AnimeSuki Forums

Register Forum Rules FAQ Members List Social Groups Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Go Back   AnimeSuki Forum > General > General Chat > News & Politics

Notices

Closed Thread
 
Thread Tools
Old 2012-06-23, 17:28   Link #22161
ganbaru
books-eater youkai
 
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Betweem wisdom and insanity
Casino hopefuls clash in Massachusetts sweepstakes
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...85L06920120622

Analysis: Putin disavows, but won't ditch, state capitalism
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...85M0BG20120623
__________________
ganbaru is offline  
Old 2012-06-24, 09:40   Link #22162
Haak
Me, An Intellectual
 
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: UK
Age: 33
Mursi wins the Egyptian Presidency:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18571580
Haak is offline  
Old 2012-06-24, 10:02   Link #22163
bladeofdarkness
Um-Shmum
 
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: at GNR, bringing you the truth, no matter how bad it hurts
Age: 39
Quote:
Originally Posted by Haak View Post
Mursi wins the Egyptian Presidency:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18571580
oh joy
__________________
bladeofdarkness is offline  
Old 2012-06-24, 10:06   Link #22164
mangamuscle
formerly ogon bat
 
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Mexico
Age: 53
Quote:
Originally Posted by bladeofdarkness View Post
oh joy
Oh well, democracy is not about your favorite candidate winning, think about how the rest of the world felt when bush jr won, twice! _-_
mangamuscle is offline  
Old 2012-06-24, 11:14   Link #22165
cors8
Kuu-chan is hungry
 
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Raleigh, NC
If you want democracy to work, you have to expect these things to happen in the short term.
cors8 is offline  
Old 2012-06-24, 11:29   Link #22166
Vexx
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
*Author
 
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 66
Well... we'll see if Mursi understands that 51% is not a "mandate" like Bush, Jr. claimed.
__________________
Vexx is offline  
Old 2012-06-24, 14:48   Link #22167
bladeofdarkness
Um-Shmum
 
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: at GNR, bringing you the truth, no matter how bad it hurts
Age: 39
Quote:
Originally Posted by cors8 View Post
If you want democracy to work, you have to expect these things to happen in the short term.
are we operating under the assumption that there will be a democracy now ?
one election does not a democracy make.
we'll see what happens when its time for the next election to take place.
__________________
bladeofdarkness is offline  
Old 2012-06-24, 14:50   Link #22168
Anh_Minh
I disagree with you all.
 
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
... We'll see what happens when the reigning party loses an election.
Anh_Minh is offline  
Old 2012-06-24, 14:54   Link #22169
bladeofdarkness
Um-Shmum
 
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: at GNR, bringing you the truth, no matter how bad it hurts
Age: 39
Quote:
Originally Posted by Anh_Minh View Post
... We'll see what happens when the reigning party loses an election.
that implies that there will BE another election.
__________________
bladeofdarkness is offline  
Old 2012-06-24, 16:07   Link #22170
cors8
Kuu-chan is hungry
 
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Raleigh, NC
Quote:
Originally Posted by bladeofdarkness View Post
that implies that there will BE another election.
That's one of the risks you have to take if you want the chance for democracy.

It is not going to be all sunshine and rainbows.
cors8 is offline  
Old 2012-06-24, 22:59   Link #22171
ganbaru
books-eater youkai
 
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Betweem wisdom and insanity
Hedge funds get exotic in hunt for profits
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/...85L0IS20120622
Quote:
How exotic? How about portfolios betting on Chinese companies embroiled in fraud probes? Or funds looking to arbitrage prices in the electricity market?
__________________
ganbaru is offline  
Old 2012-06-24, 23:37   Link #22172
Elestia
Senior Member
 
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: California
Electricity? Reminds me of when Enron.
__________________
Elestia is offline  
Old 2012-06-25, 00:52   Link #22173
Ridwan
Senior Member
 
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: قلوب المؤمنين
Quote:
Originally Posted by Vexx View Post
Well... we'll see if Mursi understands that 51% is not a "mandate" like Bush, Jr. claimed.
I think the situation is too obvious for him to not to, but we'll see : http://www.juancole.com/2012/06/murs...ist-egypt.html

But what is certain that if Egypt would again descend into authoritarianism after this, it won't be under Muslim Brotherhood.
__________________
Ridwan is offline  
Old 2012-06-25, 03:42   Link #22174
MrTerrorist
Takao Tsundere Cruiser
 
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Classified
Sad news.

Last Pinta giant tortoise Lonesome George dies
__________________
MrTerrorist is offline  
Old 2012-06-25, 22:06   Link #22175
ganbaru
books-eater youkai
 
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Betweem wisdom and insanity
Justices Bar Mandatory Life Terms for Juveniles
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/26/us...juveniles.html
__________________
ganbaru is offline  
Old 2012-06-26, 12:41   Link #22176
Xellos-_^
Not Enough Sleep
 
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: R'lyeh
Age: 48
Quote:
THOUSANDS of American school pupils are to be taught that the Loch Ness monster is real - in an attempt by religious teachers to disprove Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Pupils attending privately-run Christian schools in the southern state of Louisiana will learn from textbooks next year, which claim Scotland's most famous mythological beast is a living creature.
Thousands of children are to receive publicly-funded vouchers enabling them to attend the schools - which follow a strict fundamentalist curriculum.
The Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) program teaches controversial religious beliefs, aimed at disproving evolution and proving creationism.
Youngsters will be told that if it can be proved that dinosaurs walked the earth at the same time as man, then Darwinism is fatally flawed.
Critics have slammed the content of the religious course books, labelling them "bizarre" and accusing them of promoting radical religious and political ideas.
One ACE textbook called Biology 1099, Accelerated Christian Education Inc reads: "Are dinosaurs alive today? Scientists are becoming more convinced of their existence.
"Have you heard of the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland? ‘Nessie' for short has been recorded on sonar from a small submarine, described by eyewitnesses, and photographed by others. Nessie appears to be a plesiosaur."
http://www.katc.com/news/religious-s...nster-is-real/

Lincoln was wrong, he should have let these guys seceded when he had a chance.
__________________
Xellos-_^ is offline  
Old 2012-06-26, 12:44   Link #22177
mangamuscle
formerly ogon bat
 
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Mexico
Age: 53
Quote:
Originally Posted by Xellos-_^ View Post
Lincoln was wrong, he should have let these guys seceded when he had a chance.
So NOW people are noticing that the British make away with religious zealots when they send those to the colonies?
mangamuscle is offline  
Old 2012-06-26, 12:46   Link #22178
sa547
Senior Member
*Author
 
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Philippines
Age: 47
Makes me think of every other kind of religious school that teaches everything but science, compassion, tolerance, open-mindedness, creativity and sexuality.
__________________
sa547 is offline  
Old 2012-06-26, 12:49   Link #22179
Xellos-_^
Not Enough Sleep
 
 
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: R'lyeh
Age: 48
Quote:
Just in case your curious, we've gathered together a few more theories and ideas that some Christian, Bible-based educational programs teach:
The [Ku Klux] Klan in some areas of the country tried to be a means of reform, fighting the decline in morality and using the symbol of the cross ... In some communities it achieved a certain respectability as it worked with politicians.

http://www.businessinsider.com/louis...is-real-2012-6
different articles but same issue.

love the fire breathing dinosaurs form BJU.
__________________
Xellos-_^ is offline  
Old 2012-06-26, 12:50   Link #22180
Haak
Me, An Intellectual
 
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: UK
Age: 33
I hope they end up taking the Flying Spaghetti Monster seriously too. Though I think the next on the list is vampires...
Haak is offline  
Closed Thread

Tags
current affairs, discussion, international

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 20:42.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
We use Silk.