Interesting Video (about America)

Sir-Ex · 01-04-2012, 10:21 AM

Chris Hedges "Brace Yourself! The American Empire Is Over & The Descent Is Going To Be Horrifying!" - YouTube

Sir-Ex · 01-04-2012, 10:23 AM

cliffs: you've got bigger fucking problems than who's gonna be the next president

Roach · 01-04-2012, 11:19 AM

Loosing moses on the freeway......

come on .

you gotta get a better source of information, than some religious nutcase.

imho.

Cerpin Taxt · 01-04-2012, 11:25 AM

One doesn't need to be an Atheist to see that things are getting a fuckload worse, with not many signs of them getting better.

The analogies might be different, but the realities remain the same.

Roach · 01-04-2012, 11:50 AM

Quote:

things are getting a fuckload worse

I hate to bring politics into it, but who's policies do you think brought America to this point.

(other than a fall from religion, as I won't discuss religion)

The Rev · 01-04-2012, 12:20 PM

"The descent is going to be horrifying" type fear mongering is so 2009.

The British Empire was every bit as ruthless as ours, and Britain didn't turn into Somalia. I think I'll just take life a day at a time. I'm tired of being afraid.

The Rev

Waves · 01-04-2012, 12:26 PM

yeah not gonna watch that sensationalist bullshit

the world is going to shit, what else is new

its actually getting better all over what we're seeing in america is trauma as systems have to be destroyed and rebuilt. capatalism isnt going to work anymore and a new system of economy and government has to be created that isnt based on war and taking advantage of lesser developed nations and their resources.

which is actually a good thing because that shit was shaaady in the first place. i'll take a lower standard of living temporarily if it means progress for the world as a whole in the long run. because you know ultimately things are getting better and are going to be okay. thats why we created all this cool technology. things get worse before they get better though and thats what we're seeing now.

its like before a roof collapses there has to be significant pressure pushing down on the roof right? and it might look like a really bad situation cuz the roof is coming down but people dont have the foresight to see that a better stronger more advanced roof that works more in synergy with the earth is goign to be built. and unless we completely decimate ourselves with nukes i dont see the roof-coming-down-and-being-rebuilt-better thing stopping anytime soon. thats how humans have been developing their consensus systems of government, society and economy since we started them in the first place. everything has been a slow crawl from people beating each other up as government to where we are today to where we are going in the future. we just recently did this in the 1700s with the whole america thing happening. things move in cycles.

how close are we to cloning food and teleportation again?

Cerpin Taxt · 01-04-2012, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Waves

its actually getting better all over what we're seeing in america is trauma as systems have to be destroyed and rebuilt. capatalism isnt going to work anymore and a new system of economy and government has to be created that isnt based on war and taking advantage of lesser developed nations and their resources.

I agree, but with the world economy almost collapsing and things still getting worse, what is it going to take to make this change happen? Not only that, how smooth do you think this transition can realistically be?

profit · 01-04-2012, 05:10 PM

yep yep watched this the other day.

profit · 01-04-2012, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roach

I hate to bring politics into it, but who's policies do you think brought America to this point.

(other than a fall from religion, as I won't discuss religion)

roach do you want to play the blame game or start prepping for the shit storm? bringing politics into it is an idiom that to me means making the subject fucked/ fake... deflecting/ derailing from the point

Roach · 01-04-2012, 06:37 PM

Quote:

start prepping for the shit storm?

you should know I'm a survivalist.

When the whole thing comes tumbling down...

hell I've been preparing for that all my life.

how many members here live on $100 a month for food...and have change left over...?

my_scatterheart · 01-04-2012, 06:44 PM

Things will get bad, probably very bad. People will die, people will be born. We'll do things that we think will irreversibly mar the earth, only to find rebirth in the most hopeless corners. People will be dumb dicks, and people will revolutionize. We'll plateau in our ignorant glory until another falling out. The human spirit has a remarkable ability to adapt. "crash course in life, the best you can do is get by, no getting out alive."

profit · 01-05-2012, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roach

you should know I'm a survivalist.

When the whole thing comes tumbling down...

hell I've been preparing for that all my life.

how many members here live on $100 a month for food...and have change left over...?

dear god what do you eat?!!?

> grocery shopping with roach
> winco foods
> 600 eggs
> ????
> flatulence

Sir-Ex · 01-05-2012, 05:13 AM

He probably eats a lot of food attained without spending money.

01-04-2012, 10:23 AM	#2 (permalink)
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Cerpin Taxt Yahookan Zealot Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 7,213 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 843 Thanked 1,919 Times in 1,011 Posts	One doesn't need to be an Atheist to see that things are getting a fuckload worse, with not many signs of them getting better. The analogies might be different, but the realities remain the same. __________________ Step Back. Evaluate. Recognize. "All memory is really a form of regurgitation of undigested experience." -Alan Watts

01-04-2012, 12:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,867 Thanks: 5,019 Thanked 5,421 Times in 2,865 Posts	"The descent is going to be horrifying" type fear mongering is so 2009. The British Empire was every bit as ruthless as ours, and Britain didn't turn into Somalia. I think I'll just take life a day at a time. I'm tired of being afraid. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

01-04-2012, 12:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
Waves Duderino Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: chiburbs Posts: 15,405 Thanks: 991 Thanked 4,036 Times in 2,224 Posts	yeah not gonna watch that sensationalist bullshit the world is going to shit, what else is new its actually getting better all over what we're seeing in america is trauma as systems have to be destroyed and rebuilt. capatalism isnt going to work anymore and a new system of economy and government has to be created that isnt based on war and taking advantage of lesser developed nations and their resources. which is actually a good thing because that shit was shaaady in the first place. i'll take a lower standard of living temporarily if it means progress for the world as a whole in the long run. because you know ultimately things are getting better and are going to be okay. thats why we created all this cool technology. things get worse before they get better though and thats what we're seeing now. its like before a roof collapses there has to be significant pressure pushing down on the roof right? and it might look like a really bad situation cuz the roof is coming down but people dont have the foresight to see that a better stronger more advanced roof that works more in synergy with the earth is goign to be built. and unless we completely decimate ourselves with nukes i dont see the roof-coming-down-and-being-rebuilt-better thing stopping anytime soon. thats how humans have been developing their consensus systems of government, society and economy since we started them in the first place. everything has been a slow crawl from people beating each other up as government to where we are today to where we are going in the future. we just recently did this in the 1700s with the whole america thing happening. things move in cycles. how close are we to cloning food and teleportation again? __________________ On this life that we call home The years go fast and the days go so slow Last edited by Waves; 01-04-2012 at 12:39 PM.

01-04-2012, 05:10 PM	#9 (permalink)
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my_scatterheart Today, I am alive. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 3,553 Thanks: 1,487 Thanked 3,328 Times in 1,870 Posts	Things will get bad, probably very bad. People will die, people will be born. We'll do things that we think will irreversibly mar the earth, only to find rebirth in the most hopeless corners. People will be dumb dicks, and people will revolutionize. We'll plateau in our ignorant glory until another falling out. The human spirit has a remarkable ability to adapt. "crash course in life, the best you can do is get by, no getting out alive." __________________ Be mindful even if your mind is full. -J. De La Vega

01-05-2012, 05:13 AM	#14 (permalink)
Sir-Ex Learner Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 11,416 Thanks: 1,726 Thanked 3,821 Times in 2,258 Posts	He probably eats a lot of food attained without spending money. __________________ Smile Ditch the cigs!!!!!!

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