Posted in: 'Avatar' sells 6.7 million DVDs, Blu-rays in 4 days See in context
With respect to everyone who liked it i still dont understand.
It had such a bad plot and story take away the advanced graphics and..its a disney cartoon...
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Posted in: 3 Pakistani men arrested over Times Square bomb plot See in context
First off they are holding those men on immigration charges because after they do that they can ask them about anything......like what connections do you have to terrorist..
Immigration issue. Its not a issue, arizona has instituted its own law which is pretty much a copy of an existing federal law. And when you have gangs coming over the border killing entire families maybe THEN you are allowed to really critisize them.
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Posted in: Back to the 'eikaiwa' drawing board See in context
I dont think its so much the japanese not being able to get a good system in for teaching english (and the culture, which can differ alot depending on the country) so much as the japanese still having problems with the whole "forgein" thing.
Why do the japanese use to hands when passing sometyhing like a credit card?
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Posted in: New film has Japan vets confessing to Nanjing rape, massacre See in context
The rape of Nanjing is a stain on Japans history that will forever stain its people. However the people have moved on and accepted what happened there is no shame for those who have they are absolved for the crime threw there guilt and humility. Its not the people who are the problem but the Government.
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Posted in: Obama expands offshore drilling for oil, gas See in context
While i applaud the decission it also is just stupid. The bill closes off as much area to drilling as it opens. If not more. Politics at its worst.
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Posted in: Bare statistics mask human cost of Japan’s high suicide rate See in context
The bad part is in our society the differences between geeks/jocks etc are getting thiner and thiner. Sometimes its good to be us :P
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Posted in: Bare statistics mask human cost of Japan’s high suicide rate See in context
I think this is less of a problem in american society and many others because there is always more of a tribe mentality. Nerds if you will, jocks, popular kids etc all have there own groups. Plus people are just less interested in fitting in to a nich here. Where as in japan you have...well you have a place if you dont fit in a entire society tries to count you out.
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Posted in: Christian militia accused of plotting to kill police in U.S. See in context
These guys have as much to do with christianity as the islomofacist have to do with islam. Oh wait bad example....
But seriously these guys need there buts kicked. If not for planning to kill a cop then atleast for putting out a video of them running threw a creek....seriously just stupid.
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Posted in: New film has Japan vets confessing to Nanjing rape, massacre See in context
Neo, thats like saying the US had the right to nuke all of the middleast after 911.
The fact is its simple. The Japanese where told they where superior to all others. So they had no remorse in treating there 'lessers' like they did. Its a sad warning of what that type of thinking does to a people.
Souryeki, "Men can become killing machine very easily without showing any remorse, because war is in our nature." Very true and we've had along time to figure out how to harness that energy.
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Posted in: 9 charged with bullying Massachusetts teen who killed herself See in context
As madverts said how is this an american problem. Infact how is that even related to this.
People will be creatins reguardless of race, birth or power. This was just the effect of cruel people. As an american and a southerner we have ways of dealin with those boys.
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Posted in: Pearl Harbor attack remembered 68 years later See in context
Heres a tost to all those who fought for there country in WW2.
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Posted in: Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang See in context
DickMorris at 09:00 AM JST - 22nd November
ROFLMAO!.....Are you serious i hope that was a joke.
I believe evolution and religion or science and faith have no problem coexisting. The problems come from people who have to small a minds to embrace the unknown or who are to arrogant to accept others faiths.
The bible doesnt say how go created man or how he created life. I prefer the great engineer idea.
Glad they got it repaired. Now hopefully they will get on with being blocked by they particles they might discover in the future who are coming back in time to block there discovery. :P
Try that on for size
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Posted in: Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle See in context
Great more taxes on the middle class (though we wont call them that well say there taxes on the SUPER RICH!!!...who happen to be the people who start buinesses and hire people for you know...jobs.)
I remember reading how when medicare was retardedly higher than it was supposed to be.
"In 1965, as Congress considered legislation to establish a national Medicare program, the House Ways and Means Committee estimated that the hospital insurance portion of the program, Part A, would cost about $9 billion annually by 1990.v Actual Part A spending in 1990 was $67 billion. The actuary who provided the original cost estimates acknowledged in 1994 that, even after conservatively discounting for the unexpectedly high inflation rates of the early ‘70s and other factors, “the actual [Part A] experience was 165% higher than the estimate.”
But im sure this time nothing will go wrong. After all they mannaged our finances so well in the past...oh wait.
Just cut the red tape in the health insurance buisness and the prices would fall dramaticaly. Cut the amount people can sue for when a operation has complication (you know the ones the doctors tell you about...over and over and over again?) and the price goes down. This is just stupid and wasteful.
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Posted in: Obama's bow to emperor causes outrage in Washington See in context
Thankyou finaly somebody remembers why some americans are uncomfortable with the idea the man who holds the reins of the nation bowing to other world leaders. We had a war to stop that.
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Posted in: Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban See in context
How about a ban on religion instead?
Such voodoo and belief in fairy tales will be humanity's undoing.
Oh yea cause we've all seen what logic, peace, love, and general goodness came from the Soviet Union.
BTW why are so many atheist such arrogant people. I wont tell you what not to believe dont tell me or mine either cool? cool.
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Posted in: Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban See in context
So...Now muslims get to tell every other human on earth how to talk....oh ok.
Not gonna happen just try to enforce it.
BTW Muslims think about this....how many buddist are there. Now when you say buddist what do most people in none buddist countries think. Buddist monks, temples, peaceful folk them buddist.
Now if i say Islam or Muslim. See.
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Posted in: Obama's bow to emperor causes outrage in Washington See in context
Yes we bow our head to pray...its god its showing respect. And to the dead again respect.
But in our Culture people dont bow to other people. Heck next time you mess up go bow. You'll embaress the person you do it to if hes like most americans.
Im not saying he shouldnt have bowed to the emperor. Just that to alot of americans bow means you submit.
I have respect for the emperor. If i saw him id bow. Why? because id want to show respect. Why is it different. I dont represent 300 million americans. Are some people blowing it out of proportion? yes.
Look to some it means more than others. To me not so much to others alot. Point is you have no reason to get angry for them at not understanding japanese culture when so many non americans dont understand us. Ok?
Well i like to think of it this way. At least it was a allie this time.
We for the most part are a head on culture. When you meet men and now women are expected to shake hands with a good grip and look into the eyes.
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Posted in: Children's depression and suicide a worsening problem See in context
Unable to love your children?......What? I didnt know that you had to try to love kids there your kids you love em. They are for most of the years small, squishy, hyper little things...whats not to love.
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Posted in: Obama's bow to emperor causes outrage in Washington See in context
Yabits i never said we thought we were your betters but ok ill bite. Name one country that has accomplished more in a little over 200yrs of life?
And like i said we dont think anyone is better than us. Why do accept people as your betters?
Moderator: The subject is Obama bowing to the emperor, nothing else. Please stay on topic.
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Posted in: Obama, Holder predict conviction in Sept 11 case See in context
Ok let me get this straight. 2 men we know are behind the mass muder of 3000 americans and countless others over the years should be tried as equal to american citizens?!
Let me help. Go outside. Build 2 crosses. And crucify them the roman way with ropes not nails a person can last over a week.
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Posted in: More than 1,000 cheer Palin in Michigan for book tour See in context
Good for her. Dont see why people hate her so much. After all she's a politicain. How are yours anybetter? Atleast i dont want to puke when i look at her.
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Posted in: Is chivalry dead on Tokyo trains? See in context
What kind of man doesnt give his seat to old women or pregnant women. Heck here well give a seat up for a women just because she's a women. Just the way we are in the south i guess.
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Posted in: Obama's bow to emperor causes outrage in Washington See in context
Alot of americans dont like the fact that he bowed. To them it doesnt matter if everyone in japan bows to the emperor. To us bowing is something a servant or a person who considers themselves the lesser does.
OK its hard to put into words...but
We bow to no one, no one is our better.Ever.
We like japanese you have accually been one of our best allies. But as much as we respect and like you we will not bow to anyone.
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Posted in: Can anyone suggest a solution to the U.S. bases issue in Okinawa? See in context
One of the key problems is going to be economical. I dont see how that would be fixed. Maybe yall have welfare like the US. Which if i do say is just a dumb idea why would you pay people not to work?
Another is Jobs. And do you really want to lose all those jobs in this time?
Jeffrey,
I have heard people talk about how we over spend on our defense budget again and again. Its simply not true. Not if you accually want to be able to decide for yourself how you want to run your own country.
The biggest part of our budget is personel. We pay good wages have good healthcare etc. This cost alot of money infact most world militaries could be paided just from our personel cost (listening gov. healthcare people?). Another is that we have defense obligations for our allies around the world. Name the last big naval engagement between countries...now dont include the US. See everyone knows if we side with a country at sea and there not it they lose.
Maybe redistribute the bases maybe just get the personel to straighten up and act right.
I for one hope Japan will again become a real naval power. Which being a island she desperatly needs.
One of the things about todays militaries. All the guns and ships in the world dont mean anything if you cant get them anywhere the US is pretty much the only one able to.
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Posted in: U.S. questions growing Chinese military power See in context
Where not but if another nation builds up its military power and are a threat to us or could ever possibly be a threat we would then have to build up ours....or well end up like the E.U. unable to even offer a few peacekeepers and helos in africa
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