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So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby Chuckmak » Tue 27 May 2008, 16:37:15

"Americans: Do you believe that cheap access to energy is your god given right?"

Check here for some of the responses and the poll results. Very interesting, to be honest.

Thoughts?
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Re: So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby Novus » Tue 27 May 2008, 17:19:00

A few ignorant dopes but I think many realize jig is up for America and the status quo for all its' worth is at its' end.
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the richest man in Mexico, tallest building in Dubai ... ALL those things 10, 15 years ago
were all topped by Americans. The world has changed."

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I') also hope this pushes this country into a more collective oriented way of doing things & setting policy, unlike previous energy crisises in the 1970s
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Re: So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby Specop_007 » Tue 27 May 2008, 17:27:22

Cheap energy is the god given right of the strongest nation. Just like smashing models is the god given right of billionaires. Its a simple equation really:
USA:Cheap Energy :: Billionaires:Smashing models

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Re: So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby Chuckmak » Tue 27 May 2008, 18:08:47

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Specop_007', 'C')heap energy is the god given right of the strongest nation. Just like smashing models is the god given right of billionaires. Its a simple equation really:
USA:Cheap Energy :: Billionaires:Smashing models
:lol:

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Re: So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby Ferretlover » Tue 27 May 2008, 22:55:51

Chuckmak, that was a lame poll, and the responses were as bad, or worse.
If you want to know what Americans think, and are looking for a sensible response, read some of the forums and threads here.
Perhaps you should consider asking your question another way?
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Re: So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby TWilliam » Wed 28 May 2008, 01:53:25

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Chuckmak', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Specop_007', 'C')heap energy is the god given right of the strongest nation. Just like smashing models is the god given right of billionaires. Its a simple equation really:
USA:Cheap Energy :: Billionaires:Smashing models
:lol:

The post that spawned my question
I think I make more headway talking to a brick wall


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Re: So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby TWilliam » Wed 28 May 2008, 02:05:42

Incidentally Specop, considering your avatar, you might be interested to know that Calvin & Hobbes were featured in an R-rated movie a few years back...
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Re: So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby Chuckmak » Wed 28 May 2008, 10:18:09

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ferretlover', 'C')huckmak, that was a lame poll, and the responses were as bad, or worse.
If you want to know what Americans think, and are looking for a sensible response, read some of the forums and threads here.
Perhaps you should consider asking your question another way?


Trust me, Ferret, I've tried. For the past 18 months on a site I've been on since 1999. Mostly I get "It's our RIGHT" as a response back. Nobody listens. Nobody cares. So I made a poll about it. I've been a member here for a while, and I do a whole lot more reading here than posting (as shown by my miniscule post count) so I know what's up. It's just folk like that refuse to believe or want to acknowledge the causes and do not want to look in the mirror. Read the other post I posted in this thread to see what I mean. Some get it, but most don't want to get it.
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Re: So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby Chuckmak » Wed 28 May 2008, 10:21:21

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TWilliam', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Chuckmak', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Specop_007', 'C')heap energy is the god given right of the strongest nation. Just like smashing models is the god given right of billionaires. Its a simple equation really:
USA:Cheap Energy :: Billionaires:Smashing models
:lol:

The post that spawned my question
I think I make more headway talking to a brick wall


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TW I was agreeing w/ Spec. I just wanted to shed more light on responses on the original post there that prompted me to make the poll question.
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Re: So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby Ferretlover » Wed 28 May 2008, 10:53:09

What will Really be scary is when all the responses to a poll such as that are all well thought out posted by the aware.
Until then, be prepared for the "blank-brick-wall" stare, and immature responses by the unwitty.
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Re: So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby vision-master » Wed 28 May 2008, 10:55:51

Very simple question.

What would you like on your "tombstone". :razz:
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Re: So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby TWilliam » Wed 28 May 2008, 11:49:42

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'V')ery simple question.
What would you like on your "tombstone". :razz:

Chicken, red onions, bacon, chives, green and red peppers, mushrooms and garlic alfredo sauce. And I want it in 30 minutes or less or I'm not paying for it... :P
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Re: So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby Chuckmak » Wed 28 May 2008, 13:01:38

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'V')ery simple question.
What would you like on your "tombstone". :razz:

Cheese, Pepperoni, Sausage, Extra Cheese, Green Peppers
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Re: So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby TheDude » Wed 28 May 2008, 14:02:49

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Chuckmak', '[')url=http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=4&topic_id=6446431&mesg_id=6446431&page=]The post that spawned my question[/url]
I think I make more headway talking to a brick wall

You think you have a low post count here - noticed one guy there at 82412! The Montequest of Gs.

I really rained on a music forum's parade once, they were quite keen on air cars. Like Darth Vader says, all too easy!

Did learn about the dickipedia, though. Wish I could use this for my ava:
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Re: So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby Chuckmak » Wed 28 May 2008, 14:19:44

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheDude', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Chuckmak', '[')url=http://board.okayplayer.com/okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=4&topic_id=6446431&mesg_id=6446431&page=]The post that spawned my question[/url]
I think I make more headway talking to a brick wall

You think you have a low post count here - noticed one guy there at 82412! The Montequest of Gs.
I really rained on a music forum's parade once, they were quite keen on air cars. Like Darth Vader says, all too easy!
Did learn about the dickipedia, though. Wish I could use this for my ava:
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I have a mere 29,879 posts on that site in 9 years (3320 posts a year) which would make me like cold fusion on this site if i transferred that post count on here.

There is a 100,000+ post poster on the site, I couldn't imagine doing that much posting on one site like that. It's nuts

Yeah man that avatar is one of the best, the culmination of frustration on the interweb.
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Re: So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby TWilliam » Wed 28 May 2008, 18:03:50

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Chuckmak', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TWilliam', 'D')on't mind Spec. He's our resident flamebaiter. And we love him dearly for it... [smilie=5grouphug.gif]


TW I was agreeing w/ Spec. I just wanted to shed more light on responses on the original post there that prompted me to make the poll question.


Ah ok... sorry. Difficult to tell sometimes. Limitation of the medium...
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Re: So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby Plantagenet » Wed 28 May 2008, 18:40:14

Lots of people think health-care is a god-given right.

Why not cheap oil too?
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Re: So I asked a simple question on another site...

Unread postby vision-master » Wed 28 May 2008, 21:12:48

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', 'L')ots of people think health-care is a god-given right.
Why not cheap oil too?

Now that sure was twisted.

Planted, I expect better from you!

shame on you......... :razz:
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