The USA is NUMBER ONE ALRIGHT - Page 2

Makedde · #11 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Foolosophy

So which of the following points are innacurate? I will wait in anticipation for your learned answers my fellow Australian

1. Propping up despots and fascist dictators all around the world
2. Killling innocent civilians indiscriminately on every continent in the world
3. Spreading lies about it being a democracy when it is really an Oligarchy
4. Vetoing UN security council resolutions
5. Incinerating civlians with nuclear weapons
6. Not ratifying international conventions and treaties
7. Not abiding by UN charters and Geneva conventions which it help set up.
8. Societal disparities in wealth and power
9. Refusing to recognise any International legal instruments like the WOrld court etc
10. Sponsor of state terrorism in other nations
11. Spreading its military and state terrorism all around the world
12. Propping up its inneficient and failing Marxist economy with socialistic corporate welfare and bail outs
13. Pretending to be a GOD loving nation when in fact VIOLENCE is its premier fundamental
14. lying to its own people with sophisticated propaganda and dogma relentlessly
15. CLAIMING TO BE NUMBER ONE

Number 15 I agree with, also number 13. Number 10 I believe could also be true, as I do believe the US gave money to Osama bin Laden some time ago...those are only ones I personally believe. Number ten I am sure that is in someway true about the money part, but the others, I am not sure on, so I cannot have an opinion.

Foolosophy · #12 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Makedde

Number 15 I agree with, also number 13. Number 10 I believe could also be true, as I do believe the US gave money to Osama bin Laden some time ago...those are only ones I personally believe. Number ten I am sure that is in someway true about the money part, but the others, I am not sure on, so I cannot have an opinion.

I doubt if anyone can dispute any of the stated points concerning the AMerican system and especially its foreign policy record.

Its all on the public record - people can hide behind nationalism and patriotic rubbish but the facts remain in the end.

The last point concerning US citizens being number 1 at claiming o be number 1 may be a universal trait in most nations.

Australian think that their nation is the best in the world.

You go to Europe - the same thing applies.

Who can argue with the French for example?

I also suggest that you look at which nation marches FIRST at every Olympic games opening ceremony followed by all the other worlds nations who are ordered alphabetically - Is Greece Number one then?

We all cant be NUMBER ONE at the same time now can we?

Its just irrelevant nationalistic crap that tends to do more harm than good

Makedde · #13 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 09:52 PM

I don't know which Nation marches first at the Olympics Opening Ceremony, but I do know the last Nation to march is the host Nation.

Captain Backslap · #14 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 11:17 PM

Nations at the olympics march in alphabetical order in whatever alphabet is used in the host country. I don't know what this kid is trying to get at.

Foolosophy · #15 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Makedde

I don't know which Nation marches first at the Olympics Opening Ceremony, but I do know the last Nation to march is the host Nation.

Greece always marches FIRST at every olympic games opening ceremony

And I think Greece marches last at the closing ceremony - not 100% sure on that one however

Foolosophy · #16 (**permalink**) 05-06-2008, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Backslap

Nations at the olympics march in alphabetical order in whatever alphabet is used in the host country. I don't know what this kid is trying to get at.

I suggest you get some footage of EVERY Olympic games in History and look at the nation marching out first.

Greece

everybody else is alphabetical

What did you think? That the modern Olympiad is an American Invention? Wouldnt surprise me if you did though

(the Greek Olympic team with its Greek flag was even marching first at the Altanta games in 1996 - have a look. The US has never marched first - no one except Greece marches first at the Opening ceremony

Thats WHAT I AM GETTING AT!

Makedde · #17 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Foolosophy

Greece always marches FIRST at every olympic games opening ceremony

And I think Greece marches last at the closing ceremony - not 100% sure on that one however

I think you have this wrong. The host nation always marches last. At the Athens Olympics, Greece marched last. The other countries came out in alphabetical order, as has already been stated.

Foolosophy · #18 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Makedde

I think you have this wrong. The host nation always marches last. At the Athens Olympics, Greece marched last. The other countries came out in alphabetical order, as has already been stated.

So you are saying that GREECE will not march first at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics this year?

Wait and see

(yes the host nation marches last at the opening ceremony)

Makedde · #19 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Foolosophy

So you are saying that GREECE will not march first at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics this year?

Wait and see

It should be in alphabetical order. I don't expect Greece to march first, no.

Makedde · #20 (**permalink**) 05-07-2008, 12:40 AM

I take that back, it seems you are indeed, correct about this:

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Traditionally (starting at the 1928 Summer Olympics) Greece marches first, because of its historical status as the origin of the Olympics, while the host nation marches last. (Exceptionally, in 2004, when the Games were held in Athens, Greece marched last as host nation rather than first, although the flag of Greece was carried in first.) Between these two nations, all other participating nations march in alphabetical order of the dominant language of the host country.

That's actually very interesting, the reason why they march first.

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