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If you like US culture and consumerism go to Florida/California If you hate being gouged for every penny you earn, TV advertising, US crap culture of sex and violence - then you might as well stay home because it's spread around the world like a virus - only Mars is another option

reading the above I almost felt like saying "come home to mother - all is forgiven about 1776". Let's face it guys the US is about as corrupt and useless as the average banana republic these days LOL

Interesting stuff Gringinho I will have a look through some of it soon - but there is never enough time.

Washington should have asked the Iraqi people that mattered IF they wanted Western style democracy in Iraq. With a firm NO, then they would have saved the US 3 trillion dollars. Instead they tried to put the sheep in charge of the wolves and who can only hold it togethor if the US is there. Not...

Looks like easy money ! Ladbrokes are offering 4/9 Obama 13/8 MCain

I think the problem should be looked at in 2 sections. One group of people are reasonably law abiding decent folk who don't do much worse than a speeding ticket or two, but the other is lawless "don't give a fuck about you" band of criminals, anarchists etc. For the former they should be...

I think a big PLUS for the Dems is that they conserve and build up the economy and then the Reps get elected and they spend the surplus and some.

Here is a bit of fun so that you can see for yourself where you are in the political spectrum http://www.politicalcompass.org/test

Not sure I agree with your last post Gringinho. It would put power back into the hands of the rich ( the new rich are in the Middle East, Russia etc. but why , if there is a God he put the world's resources under their patch, only he knows ? ). Surely the ideal is 1 man 1 vote ??

Thanks for your reply Gringinho - interesting. I rather favour the Swiss model where citizens have the right to cast a vote on important issues in referendums. This was possible due to the small size of the population and country. With the arrival of technology it is now possible for even the...

Spare a thought in election frenzy times for the non - USA people. We have no vote Millions of us are going to suffer US foreign policy. Bush killed off a million plus. Of course it was their own fault ? Kennedy another million, Johnson ditto etc. etc. How about you guys either elect...

Interesting article on e-democracy above. As it points out there would be major obstacles e.g. politicians, lobbyists etc. to having a cyberspace forum with any power. We will have to opt for a public debating forum, anyway initially. Looks like we are stuck with the usual lot for the...

Must'nt forget the sex angle. Sex sells everything these days. So a female VP, preferably with big boobs. That reminds me - race is a big factor. Not many lgm ( little green men ) around, maybe an ethnic or better still a native American would clean up a load of votes. Park him/her back on the...

It wouldn't be very difficult to have a cyberspace Parliament where anyone who is interested gets 1 vote. The rules would be flexible so that a 2/3 rds majority makes the rule and it takes a 2/3 rd majority to break it. Perhaps a 1% quorum to propose a motion and anyone registered can vote...

Can't you just see the scene of the candidates writing their big speech. Now what are we goin to have in the mix 1.A lot of patriotism and flag waving - the rednecks like that and it costs nothin 2. We're goin to save the economy - that should cheer up the jobless and we can forget about it...

Lets face the situation clearly. The honeymoon period barring mishaps is about 100 days for the newly elected president and then the same old tired crap comes forth until everyone is as pissed off as they are with that clown Bush. To get elected they say whatever it takes trying not to...

Here's the latest update on the CEO of Goldbum and Sucks. Seems to have moved office recently

Obama comes across as a nice enough sorta guy - wants to be everyone's friend. In the Jack & Bobby Kennedy, ML King mode of liberal do-gooding, but is there any steel there for the tough decisions ? Will the flower power losers reappear ? Will criminals run amok in this new promised land ...

Witty and clever !! Great -- 10 outa 10

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