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Originally Posted by Zen
Interesting point of view.
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Our innovations and technology are the envy of the world. some, but not all. Other countries have technology that is as advanced or more so.
Okay, so make that everyone but Japan.
Our systems of government and law are the standard for sucess in the modern world. your systems of government & law are copied from British/Greek/Roman
Irrelevency. Our systems of government and law adapted from Greek, Roman and British principles, are still accepted as the general template for economic and militaristic success
Our attitudes and styles are adopted in every corner of the planet. There's a few wiggas in Europe but I doubt many people in Russia, South America or Asia care too much about the latest series of friends.
Ignorance. There has only been one artist considered amongst the top ten most successful in the last decade that was not a chart topper in the United States, that was Kylie Minogue. Blockbuster movies are defined by their success or failure in America. Practically every entertainment sect is extremely influenced by American culture.
Our troops march arcoss the planet as one of the most respected and feared armies in the world. technologically perhaps, but they are far from infallible & still got beaten by a buncha NVA with AK47s & black pyjamas
Ignorance again. We stomped the shit out of the NVA/VC - killing them at a ratio of approximately 15 to 1. We also never lost a major conflict in the Vietnamese War. Do some research before you speak.
Our language is taught in more countries than any other. Your language is English, that is my language not yours.
As I said before, English may belong to the Brits, but America made it the world standard.
Our culture and lifestyle is the embodiment of wealth and prosperity. Scandinavia has a higher health & age rate
Where did he mention our health or age span? He said wealth and prosperity. Does your country have a higher GDP? Didn't think so.
Consider this: At the height of its power Rome had 120 million people within its borders. Bringing those peoples cultures and traditions into itself and including them into Romes culture. No place on earth has such a thing ever hapened on such a grand scale until the late 1700s, and what is today the US. The British Empire was bigger
Unlike the British, and like the Romans, we assimilated culture and created a culture that was unique in its diversity.
Here is anouther interesting similarity: The Roman empire developed the most complex and diverse tradding network on the planet. They did not grow most of there own food, they had to have it imported. The US has done the same thing. So did Germany & Britain
Again with the irrelevency. US: I have a pretty big penis. -- Britain: Mine used to be big, but it never really recovered after you soccer kicked me in the balls. -- Germany: Vee had a big penis... until you all ganged up and chopped it off.
Our language, our numbers, our money, even our government is based on Rome. Like Rome we have had our Civil War based on government power and economic structure. So did England, & Rome was based on Greek civilisation
Again, what the fuck is the point of this statement? He was drawing parallels between the United States and Rome. He didn't say we were the first to be similar.
Like Rome we see ourselves as the saviors of Earth. rofl rolleyes:
Not sure about the comment on this one.. I'm relatively sure that Zen was trying to be somewhat humorous/sarcastic here...
Just as Romans we are veiwed the world over as wealthy and pompous. After this post maybe
You can find enough penis envy in this forum alone to support the above theory.
And just as Alexander councoured Persia 2300 years ago for trade rights, the same has been said of Bush and his war for oil. The same can be said for many other countries
I think Zen and Fluffy both made irrelevent posts on this last one...
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