constantly ridden with angst and paranoia.
Fearful of others who might look and sound different, who might burst your bubble.
That age worn superiority complex.
Worry not.
For the bleached blond demi-god of German descent and his Slovenian Queen shall be your salvation.
Immigrants all.
Though all immigrants are equal.
Some immigrants are more equal than others.
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@bmdrocks21
Maybe not directly.
But nonetheless it was you who referred to unequal people.
I'm surprised that you fail to see the comparisons.
Perhaps being brought up and conditioned in a U.S. bubble has clouded your judgement somewhat.
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@ethang5
I think that there is a distinction to be made between non-existence and death.
Death is an instance and probably considered very little throughout a protracted dying process.
Whereas ongoing thoughts of non-existence and therefore non-participation, probably causes far more anxiety than the moment of death itself does.
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@Athias
The mind either functions or it does not.
Therefore the mind is either self-evident or not, as the case may be.
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@disgusted
Is it really worth worrying about?
Just ignore and do your own thing.
Ignorance is bliss after all.
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@Stephen
The Bible has been translated, rewritten and recompiled so many times.
Is it any wonder that it no longer makes any sense?
Not that any of it made a great deal of sense in the first place.
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@bmdrocks21
The effects of 1930's politics, eventually resulted in the deaths of some 80 million people by the mid 1940's.
All because certain people were regarded as not equal.
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@PGA2.0
It's not a case of chicken and egg is it?
The Tall Tales clearly came first.
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@Dr.Franklin
It's called Democracy.
People being allowed to have an opposing point of view.
It seems that you would prefer a "House" run by fascists.
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@PGA2.0
Prove it.
It is you that must prove the tall tale.
I have nothing to prove.
Censor.
Prove the God before attempting to condition others..
Projection.
Projection.
Truth or falsity.
You only assume that you know the difference.
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@bmdrocks21
Not all immigrants are equal.
Echo's of the 1930's there.
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@Alec
I think that you overestimate U.S. capability.
The U.S. has made a pigs ear out off just about every invasion it has undertaken or instigated since WW2.
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@bmdrocks21
Yep.
All of which were immigrants or descendants of immigrants.
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@disgusted
We do not fear death.
Though we are troubled by the thought of non-existence.
One would assume that a Christian would not be so troubled, what with all that heaven stuff.
Contradictions Contradictions!
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@PGA2.0
There is a correct and an incorrect way of understanding what anyone says.
What you mean is, there are always two sides to an argument.
And God never said anything.
Nonetheless, your belief in tall tales is absolutely fine, as long as it stays inside your head.
You must remember though, that not everyone is as gullible as you.
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@Stephen
Is, why do I bother with all this nonsense?The most important question Christians should ask.
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@TheRealNihilist
Which is worse?
Choosing who to date irrespective of political correctness?
Or being forced to date in respect of political correctness?
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@bmdrocks21
Third World
I think that you are underestimating people, and over estimating the U.S.A..
With maybe a sprinkling of old fashioned bias and paranoia thrown into the mix.
Given that the modern U.S.A. is a nation founded on immigration, this would seem to be a tad hypocritical.
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@Inferno
Man created the Bible.
Therefore man created god in his own image.
Stands to reason.
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@Inferno
Can be explained verbally as the supernatural.The supernatural.
Though by definition anything supposedly supernatural can only ever be an assumption rather than a known fact.
So you pays your money and you takes your pick, as they say.
And I pick assumption, and assumption is what it is.
So how would you, explain the fact of the matter?
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@ebuc
Simply pointing out your contradictions.
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@Stephen
That's a straightforward and reasonable suggestion.God was lonely.
But what designed the intelligent designer?..... Probably a previously lonely designer, who also endured the same anxieties.
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@ethang5
Inappropriate use of the word belief.
I accept the status quo and have no time for blind faith.
Current thoughts tend towards a creation event followed by an evolutionary sequence.
No hard evidence available regarding a specific creation event.
Though material development/evolution has been clearly apparent in my own lifetime.
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@ebuc
Neither was I talking about this.Universe separate from this universe.
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@SirAnonymous
Perhaps the ultimate designer, designed evolution.
If you're that clever, why waste your time creating things.
Just provide the raw materials, mix them all together in a Big Bang and then sit back and relax and see how things unfold.
Provides an ongoing source of entertainment and amusement, without the daily hassle of a 9 to 5 creation job.
The intelligent designer probably sits in their lounger chair sipping a cold beer, having a right laugh at the things we get up to.
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@ebuc
You previously denounced my notion of a previous universe as lacking logical rational common sense.Previous Universe
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@ethang5
But vehemently denounce London's democratically elected Mayor because he doesn't fit with your image of a perfect human being.
And you have guns.
Links Rechts Links Rechts Links Rechts.
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@ethang5
Beware!
You might be only one goose step away from the edge.
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