They certainly do a good job keeping us non-scientologists informed about the secrets of the universe you normally would have to pay thousands for. I like the way Scientology can't come out and say this because then their status as a religion comes into question.
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I think any system will have its nasty stories to pull out and prove a point. Basically the US system says if you get sick then pay for it and if you can't afford its too bad, go into debt and suffer for it. The system here in Australia says if you get sick you will be cared for paid by the government but you will receive swifter care (as a generalised statement) if you pay for your own care. I think I know which country is more like the Federatio
So I need a drivers license to play online now?
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[quote who="IrationalFear" reply="30" id="2666077"]well this sucks.[/quote] Yup
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[quote who="Richter_Abend" reply="590" id="2662833"]Getting back on topic: Wrapping this fascinating conversation up, I think that America will only cease to be a superpower when the phrase "Superpower" becomes irrelevant, AKA, the day when all countries have the ability to "Project dominating influence anywhere on the globe", as the definition for Superpower stands. All in favor? Richter {^}[/quote] Well, given the rapid globalisation o
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[quote who="Richter_Abend" reply="580" id="2660602"]The only issue is that most countries (including the US, in order to increase diplomatic relations with China) see Taiwan as the 23rd Province of the PRC... [/quote] http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/economy-and-business/China-to-Sanction-US-Companies-That-Sell-Arms-to-Taiwan---83329797.html http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35065824/ns/world_news-asiapacific/ I disagree.
Yes but they still use that mouse pointer thingy.
[quote who="Xer07" reply="566" id="2658662"]If the country just plain went down and out, I'll list, respectively, which countries would fall after it. [/quote] I've ran a couple of simulations and your theory of these countries falling does not hold true. I factored in both if the USA land is "livable" or not and it doesn't matter, the rest of the world gets by. It was tricky to include the effect of Hollywood disappearing but the combination of a Dual Core p
[quote who="SwerydAss" reply="559" id="2658083"] Hell China hasn't tried to expand its borders for over a thousand years. [/quote] Now that is a controversial statement.
Use the Summon weak ghost spirit spell thing to send in the ghost as a sacrificial scout.
[quote who="scratchthepitch" reply="476" id="2656050"] I don't see any reason to get into a pissing match with you over my personal dislikes about Civ4, kid. Part of growing up is the realization others can and do have different preferences and opinions and learning how to live with that. You'll have to find someone else to have your ego boosting, irrelevant argument with. [/quote] No worries, I wasn't trying to have a go at you. If I sounded harsh then I ap
[quote who="Alpha_003_Snipe" reply="549" id="2656835"]What mustn't happen is for America to collapse. If this were to happen, economies would crash, countries would panic, and what better way to get resources when the world market is down than to take them by force. I see it in this way: If one country has too much power, it can't collapse, because if it does, there's a power vacuum.[/quote] Well yes it would cause economic chaos but the world is not going to go to nucl
[quote who="SpardaSon21" reply="539" id="2655605"]Do we really want an all-out war between Israel and the Arab nations that surround it? I mean, Israel has only won the past few wars they've had with those guys, and by huge margins, so what would be any different this time around? [/quote] The last tussle apparently rattled the invincible Israel myth. [quote who="Seleuceia" reply="541" id="2655781"]@Dr Guy America is looking
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="516" id="2654364"] I will go along with that. Perhaps the fact that our language comes from England, which until the 19th century was extremely imperialistic, is now causing a problem. I believe the term coined during the cold war was "Sphere of influence", and that is more accurate of the state of the world post WWII.[/quote] And in saying that we should take the time to acknowledge that this is not solely a US thing, just so
Civ 5 will be great due to the modding community. The PG style combat, presumably with the ability to mod in new unit abilities (like the Civ 4 ranged bombardment mod for example :) ), will take the warfare aspect of Civ to a new level. I HATED the stack-o-doom city ping pong. Now I can actually defend my borders at the borders in a more realistic way. Zone of control means blitzkrieg will be more fun too.
If by making the game more accessible they look at the BUG mod for Civ 4 I'm all for it. Civ 4 Vanilla lacks so much easily annoying info that you have and is poorer for it. *Edit* Now I read this a day later its not that understandable. The discussion has moved on so I can't be bothered fixing it for nobody to read.
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="509" id="2653033"] You apparently do not understand the word Imperialism. Again, I would ask you where are the imperialistic territories of the US? I want to visit them (and if still in doubt about the definition of Imperialism, I would suggest dictionary.com, or perhaps a hard back copy of Websters).[/quote] Well I guess there needs to be a word for a country that economically and militarily meddles with other countries to se
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