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In contrast to other countries, the US approval of gay marriage was neither legislated nor popularly approved through a referendum, so this should not be viewed as an "American" decision, but rather the decision of an un-elected council of 9 (really a 5-person majority decision, if we're...

Hah, I'm not touching this with a ten foot pole. I fought the global reserve currency wars (and the Plaza Accord wars, and the super power wars, etc...) last year, let's try something new in 2015.

Are non-skyscraper topics even allowed there? There appears to be only a single thread for military matters, and the political discussion is nearly non-existent. Do you know the tolerance level of the mods/admins there for transferring PDF-type discussions over there? On a side note, to be...

Sometimes, when I am alone, I start weeping over the unfairness of being an American, not only condemned forever to living in this hell-hole, but also because I will never know the joys of being a Chinese citizen. Then I take my gun out of my mouth and put it back in my gun locker. I hope...

Wow, a whole forum dedicated to skyscrapers. I'll take a look.

I have absolutely no problem with the iftar dinner and outreach to Muslims. What disturbs me is the man's egocentrism--the implication that the reason why Americans are fearful of Muslims is because we're xenophobic ignoramuses who don't know any Muslims in real life, and now that he's...

Please let me know where you land if you decide to move on. I lurk on several other niche forums, but I haven't yet found a suitable replacement for PDF (in the holistic sense).

Healthcare provision is not a legitimate function of government, so yes, this is a failure. In addition, it did not slow the growth of healthcare costs, and there are still millions of uninsured, so it failed at its stated objectives. Failure in spirit, failure in letter. Republicans opposed...

It's a combination of several issues, and I probably won't remember all of them, so keep in mind there are many more. He has never accomplished anything in his life, and whatever he has "achieved" has been either fraudulent (his book), an abject failure (Obamacare), thuggery (using the IRS to...

The truth finally emerges! :rolleyes: This cipher is such an embarrassment to America, but in a democracy, we get the politicians the majority deserves.

This is a good precedent, both to ensure that citizens' rights are upheld, and also to go after Obama for his abuses after he no longer has the power to retaliate.

In other words, no proof. Are you aware that all of those countries are NATO members, and that Edward Snowden is a known traitor to the US? Why would Europe have cooperated with Morales, when Snowden's leak damaged them as well? I will admit that I still don't fully understand why the Iraq...

In other words, there were zero consequences towards Germany and France for opposing us over Iraq. So much for your assertion that the EU is in our pocket, or that the EU bends over backwards to accommodate us. Glad we agree on one version of reality, now. Back to a parallel universe, I...

I remember what happened in reality, but please tell me what happened in your parallel universe. Did we bomb them? Did we economically sanction them? What was the price paid by Europe for not agreeing with us about Iraq, in your mind? Wait, you were claiming the US was bombing countries to...

I guess I need you to do the math for me. Here's what real-life math tells me: the US imports 20% of its oil from the Gulf, and that fraction is constantly decreasing. How much petroleum does the United States import and from where? - FAQ - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) We...

I missed a connection there. Putting aside all of the actual, real life reasons why the US is engaged in conflict, and assuming your hypothetical scenario that the US bombs countries only out of some insane desire to stay on top, how does bombing those relatively minor countries keep the US on...

Thank you, that means a lot coming from you. I agree that there is much synergy to be gained through cooperation, and why I'm a bit panglossian about a better future for China-US relations. I'm less concerned with dollar hegemony than most others here (in fact, there's a good argument that...

We got bombed by Japan because of our attempts to deter Japan from expanding in China and elsewhere in Asia. You have a poor understanding of logic and linearity. I'm sure you believe or were taught that Japan decided to randomly bomb Pearl Harbor after an extended cocaine party, in response...

I don't think all Chinese are idiots, I just think you're an idiot. Saved the Japanese army? I thought opium use was no longer a problem in China. Dear G-d, what are you smoking? The US could have continued supplying oil to Japan if it did not care about China (business is business, after...

Are you really that gullible, or do you simply feel that it's your patriotic duty to brainwash your fellow Chinese citizens into thinking that?