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Post by viruszero on Mar 26, 2008 18:56:13 GMT -5
SpaceExplorerX, you are American, yes?
Well unfortunately you have demonstrated some typical american bigotry... Atleast with several of your claims:
1- No one owns the internet. Why do you assume that someone has to own it?
2- Most major media produces are American though. So of course they'd prefer just to cover US related things. But this doesn't mean that Canada lacks the power to cover our own government happenings. It just means that many Americans don't take the time to look outside their own country and see our issues.
3- As far as the corruption, I can verify things aren't smooth, but I would say that it isn't nearly as bad as the Americans or many other countries governments as well. So then show me a country where the politics do run smoothly.
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Post by Captain SpExtacular on Mar 26, 2008 21:14:41 GMT -5
1. Aren't the 13 computers that manage the internet in America? And wait a second, but wasn't the internet originally created by the American government to send missile commands from the pentagon to silos across the nation in the early 60's?
2. You kinda proved my point. CNN and Fox are broadcasted internationally. While the CBC on the other hand, correct me if I'm wrong but I doubt that it gets much farther than North America.
3. Switzerland seems to be doing fine.
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Post by viruszero on Mar 26, 2008 21:50:41 GMT -5
1- The Americans may have owned the prototype of the internet, but the current internet is so far removed from that base model that you can't hardly say they own it. So many other countries and companies now make it up that it's no longer just an American thing.
2- As far as CBC goes, it has it's own website (http://www.cbc.ca/) therefore it too broadcasts internationally to some degree. (That being that those willing can go to it.) As far as being broadcast as on tv I cannot confirm nor deny that due to the fact I only have a Canadian satellite dish. (Though I would suspect they probably are broadcast in other countries as well.)
3- I'm pretty sure that even Switzerland has it's issues. Probably not to the degree the US does but nevertheless they would still exist. Politics in general tend to be very corrupt by nature. ( The phrase: "Absolute power corrupts absolutely " rings in mind. )
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Post by Captain SpExtacular on Mar 26, 2008 21:55:18 GMT -5
Yeah, I like the old quote "If you want to see a man's true character, give him power." I forgot who said it, but its still good.
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Post by RELLIK on Mar 27, 2008 9:23:16 GMT -5
culture and the people in canada are like the people in america, i aint gonna get into all that other $#!+.
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Post by Sonic on Mar 27, 2008 10:32:25 GMT -5
Regarding #2 on viruszero's first post, I have to admit that's somewhat true. You rarely see american news covering issues outside of our own country, but I suppose it's a bit more justified nowadays, since our economy is going through the sh*tter and we've already had over 4,000 troops die in the war. You know what I think? Instead of covering stupid sh*t like "Britney Spears mistreats her kids for the millionth f*cking time" they could use that time and funding to cover more relevant topics like *ding ding ding* you guessed right! They could cover some worldwide issues! But no. But I guess that's why CNN exists...they cover worldwide issues...
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Post by viruszero on Mar 27, 2008 13:01:46 GMT -5
The only time American news mentions another country is either: 1- Americans were injured/died there 2- There is a massive issue regarding americans there. (IE an American got trapped there.) 3- It deals with the war.
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Post by Professor Fann on Mar 30, 2008 20:05:50 GMT -5
I think the discussion about the US is getting a little out of hand. I wanted to know your Western thoughts of any other country THAN the US, not the US itself.
Anyone heard of Mexico?
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Post by viruszero on Mar 30, 2008 22:34:20 GMT -5
Oh yes, Mexico, it's sounds to be a fairly beautiful place, save for Mexico city which is just a pollution filled cesspool of poverty, sewage, violence and corruption. (Seriously, sections of Mexico city even the police fear to tread and so many crimes happen there without thought, and of course it just happens to be the best place to buy anything... long as you don't care how "hot" any item is...) The Aztec ruins would be interesting to visit as well as other areas (which have escaped memory at this point.) Though I wouldn't want to stay too long... due to Mexico being a very hot country...
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Post by Professor Fann on Mar 31, 2008 3:33:12 GMT -5
Let's not forget the Mexican culinary contributions as well as the culture of clothes. Awesome I believe, and contributes to diversity.
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Post by RELLIK on Mar 31, 2008 9:19:05 GMT -5
and the corrupt as hell cops.
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Post by Professor Fann on Mar 31, 2008 20:06:23 GMT -5
Indeed.
On a side note, I have heard of this strange celebration called Mardi Gras. Has anyone attended it before or know anything about it? All I know is that it is celebrated in many countries, maybe even Brazil, or I could be wrong here.
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Post by Captain SpExtacular on Mar 31, 2008 20:42:42 GMT -5
Mexico...or as I like to call it, God's blind spot. Poverty ridden and corrupt. Not a place I would want to go. Not to mention the quality of the water...It dose have it's nice area. However there is no middle class, you're either really rich or really poor. As an American I'm a bit biased towards Mexico, what with the thousands of Illegal aliens that have invaded our country. Personally, I also really don't like Mexican food.
^that first sentence...yeah for those of you out there with no sense of humor, that was a joke >.>
As for Mardi Gras. I think it's one giant party with lots of boobs,food, and alcohol before "Fat Tuesday" where you don't eat. It's also celebrated largely in Louisiana.
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