ignorance unbound

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  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    yield2me wrote:
    So you think that all Americans talk this way? Your argument isn't valid at all, and by saying that all Americans are stupid only shows your own ignorance. Let me ask you this, if we're so stupid then why are we the super power, why do we have all the $$, why are American colleges the source for the majority of scientific, social and medical studies through the world? Give me a fucking break...let me guess you're Canadian?

    Umm, you have one of the largest populations in the world and some of the largest land masses. Maybe that has something to do with it. Your current leader is a reflection of how a country can be lead with very low intelligence. How it can flex it's military muscle. Remember that bully kid from school that probably failed all together because he was a fucking moron, and probably the reason why he was a bully to begin with. That's the U.S. "Do what we say or we kick your ass!" - "Yea, but you don't get it, we don't agree with you." - "I don't care, just do what I say or I kick your ass." That's fucking moronic, almost everything the U.S. does militarily is totally stupid.

    I wouldn't use "SUPER POWER" status as a sign of intelligence, it only takes an idiot to be powerful.
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • NMyTree
    NMyTree Posts: 2,374
    Ahnimus wrote:
    Canada is a much nicer place to live and the people are seemingly smarter. But if you ask me, everyone is ignorant about something.

    Remind me again how long you lived in America and where in America you lived?
  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    jeffbr wrote:
    LOL.

    Here's where we could put a little Bob & Doug MacKenzie dialog to demonstrate Canadian culture, but I'm not completely certain it would be representative. Although just as representative as your example above, eh? Good day, eh.

    "eh" is a very good word, right? right?

    It's a lot shorter than "right", right?
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • jlew24asu
    jlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Ahnimus wrote:
    almost everything the U.S. does militarily is totally stupid.
    how about humanitarian missions. are those ok?
  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    NMyTree wrote:
    Remind me again how long you lived in America and where in America you lived?

    I've lived right on the border most of my life. From Victoria to London.

    Do you know that people in Detroit don't know where Windsor is and it's right across the fucking border?

    A friend of mine goes fishing on the other side of the border. People ask him where he is from [his accent], he replies "Canada" and they say "Where is that?"
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    jlew24asu wrote:
    how about humanitarian missions. are those ok?

    They are pretty much expected, judging by most of your attitudes you wouldn't spare a buck to save your own mother. So I get the impression it's only done for global image.

    I will admit though that most of the eastern folks, from places like California are pretty intelligent.
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • yield2me
    yield2me Posts: 1,291
    Ahnimus wrote:
    Umm, you have one of the largest populations in the world and some of the largest land masses. Maybe that has something to do with it. Your current leader is a reflection of how a country can be lead with very low intelligence. How it can flex it's military muscle. Remember that bully kid from school that probably failed all together because he was a fucking moron, and probably the reason why he was a bully to begin with. That's the U.S. "Do what we say or we kick your ass!" - "Yea, but you don't get it, we don't agree with you." - "I don't care, just do what I say or I kick your ass." That's fucking moronic, almost everything the U.S. does militarily is totally stupid.

    I wouldn't use "SUPER POWER" status as a sign of intelligence, it only takes an idiot to be powerful.


    so I guess you are in fact Canadian! lol

    You honestly think that the only reason we are the super power is because of our military? Look at our economy, the business in the United States runs the world for the most part...Look at all the foreign aid that this country gives, nobody even comes close to the $$ amount that we give, nobody ever mentions that though...I also see you have no comment on the social, medical, scientific and industrial contributions that we give. I know you're pissed that you live in a shitty country but don't try and act all high and mighty because you don't fool anyone!
    “May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.” - Frank Sinatra
  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    Ahnimus wrote:
    I've lived right on the border most of my life. From Victoria to London.

    Doesn't something like 80% of your population live along the border?

    EDIT: I was wrong. 90% of your population lives within 100 miles of the US-Canada border. http://www.migrationpolicy.org/pubs/three_us_mexico_canada_trade.pdf
    Ahnimus wrote:
    Do you know that people in Detroit don't know where Windsor is and it's right across the fucking border?

    A friend of mine goes fishing on the other side of the border. People ask him where he is from [his accent], he replies "Canada" and they say "Where is that?"

    Either you're showing a lack of intellect for believing your friend who is pulling your leg, or your friend is a dumbass for not understanding sarcasm. You would be hard pressed to find anyone in the country, let alone in a border state, who doesn't know where Canada is.
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • yield2me
    yield2me Posts: 1,291
    Ahnimus wrote:
    They are pretty much expected, judging by most of your attitudes you wouldn't spare a buck to save your own mother. So I get the impression it's only done for global image.

    I will admit though that most of the eastern folks, from places like California are pretty intelligent.



    You think we give billions in foreign aid to make an impression for a "global image"?????? You're not representing the intelligence of Canadia very good right now
    “May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.” - Frank Sinatra
  • jlew24asu
    jlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Ahnimus wrote:
    They are pretty much expected, judging by most of your attitudes you wouldn't spare a buck to save your own mother. So I get the impression it's only done for global image.
    not sure how you get such a distorted impression of americans. good to see your appreciation for humanitarianism
    Ahnimus wrote:
    I will admit though that most of the eastern folks, from places like California are pretty intelligent.
    really? I tend to think the hollywood west coast cali types are at the bottom of US intelligence. no offence cali but besides silicon valley, your economy only exists because of hollywood
  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    yield2me wrote:
    so I guess you are in fact Canadian! lol

    You honestly think that the only reason we are the super power is because of our military? Look at our economy, the business in the United States runs the world for the most part...Look at all the foreign aid that this country gives, nobody even comes close to the $$ amount that we give, nobody ever mentions that though...I also see you have no comment on the social, medical, scientific and industrial contributions that we give. I know you're pissed that you live in a shitty country but don't try and act all high and mighty because you don't fool anyone!

    Dude, that's pretty near-sighted, Insulin was discovered here in London, ON and look how widely it's used by Diabetics. All those people would be dead.

    I haven't said that the U.S. doesn't do anything or that it's a shitty country. I've said that the education is subpar.
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    yield2me wrote:
    You think we give billions in foreign aid to make an impression for a "global image"?????? You're not representing the intelligence of Canadia very good right now

    Oh right, you folks don't care what the rest of the world things. You own the world, I forgot about your arrogance as well.
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    jlew24asu wrote:
    really? I tend to think the hollywood west coast cali types are at the bottom of US intelligence. no offence cali but besides silicon valley, your economy only exists because of hollywood

    Well, I used to live in Victoria and ran into people from the western states a lot, now I live in Ontario and run into people from eastern states. The difference in not only intelligence but arrogance is huge.
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • PJPOWER
    PJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    Ahnimus wrote:
    They are pretty much expected, judging by most of your attitudes you wouldn't spare a buck to save your own mother. So I get the impression it's only done for global image.

    I will admit though that most of the eastern folks, from places like California are pretty intelligent.
    Last time I looked at a map California was on the...................west coast......
  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    PJPOWER wrote:
    Last time I looked at a map California was on the...................west coast......

    Isn't that obviously what I meant?
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • PJPOWER
    PJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    Ahnimus wrote:
    Isn't that obviously what I meant?
    Yeah, and maybe the people who pinned Australia as North Korea obviously knew it was Australia......
  • Ahnimus
    Ahnimus Posts: 10,560
    I have to say, "Y'all" put up a really boring argument. I'm not sure how much more of this foolishness I can handle before my brain starts to degrade.

    You just can't accept that your education is slightly subpar and acknowledge that with your super power there are things you can do about it, rather than hold each individual accountable. I suppose your lack of understanding of the human condition lends greatly to your lack of education as well. I suppose it's sort of a catch 22.
    I necessarily have the passion for writing this, and you have the passion for condemning me; both of us are equally fools, equally the toys of destiny. Your nature is to do harm, mine is to love truth, and to make it public in spite of you. - Voltaire
  • yield2me
    yield2me Posts: 1,291
    Ahnimus wrote:
    Your culture says a lot about your intelligence.

    Think about it....

    Da Bears! uhahahau, gee pa, did you see that?


    Ok you just said that you were only talking about our education being sub-par but then you posted an ignorant generalization like this...so since you are saying that our "culture says a lot about our intelligence" I'm trying to show you all the things that our culture does in fact say about our intelligence.
    “May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.” - Frank Sinatra
  • NMyTree
    NMyTree Posts: 2,374
    Ahnimus wrote:
    I've lived right on the border most of my life. From Victoria to London.

    Do you know that people in Detroit don't know where Windsor is and it's right across the fucking border?

    A friend of mine goes fishing on the other side of the border. People ask him where he is from [his accent], he replies "Canada" and they say "Where is that?"



    Considering your tales of such a horrid childhood and such horrid treatment from your fellow canadien citizens; I find your comments of superiority in intelligence and a nicer disposition....to be laughable.

    Not that I believe there's a shred of truth in your comments about Americans who live right over the border, but don't know where Canada is. But I get a huge kick out of how oblivious you are to your own hypocrisy.

    Here's a guy who goes apeshit when Muslims are spoken of in stereotypes and generalizations, but is completely oblivious to his own stereotypes and generalizations. Hilarious! You can't make this shit up.....this shit sells itself!

    So the lesson for today kiddies, is............

    Muslims or Canadiens can not and should not be stereotyped.

    But it's okay to do so when speaking of Americans.

    LMAO!:D:D:D
  • baraka
    baraka Posts: 1,268
    This thread really gave me a good laugh. The piece is a comedy bit, nothing to get upset about. Trust me, I'm from the southeast US and the same kind of jab on southerners by other Americans is very common. People, we need to be able to laugh at ourselves! I'm a big fan of comedy and there are plenty of bits about folks from other countries.

    I was also thinking about the reason why a lot of non-americans know quite a lot about America, while Americans don't know all that much about other cultures & countries. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems that other countries are very interested in American culture and are exposed to American culture, probably via the media. I do not think this is the case for Americans. Sadly, I think a lot of Americans are not interested or concerned with other countries. I don't think this has much to do with IQ as much as with the fact that most are not really interested.
    The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance,
    but the illusion of knowledge.
    ~Daniel Boorstin

    Only a life lived for others is worth living.
    ~Albert Einstein

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