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Old 06-01-2007, 02:59 PM   #61
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Flint honey, sweetie, dearie...if there's any one who will find me prostrate at his feet, it's not you

But nice try *wink*
I'm typing with one hand right now...
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Old 06-01-2007, 03:04 PM   #62
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This, ladies and gentlemen, is the funniest thing ever posted in the Cellar, EVER. A sixteen year-old from HK has taken the time to ponder and then suggest "realistic changes" that all Americans should embrace for the good of the nation and yet---and yet---NO ONE LISTENS TO HER!

Tch. I'm shocked, really, I am. It almost seems as though America is mocking this bright genius who has all the answers. Well, cluck_cluck, you can't say you didn't try. If I were you, I'd just go home now.

Bye, honey buns!

I'm off for a pedicure!
Amen. Like I said, nod your head and say "yes, mmhmm."

The plight of ducky is in her own head, have an internal monologue with yourself and America no on in the cellar cares, agrees or wants to HEAR the useless shit that comes out of your piehole. Take all your ideas and revolutions to policy and keep them in Hong Kong.

Do you even realize no one in the cellar takes you seriously? Look how many people think you are ridiculous. Save yourself, and Hong Kong's reputation of its youth.
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Old 06-01-2007, 04:05 PM   #63
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I'm typing with one hand right now...
You really should keep the other one out of your nose. Ya teach some bad habits that way!
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Old 06-01-2007, 06:24 PM   #64
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You are the richest nation in the world and you want me to believe you can't afford to stop invaders?? hahaha Perhaps use the money that is wasted on them in social services to pay for it.

People who enter any nation without permission are invaders. And when you let invaders protest in your streets is stupid and lazy on the part of your government.
Your mistake: what you call invaders are the same people who contribute so much to the American economy. That also applies to other parts of the world such as Northern Italy. What you call invaders are really a rich source of responsible workers.

What happens when illegal immigrants are rounded up and deported? That region goes recessionary. The illegals being a very important and productive part of that economy. But then these are facts as even documented in Nebraska and upstate NY.

Again, the most productive people in any nation are its third generation immigrants. Illegal or legal does not matter. They are only illegal because American immigration laws are being promoted by the same fools who also insist Saddam had WMDs. They are even using the same logic.

Those immigrants - and those many student we have now drive from America using the same 'we fear them all' reasoning - are a major source of American wealth and productivity.

Those you call invaders are also some of the best workers in America. Apparently you have been listening to 'loud and vocal' extremists rather than listen to quiet logic from moderates. Those are the misguided one who claim illegal use the social services. They do not due to risks of being caught. Heavy users of social services tend to be the lazier citizens who instead it is their right - responsibility be damned.
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Old 06-01-2007, 06:25 PM   #65
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Yer way outta yer league, Flint.
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Old 06-01-2007, 06:29 PM   #66
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tw has taken to lying to children. Oh, the humanity.
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Old 06-01-2007, 07:03 PM   #67
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Good point, I say we send in the tanks and Machine gun them down in the square.
We want to avoid genocide Merc, we've been over this. :p
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Old 06-02-2007, 01:44 AM   #68
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People watch too much TV, crime goes down every year. Our violent crime has gone down over 20% in the last fifteen years, our life expectancy goes up every year, we just get better and better... 24 hour news is to blame. People want to see doom and gloom, so they deliver.
From the Washington Post of 2 Jun 2007:
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Violent Crime Up For Second Year
The number of violent crimes in the United States rose for a second straight year in 2006, marking the first sustained increase in homicides, robberies and other serious offenses since the early 1990s, according to an FBI report to be released Monday.
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Old 06-02-2007, 04:14 AM   #69
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tw has taken to lying to children. Oh, the humanity.
My experience with tw suggests you might have written this post rather shorter without suffering as to accuracy:

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tw has taken to lying to humanity.
The guy is not always to be believed.
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Old 06-02-2007, 09:38 AM   #70
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We want to avoid genocide Merc, we've been over this. :p
Just a suggestion to use the "Chinese Method" of dealing with protests in the streets and squares of Amerixca.
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Old 06-02-2007, 03:50 PM   #71
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Violent crime up as is illegal immigration.
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Old 06-02-2007, 03:57 PM   #72
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We'll get it under control.
Over all, violent crime is down and has been going down for some time.
Some specific types go up for short periods, but the large picture is good and getting better.
Once we get illegals under control it will vastly improve.
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Old 06-02-2007, 07:51 PM   #73
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Do you have a source rage? It is really hard to tell but everything I find says its going up.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18949687/
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5480227
http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/06/12/crime.rate/index.html

From what it looks like it has been going down for the past few years and then just suddenly jumped back up.
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Old 06-02-2007, 09:24 PM   #74
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Just a suggestion to use the "Chinese Method" of dealing with protests in the streets and squares of Amerixca.
I think he missed your point. It was a good one too. Wish I had thought of it.
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Old 06-02-2007, 11:54 PM   #75
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You can look them up for yourself here...
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/viort.htm
and here...
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/ar...TICLE_ID=21902
and here...
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/05cius/
2005 is the last fully tabulated year to date.
There is a really good book on it, you can get it on Amazon, it is about the culture of fear in America.
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