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Ran-chan Moldorm eek, when are they going to stop growing... Level: 143  Posts: 6451/12781 EXP: 35293588 For next: 538220 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima District, Tokyo - Japan Since last post: 12 hours Last activity: 12 hours |
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And we got iron. I mean, how valuable is that?  It |
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Alastor the Stylish Hey! I made a cool game! It's called "I poisoned half the food, so if you eat you might die!" Have a taco.  Level: 114  Posts: 4296/7620 EXP: 16258468 For next: 51099 Since: 03-15-04 From: Oregon, US Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| I don't see how Norway's contribution is so special, Jiz. Sure, everyone donated lots, but overall it's still not as much as the US. | |||
Kitten Yiffer Purple wand Furry moderator Vivent l'exp����¯�¿�½������©rience de signalisation d'amusement, ou bien ! Level: 135 Posts: 7097/11162 EXP: 28824106 For next: 510899 Since: 03-15-04 From: Sweden Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 4 min. |
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But Norway (and Sweden for that matter) are small countries. This is alot of money considering it's not as big as "Big brother".  And eh, Russia is a poor country. I think they "recovering" but... heh. Apparently, I wonder how the world will be if a asteroid would soon hit earth. People seem to be so generous when it comes to natural disasters. Probably becuse of the fact that they're so unpreditacble... |
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99  Posts: 2249/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Because the US is having a penis wagging competiton and using this more for public relations. The interviews with senators on the television have emphasized how good this will all be America's faltering foreign policies. Norway, Sweden, SAUDI ARABIA, are giving big money for their GDP. |
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Legion banning people for no reason sure is fun Level: 101  Posts: 3471/5657 EXP: 10399737 For next: 317938 Since: 03-15-04 From: The Crossroads is under attack! Since last post: 5 days Last activity: 5 days |
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Originally posted by Ziffski See what I mean? Damned if we do, damned if we don't. We can never win. No one is ever satisfied. Everyone will always bitch at us no matter what we do. It does not matter why we're giving money or even how much. The important thing is that we're volunarily ------------------ |
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99 Posts: 2254/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Welcome to being a superpower. Oh, and as an active politician. Nothing in politics is voluntary. Something always moves your hand. |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 6013/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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I'm still waiting for the States to match Japan.  I'm surprised since I think Russia's the only member of the G-8 who isn't helping out so far. |
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Alastor the Stylish Hey! I made a cool game! It's called "I poisoned half the food, so if you eat you might die!" Have a taco. Level: 114 Posts: 4304/7620 EXP: 16258468 For next: 51099 Since: 03-15-04 From: Oregon, US Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Leg, it really wouldn't be so bad if we weren't the only superpower right now. Also. How the hell did a "Those poor people" thread turn in to a "let's bash America" thread? |
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Legion banning people for no reason sure is fun Level: 101 Posts: 3472/5657 EXP: 10399737 For next: 317938 Since: 03-15-04 From: The Crossroads is under attack! Since last post: 5 days Last activity: 5 days |
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| Ohhh you guys are so lucky I'm not president. SO lucky. I'd screw you all over to teach the world a lesson on how good they have it. So lucky. So lucky. |
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99 Posts: 2259/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Actually, it would be funny if you were president. Because you'd realize the constraints that world politics have on America. Realpolitick is as strong today as it was during the Balance of Power in Europe. | |||
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Legion banning people for no reason sure is fun Level: 101 Posts: 3473/5657 EXP: 10399737 For next: 317938 Since: 03-15-04 From: The Crossroads is under attack! Since last post: 5 days Last activity: 5 days |
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| It would be funny if I was president in more ways than one. | |||
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Kefka Indefinitely Unbanned Level: 81 Posts: 2388/3392 EXP: 4826208 For next: 166641 Since: 03-15-04 From: Pomona, CALIFORNIA BABY! Since last post: 4 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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Yea, I was in a 6.7 once (Northridge, California, 1994... I was on my way upstairs to grab a toy  )... but considering that each 1.0 is 10x more powerful... that means that this is about 100x more powerful than that... yikes...OMG! I lost a minute fraction of a second of daylight! Damn that tsunami bastard! Colleen: "I'm still waiting for the States to match Japan." You don't wanna live in Japan. Trust me. |
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Jizuko Jiz Is The Magic! This board has run out of mana and can no longer use The Magic Level: 51  Posts: 967/1191 EXP: 1004683 For next: 9255 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 230 days Last activity: 213 days |
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| There'll always be the discussion of the beggar that has 10$ and donates 9$ versus the millionaire that donates 1000$. The millionaire donates most but the beggar gives most of what he possess. I know that it would be impossible for the US to match many other countries in donations per GDP since they are bigger they also have more poverty and homeless people. But 1.2$~ per GDP? So Craw, I quote again; "Norway's pledge would come out to approximately $39.50 per citizen. The U.S. pledge of $350 million comes out to $1.19 per person." Onto 'another' subject, I want to see a site that lists population donations, would be funny to see. And I also wonder what other countries have for campaigns, here we got like a little banner showing 20 times during all programs/movies on TV and also every now and then there's a commercial about donating. And just now, 2hours ago, all channels just stopped broadcasting (EVEN MTV, OMGOSH) because of the 3 minute silence in europe. |
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99 Posts: 2262/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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Originally posted by Legion And what ways are these? |
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firemaker Level: 26  Posts: 98/247 EXP: 94178 For next: 8097 Since: 03-23-04 From: UK berkshire Since last post: 17 days Last activity: 11 days |
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| you know back here loads of people are thinking america are being stingy because they have only given a few million compared to places like the U.K and to be honest i think they are right | |||
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alte Hexe Star Mario I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night Alive as you and me "But Joe you're ten years dead!" "I never died" said he "I never died!" said he Level: 99 Posts: 2267/5458 EXP: 9854489 For next: 145511 Since: 03-15-04 From: ... Since last post: 2 hours Last activity: 2 hours |
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| Actually, America gave MORE than the UK. The attack on American aid doesn't rest solely on America, the UN rep. that stated his disappointment cast it upon all unaffected nations. On all rich nations. |
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DarkSlaya POOOOOOOOOOOORN! Level: 88 Posts: 3167/4249 EXP: 6409254 For next: 241410 Since: 05-16-04 From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 8 hours Last activity: 5 hours |
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| I'm surprised that nobody said "Blame Canada" in this thread, yet. I would've donated, but after I bought what I wanted (DS and stuff), I had no money left. |
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Mr. F-Zero Paratroopa Level: 20  Posts: 91/158 EXP: 40634 For next: 1805 Since: 09-09-04 From: London Since last post: 176 days Last activity: 52 days |
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| I donated (edited by Mr. F-Zero on 01-05-05 11:53 AM) |
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Zarathud Level: 12  Posts: 38/55 EXP: 7184 For next: 737 Since: 12-27-04 From: Terra, Sol. Since last post: 294 days Last activity: 294 days |
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Originally posted by JizukoCan you imagine the kind of sheer arrogance and petulence it takes for a UN bureaucrat to bitch about how their supposed "authority" is being undermined when the largest natural disaster in the past decade needs immediate relief? The US, Australia, Japan and India all jumped in while the UN was still dragging its ass as usual. And let's not forget the fact that the vast majority of UN logistics for these things is supplied by USAID anyway. The UN has no authority as far as I'm concerned. Re: the whole relative vs. absolute debate, I think there's a bit of conflation going on here. The poor person who gives $10 is more subjectively "generous" than the rich guy who gives $1000, but that doesn't change the fact that the rich guy is objectively doing more to help. I agree with Legion that motives are not the important thing here. What matters is what actually gets done. Also, that fact that a particular government donated X% of its GDP says nothing whatsoever about the average generosity of its people. Little number games like the one Jizuko posted are prettty much meaningless if they're using public-sector numbers. To get an accurate picture you would have to add up all the private-sector charity given by people from the various countries and then divide by population. Also, Ziff is correct about the constraints on leaders. I like to compare the role of the president to that of a guy steering a bumper car with the acceleration glued down: if you put all your weight behind it you can move it in a different direction, but it's still mostly going to go where it wants, and you're constantly bumping up against other countries that partially decide your course as well. |
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Legion banning people for no reason sure is fun Level: 101 Posts: 3475/5657 EXP: 10399737 For next: 317938 Since: 03-15-04 From: The Crossroads is under attack! Since last post: 5 days Last activity: 5 days |
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Originally posted by ZiffskiOriginally posted by Legion Come on now, it's me. |
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