Why Are Many Americans Scared Of Socialism?

[kelvin070]

no thanks, i like having the ability to chew gum at will. and unlike some people, i know how to properly dispose of my gum.

with liberties comes responsibility. people have a right to chew gum but in order to chew gum you have to respect others and yourself and do the right thing and not stick it under a table or spit out on the sidewalk.

i understand WHY they made it illegal to shew gum without a prescription but taking freedoms away isnt the answer.

You can smuggle in some gums. Thats what I do on my way back from trips abroad. The reason why gums were banned was cuz some idiots spit the gums on to MRT train doors thus jamming the doors and stalling the trains.

 

[kelvin070]

Those guys who wants to hounour Obama for his socialism I suggest you imitate this young lady.

 

[Pabst]

wow, horrible tattoo. seriously.

 

[kelvin070]

wow, horrible tattoo. seriously.

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You cant have pretty face with a horrible tatoo.

 

[Pabst]

whoever did that should have their tattoo equipment taken from them.

they did a horrible job.

 

[Meirionnydd]

BTW there is no city in the world which is safer than Singapore.

Can you actually back that up with statistical evidence?..

Other than just using nationalist propaganda.

 

[Peter Parka]

Europeans fear anyone who isn't like them. It's been that way throughout history. What they can't force to change to be like them, they destroy. It's a grand old tradition.

Hell of a generalisation. You do realise that Europe is a continent made up of many different countries with many different political systems, right?

 

[Accountable]

equal? we as a nation aren't equals...

Depends on how you define it, I guess. You & I probably define it differently.

 

[Accountable]

One at a time your rights as an individual are being eaten away and in my opinion it will get worse. You are closer to being a police state now than you ever have been before.

Closer, yes I agree. It's interesting that this statement is still true even after the election.

 

[kelvin070]

Can you actually back that up with statistical evidence?..

Other than just using nationalist propaganda.

Propaganda? Really doubt if you have heard abt Singapore
There are statistics but rankings might differ slightlty
Source: Safest Cities (2008) - from Best City Reviews

I don't see any US cities in the list

 

[Peter Parka]

BTW there is no city in the world which is safer than Singapore.

Propaganda? Really doubt if you have heard abt Singapore
There are statistics but rankings might differ slightlty
Source: Safest Cities (2008) - from Best City Reviews

I don't see any US cities in the list

So what you are saying is your first statement is wrong, there are actually 8 cities that are safer than Singapore

 

[Accountable]

And obviously the United States hasn't done anything like that in the past 50 years or so...

Oh wait.

Yeh, I know. It's an ugly side that I'd love to see become an unseemly part of our history. A few of us are working on it but it's hard when even our alleged allies are against us realizing our stated ideals.

 

[Accountable]

Hell of a generalisation. You do realise that Europe is a continent made up of many different countries with many different political systems, right?

One social policy (with slight variations), one currency, one opinion that the US should be just like them.

 

[kelvin070]

So what you are saying is your first statement is wrong, there are actually 8 cities that are safer than Singapore

Like I said rankings will differ.
Here is another one which is ranked by an australian

Since there was a topic in here called most dangerous cities in the world i thought i'd start a topic post called worlds safest cities.

Anyways which do you think are the safest cities in the world. These are the cities i would rank most safest in terms of low crime rates.

1. Singapore city ( it's impossible to get away with a crime over there because every where you go you are constantly being watched by security surveilance cameras and police and also Singapore the country and Singapore city which are both the same thing statistically have the lowest crime rate in the world. )
2. Dublin ( very safe city has low levels of crime and violence and has a good well staffed well resourced police force and it's also very safe to go out at night time there even on your own. )
3. Tokyo ( despite being the most populated city in the world Tokyo is surprisingly very safe and has been ranked as being the city with the second lowest crime rate in the world. )
4. Zurich
5. Christchurch
6. Geneva
7. Stockholm
8. Vienna
9. Osaka
10. Kobe
Source: safest cities in the world on the AardvarkTravel.net Travel Forum

 

[Peter Parka]

One social policy (with slight variations), one currency, one opinion that the US should be just like them.

Never heard of all the countries in Europe getting together and coming out with that, think it must be your American paranoia at work again.
And you are wrong, there is more than one currency in Europe.

 

[Accountable]

Never heard of all the countries in Europe getting together and coming out with that, think it must be your American paranoia at work again..

Interesting your implication that if the government doesn't make it official it doesn't exist.

Granted, I'm going by my own anecdotal observations and conversations, so I can certainly be wrong. Can you provide some proof that a significant number of Europeans disagree with you?

 

[Peter Parka]

Interesting your implication that if the government doesn't make it official it doesn't exist.

Granted, I'm going by my own anecdotal observations and conversations, so I can certainly be wrong. Can you provide some proof that a significant number of Europeans disagree with you?

I think the cards are with you to provide some proof of your wild generalisation. Seeing you didn't even know there was more than once currency in Europe, I would suggest that you are just making this up as you go along.

 

[Accountable]

I think the cards are with you to provide some proof of your wild generalisation. Seeing you didn't even know there was more than once currency in Europe, I would suggest that you are just making this up as you go along.

I'm not in the mood to dance. I'll just add you to my growing list of anecdotal evidence.

 

[Peter Parka]

One social policy (with slight variations), one currency, one opinion that the US should be just like them.

So you're saying that Nicolas Sarkozy and his ruling party are Socialists, even though they are infact a centre-right political party. You should probably look up stuff before coming out with this crap.

 

[Accountable]

So you're saying I'm right about you, but you just don't want me associating you with the French?