FACESFORCE'S PROFILE

author=sixe
had to stop making curry because i would cook a weeks worth of it and eat it all in one day

WOAH! Dangerous, my friend.

author=Dyhalto
In case you aren't catching it; evenly-distributed wealth -> patriotism -> "fight for the country" -> the country survives.
Unevenly-distributed wealth -> no patriotism -> "I'm not interested" -> the country dies.

Precisely. All war is built on trade and resources, without exception. Wars built on other causes that do not lead to acquisition of resources, create the second scenario that Dyhalto has illustrated so beautifully.
The fact of the matter is, and I will be quite plain and blunt on the subject: Global Warming is a Tax Excuse.
It does not really matter how you try to stop it, another man is going to do the exact opposite just re-enforcing whatever golden age lex luthor scheme that will apparently kill all of mankind.
It is just another bogeyman in the closet to scare you into doing certain things, namely you paying additional taxes and buying "Environmentally Friendly" products.
This planet has taken good care of us for the 5000 or so years we can safely prove mankind has been around, and even when we used devices that supposedly damaged the ozone layer beyond repair.

For example, look up "The Montreal Protocol of 1989" wherin majority of the major nations decided to phase out chemicals that they deemed damaged the environment beyond repair, but in reality 20 years later they want to try to claim whatever else seems to be convenient to do the same thing. It is just a excuse for some men to gain more wealth and power, and that is how the world works.

We sacrifice our energy to work everyday to earn money, we spend money to survive. Said money makes a partial circle back to the men whom work, after losing some value along that way.

So, I will just stand behind my belief of more industry, less complaining about the environment. We are humans, so let's enjoy the works of humans. Face it, no matter what you do, the result stays the same. Besides, If you were to believe everything the scientists claim, you would be committing suicide in order to save the environment. That is the end result, and the most efficient one according to their logic. Luckily for us, Rome does not run on Logic. It runs on money, pure and simple old fashioned greed. And you know what? That is something I can understand at the end of the day.

author=Oblic
I feel like some people are taking some of the things said a bit too personally. I understand that this is a hot topic issue, but there is no reason to lash out at others within the discussion. Lashing out on politicians and similar figure heads is fair game.

I was already insulted by Cave Dog, and quite frankly the old saying applies here:
It is worthless to try to change the mind of a man whom will not listen.
I left this topic out of pure disgust for how he lashed out at me.

Wait, AVI?

Or do you mean your avatar...?

author=Yellow Magic
Are you saying you drunk-browse RMN?

Erm... I drunk browse RMN about 55% of the time. The other times I have a killer headache, or am on a call for a client, so I am on the road. I refuse to drink while I go and make my sales, but the rest of the time that I am at home, yup. XD

I forget most of what I say or type or do after I drink, but in the end it is normally harmless stuff, never that extreme for me to worry about. From what I can gather from my friends, I create a role for myself while drunk and stay in that role for the rest of the night. So... Judging by the fact I was watching Batman, as the dvd is still in there, I probably thought I was two-face or something XD It makes sense to me.

I don't give a damn XD Your point is valid, cause I am one hell of an random guy when I get blasted. Seriously, jumping from war mongering to feeling like I have multiple personas? I think that third bottle of captain morgan was enough for me.