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28th October 2009, 05:09 AM
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28th October 2009, 06:34 AM
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28th October 2009, 06:09 PM
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Why, let's continue the superfluous, childish political dissent, worship the dollar through neoliberalistic economic philosophies, trust corporations to work out our best interest for health care (always trust the businessman!), and keep the neoconservative fiction of a perpetual enemy image everliving (thereby corrupting our sense of safety).
Sounds like a plan for number 9.
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28th October 2009, 06:34 PM
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28th October 2009, 06:35 PM
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Reps: 80,175,838,156,492,624 (power: 80,175,838,156,509) | | Originally Posted by Received  That's right! Number 9. Even America's cap (Canada) is higher! Oh, what to do!
Why, let's continue the superfluous, childish political dissent, worship the dollar through neoliberalistic economic philosophies, trust corporations to work out our best interest for health care (always trust the businessman!), and keep the neoconservative fiction of a perpetual enemy image everliving (thereby corrupting our sense of safety).
Sounds like a plan for number 9.
Actually, it sounds like a plan for some place much further down. Eventually.
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1st November 2009, 08:20 AM
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Reps: 45,454,215,510,743,368 (power: 45,454,215,510,753) | | Originally Posted by faith guardian Actually, it sounds like some place much further down. Eventually.
Then a plan for some place much further up would be this? De fem nordiska länderna bör gå ihop i en ny union
[Oh, right. I forgot. When one is #1, one has already arrived...  ]
Back to serious. I think Gunnar Wetterberg's proposal is quite interesting, worth consideration, certainly. Samhällsdebattören Gunnar Wetterberg: En nordisk förbundsstat kan ge de nordiska länderna en internationell maktställning. En nordisk union skulle bli världens tionde största ekonomi, rejält före till exempel Ryssland och Brasilien. Norden skulle då ha en given plats vid de stora internationella rådslagen. I EU kunde de nordiska länderna med större tyngd hävda nordiska värden. Nyckelpositioner i EU-kommissionen kunde lättare komma inom räckhåll. Fördelarna med ett enande är i dag så stora att politikerna bör göra allvar av en ny Kalmarunion, skriver samhällsdebattören och författaren Gunnar Wetterberg inför Nordiska rådets session i Stockholm den 27–29 oktober.
The quick & dirty translation: "The five Nordic countries should merge into a new union"
Societal commentator Gunnar Wetterberg: A Nordic federation could provide the Nordic countries an international position of power. A Nordic Union would become the world's tenth largest economy, significantly ahead of Russia and Brazil. Swedish historian touts Nordic power bloc Foreign people should discuss this Nordic idea
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One achieves little honour if one invades another country, which has done us no harm, with force and injustice, if one rapes and burns, kills and pillages those who only wished to live in peace. It would do us greater honour if our forefathers had always been peaceful and meek, if they had been content with all the things God had given them, instead of robbing and raping others. -- Olaus Petri
I am resolving now never to hold rancor, however justified it might be, toward a group of people, whatever their race, religion, conviction, prejudices, errors. -- Irène Némirovsky
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1st November 2009, 09:04 AM
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Reps: 80,175,838,156,492,624 (power: 80,175,838,156,509) | | Originally Posted by Kalevalatar
I would certainly support such a union. I'm not TOO sure of the EU, but a Scandinavian Union could really be a winner IMHO. In fact I have been thinking along those lines for a few years. I think it could be a real possibility if the idea just got enough hold in our individual governments. We're very similar nations in many respects. We'd be stronger together than separate. (For the record, Americans, I am not a potential supporter of a union such as this for the purpose of increased military strength)
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1st November 2009, 09:43 AM
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Reps: 45,454,215,510,743,368 (power: 45,454,215,510,753) | | Originally Posted by faith guardian I would certainly support such a union. I'm not TOO sure of the EU, but a Scandinavian Union could really be a winner IMHO. In fact I have been thinking along those lines for a few years. I think it could be a real possibility if the idea just got enough hold in our individual governments. We're very similar nations in many respects. We'd be stronger together than separate. (For the record, Americans, I am not a potential supporter of a union such as this for the purpose of increased military strength)
*kröhöm* Nordic Union *kröhöm* 
I think the Nordic countries have "been in this together" for so long -- 1,000 to 1,500 years -- so it would not be such a big deal to ditch our independencies for a closer Nordic Union. Last century was a century of independence movements and nation-states, whereas the 21st century will be for transnational unions: BRIC, EU etc.
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One achieves little honour if one invades another country, which has done us no harm, with force and injustice, if one rapes and burns, kills and pillages those who only wished to live in peace. It would do us greater honour if our forefathers had always been peaceful and meek, if they had been content with all the things God had given them, instead of robbing and raping others. -- Olaus Petri
I am resolving now never to hold rancor, however justified it might be, toward a group of people, whatever their race, religion, conviction, prejudices, errors. -- Irène Némirovsky
Cannons and fire-arms are cruel and damnable machines; I believe them to have been the direct suggestion of the Devil. If Adam had seen in a vision the horrible instruments his children were to invent, he would have died of grief. -- Martin Luther |
1st November 2009, 11:37 PM
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Reps: 19,391,142,157,809,696 (power: 19,391,142,157,824) | | Originally Posted by Kalevalatar *kröhöm* Nordic Union *kröhöm*
I think the Nordic countries have "been in this together" for so long -- 1,000 to 1,500 years -- so it would not be such a big deal to ditch our independencies for a closer Nordic Union. Last century was a century of independence movements and nation-states, whereas the 21st century will be for transnational unions: BRIC, EU etc.
Y'all should bring back the Vikings. The longboats and the helmets were, like, way cool...   |
2nd November 2009, 03:12 AM
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Good thing is, our young "braves" still know, after all these centuries, how to properly "go berserk", like every Friday and Saturday night and all summer weekends. Yup.
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One achieves little honour if one invades another country, which has done us no harm, with force and injustice, if one rapes and burns, kills and pillages those who only wished to live in peace. It would do us greater honour if our forefathers had always been peaceful and meek, if they had been content with all the things God had given them, instead of robbing and raping others. -- Olaus Petri
I am resolving now never to hold rancor, however justified it might be, toward a group of people, whatever their race, religion, conviction, prejudices, errors. -- Irène Némirovsky
Cannons and fire-arms are cruel and damnable machines; I believe them to have been the direct suggestion of the Devil. If Adam had seen in a vision the horrible instruments his children were to invent, he would have died of grief. -- Martin Luther | | |
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