Concensus on the U.S.A?

No, it just means that the luckiest assholes rule the world.

And no, of course it isn't acceptable to the lesser assholes of the world. Every asshole wants to be Asshole #1, but that's just tough titties. Try again next century. But don't worry, no asshole can stay on top forever. If I were to hazard a guess, I would say that China is going to be the next Asshole #1, although the EU stands a good chance as well. It all really depends on who gets control of the Middle East, because, grand assholes that they are, with every asshole in the world trying to steal their shit it's sure as hell not going to be the assholes that live there.

Can you do anything about Asshole #1? Not really. They will fall eventually, as history has proven time and time again. The best you can really do is just mind your own business and be ready to defend yourself, because you can never really tell when some asshole is going to attempt a dick-move on your country.

Ain't human nature great?

 

i couldn't have said it better, man. that's just beautiful. people are people wherever you go. we all have some variation in our reactions, but that variation is pretty nominal.

 

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I often wonder what if??
Like what if humankind used it's combined intelligence to solve all of the shit that's going down.
But then thoughts like "a camel is a horse designed by a committee" come to mind, and the potential end-result is more likely to be more of the same in a different disguise.

 

combined efforts disturb me. consensus gets you the patriot act.

 

Isn't that concensus the asshole consensus. How about the not-so-asshole consensus? Might there not be a silent majority?

 

My American Aunt was in France answering questions from a classroom full of elementry school students. The first question asked was "Why are there so many murders in America?".

I think that America's diversity is what makes us so divided. I live in Florida - we've got the people who've moved down from blue states "up north", and we've got the crackers goin' hog huntin' in nowheresville, Florida. In St. Petersburg we've got that artsy/counterculture community where being anti-Bush is a given, and we've got christian conservatives and yuppies living on mansions on the water.

So saying that all Americans are ignorant (or aware of the world) is ignorant in itself - if our society was that homogeneous, Bush would have gotten much more than 51% of the vote.

 

i think that pretty much, most of the time people agree is when they're scared and going for the safety in numbers, like sheep. at which time the consensus is inevitably for strong-arm tactics and half-assed plans.