$27 million anti-evolution museum to open soon

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

Where did you go that the food was grim?

You're not telling me that as a tourist I couldn't eat some bloody awful American food...? Because I'm telling you as a tourist I have.

It doesn't have to be traditional food - good lord if you're talking historical we'd be back eating out of date meat and highly spiced stales cakes...

Next (if any) time you come to the UK I'll take you for a fantastic meal. I might not be able to treat you to it, but it will be reasonably priced and very good.

Ok at the risk of continuing a hijack, we had some AWSOME curry. Hotest best damm food I had anywhere of that vein. Give me some time it will come to me slowly...

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Dude, I just opened them. See my PM reply before you jump down my neck and think that I am just another asshole.

Different videos, but thanks for the heads-up.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I love the UK, well except for your taxes.... and your food.

I'd like to hear about the sample size and the polling methodologies used to draw such country-wide, sweeping conclusions.

[glatt]

*snort*

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by BigV

I'd like to hear about the sample size and the polling methodologies used to draw such country-wide, sweeping conclusions.

Personal conclusions by the newest resident asshole, not selling a bill of goods to the populace for others to accept.

(point taken)

[piercehawkeye45]

Those two women in the video are the most ignorant people that sadly represent what many Americans think about Atheists and the rest of the world. The white women (Hunter?) is discriminating against Muslims by saying the are destroying Europe with their values while ironically, I find Islam a lot more peaceful than Christianity.

They keep saying we are a Christian nation. Do you really want the US to be labeled a Christian nation? We destory, steal, cheat, decieve, take advantage of, corrupt, and keep about half the world in poverty. Is that Christian values?

We are not, and never have been a Christian nation.
It is a long standing lie.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

and keep about half the world in poverty.

How do we do that? Maybe we should just send them all of our money or move to their lands and they can move into our houses.

[BigV]

Hey, I haven't yet called you an asshole. I haven't even been mean. And my "mean" can be withering, just ask anybody here. I did notice that (the collective) you were quite active in my brief absence; terrific. And I did not and do not want to get into a pissing match with you. That's not why I'm here, and as much (not so much) as I speak "for the cellar", it's not why we're all here.

But, dayum, man. You're new here, y'know? You *just might* be all that and a bag of chips. But. You started off on the wrong foot. That might have been your good foot, but it's ... just not appropriate. Do you wear your crampons on the dance floor? It was kind of like that. And it's not even your dance floor (yet). You're so new. At least Flint has a year on you and I'm a pup compared to some of the methuselahs still posting.

And **all** we have to go on, really, are your posts. They were combative, not constructive. They were rude, not respectful. They were ignorant, not insightful. We responded to that. Maybe you are an asshole, maybe not. I reserve judgment; time and your posts will tell. If you stick around.

And if you do stick around, and I hope you do, you will learn that the cellar is the most stable, most genuine meritocracy you will ever be a part of. I guarantee it, or I will personally refund double your money back.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by BigV

And I did not and do not want to get into a pissing match with you. That's not why I'm here, and as much (not so much) as I speak "for the cellar", it's not why we're all here..

Me neither. Never saw it that way. Just responding to the questions (often leading, which I would not allow them to do) posed, mostly in the political and current events, which is where you will find me mostly. I was looking for exchange, not a full frontal liberal assualt just because my views are different. But an exchange is not what I got. So whatever. I will stick around.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

--snip--Just responding to the questions (often leading, which I would not allow them to do) posed, mostly in the political and current events, which is where you will find me mostly. --snip--.

Style point: You don't get to permit or deny the questions, leading or otherwise.

[elSicomoro]

Originally Posted by DanaC

Syc, that has a lot of resonance.

It's from a Public Enemy song from 1991...it was around the time that David Duke became well-known. A great line...and it applies to many extremist groups these days.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by BigV

Style point: You don't get to permit or deny the questions, leading or otherwise.

I have the freedom to answer what I desire and as I see fit. No one can control the questioner or the person answering.

[piercehawkeye45]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

How do we do that? Maybe we should just send them all of our money or move to their lands and they can move into our houses.

Or we kept them in poverty by moving our companies over there, paying the citizens $0.50 and hour and allowing only the upper class to control the country. We rape them of their natural resources, their main source of income, and make sure our companies get the profits. We don't invest money into their economy to help it grow, we control it for our benefit, and our benefit only. Attempts by them to create a nationalist or socialist government results in US intervention to overthrow the newly elected leader and then followed by replacing him with a pro-western leader and sometimes even reinstating an oppressive monarch.

If we just stayed out of other countries affairs, don't try to control their economy, and invest to help their economies grow, I guarantee that we would be the most popular superpower this world has ever, and will ever, see.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

Or we kept them in poverty by moving our companies over there, paying the citizens $0.50 and hour and allowing only the upper class to control the country.

Ok, I am with you. We keep them out of poverty by not moving there and not paying them $0.50 per hour. We pay them nothing. That will keep them out of poverty. Good idea.