OT: A question about the Human Ability to Cope

narf poit chez BOOM · #1 June 16th, 2005, 03:08 PM

Dogscoff: True, people may know a rather large number of strange concepts, but that doesn't mean the're ready for them - And in any case, a cyber-hell-beast would definitly fit into the 'civilization changing' catagory.

Starhawk · #2 June 16th, 2005, 04:14 PM

Well civilization changing yes but for good or ill would be the question, afterall seeing a cyber hell beast would make some governments take advantage of the situation and turn into something rather IoM like, hell look at what a little terrorism has done to America imagine if we saw a cyber hell beast heh.

(note) I am NOT saying america has turned into an evil dictatorship but we have definately brought in a lot of new laws that never would have been considered pre-9/11 and GWB has certainly begun having the Federal government butt it's nose in on state government more then most other presidents.

Wardad · #3 June 16th, 2005, 05:16 PM

Note: I'm not saying it either...

dogscoff · #4 June 17th, 2005, 05:33 AM

I'm not gonna say it either.

But I am thinking it.

El_Phil · #5 June 17th, 2005, 06:22 AM

Is that a black helicopter hovering over the forum? I'm sure it wasn't there yesterday.

Alneyan · #6 June 17th, 2005, 06:25 AM

Nope. It is just a bomb, really. A big one.

Emperor's Child · #7 June 17th, 2005, 08:56 AM

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Starhawk said:
(note) ...but we have definately brought in a lot of new laws that never would have been considered pre-9/11 ...

Have you ever traveled abroad? There are a lot of not so nice places around, and these types of rules are more common around the world than our relatively permissive ones.

I believe that the country has been remarkably tame in their response. Think about the very draconian rules and regulations imposed on the states during the WWII timeframe. Granted, this is not a world-encompassing war, but the terrorists are a credible threat as evidenced by two attacks in the US (Trade center I and II, and several foiled additional attacks).

El_Phil · #8 June 17th, 2005, 10:07 AM

In a country where xx(very high) percent don't even have a passport the answer is almost always no.

Hell most Americans don't even know what street Europe is on

narf poit chez BOOM · #9 June 17th, 2005, 02:38 PM

And as I've said before, the US-Mexican war started when a certain US general said 'Hey, let's go attack Canada' and marched his troops east.

Starhawk · #10 June 17th, 2005, 04:00 PM

LOL sorry Narf that's hilarious it really is

But anyway yes compared to most countries around the world the US is tame and often I think a little too tame, in the end America is generally a fat happy child who's citizens are spoiled and who's citizens ***** and moan at the slightest tax increase or at the slightest change in laws and yet they do nothing to actively try and participate in law except to do stupid protests that they know won't effect squat in the world.

In many ways America has lost it's strenght of will and it's resolve because we are too decadent and have too easy a lifestyle I mean damn I get sick of hearing 15 and 16 year olds who openly admit they are cheating in their schools because it's so easy, and yet they pass because no one bothers punishing them so they are quite stupid and I DO MEAN STUPID no polite way around it they think they are so clever but they're dumb as bricks and when they grow up and can't cheat on everything they do they'll end up being unproductive losers.

I think sometimes this country could use a kick in the *** to get back some of that iron will we used to be famous for.