It's Official: I come from a country full of peaceniks

[Harry Dresden]

). You guys wouldn't know true socialism if it bit you on the butt...

that might be true Grump.....but just as you guys from the more socialist countries are tired of us non-socialist telling you what a socialist country is,we are just as tired of you non-capitalist telling us what Capitalism is....

 

[Harry Dresden]

Interesting list, surely. But Denmark, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand all have nice neighbors. Austria, Like Japan, is demilitarized.

It is also worth noting that Japan's military is pretty strong and healthy. They just don't go anywhere with it.

Canada has only Denmark and The US for neighbors. the last military conflict with the US ended 195 years ago.

Finland has some very interesting history vis a vis its only dangerous neighbor. Such that the dangerous neighbor left it alone. Finland is sort of like Ferdinand the bull. Just likes to smell the flowers under the cork tree, but you will regret getting in a fight with it.

Iceland is part of Denmark. Odd for Denmark to be included twice.

"Socialist" is in the eye of the beholder. The US is a great deal more socialist today than it was just six months ago. Prosperous is a different story. As noted up topic, socialist is kind of hard to measure

Iceland is part of Denmark?.....what school did you learn this in?....

 

[Harry Dresden]

Dr. Grump....for whatever its worth,i know 3-4 people who have been to NZ....they all said it was one of the best places they have ever been...PERIOD....Scenery is fabulous and the people were VERY friendly.....one girl i used to work with even had a son with one of your football players..(i wont call it Soccer).....

 

[DiveCon]

Interesting list, surely. But Denmark, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand all have nice neighbors. Austria, Like Japan, is demilitarized.

It is also worth noting that Japan's military is pretty strong and healthy. They just don't go anywhere with it.

Canada has only Denmark and The US for neighbors. the last military conflict with the US ended 195 years ago.

Finland has some very interesting history vis a vis its only dangerous neighbor. Such that the dangerous neighbor left it alone. Finland is sort of like Ferdinand the bull. Just likes to smell the flowers under the cork tree, but you will regret getting in a fight with it.

Iceland is part of Denmark. Odd for Denmark to be included twice.

"Socialist" is in the eye of the beholder. The US is a great deal more socialist today than it was just six months ago. Prosperous is a different story. As noted up topic, socialist is kind of hard to measure

Iceland is part of Denmark?.....what school did you learn this in?....

they are under the Danish crown

 

[del]

Interesting list, surely. But Denmark, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand all have nice neighbors. Austria, Like Japan, is demilitarized.

It is also worth noting that Japan's military is pretty strong and healthy. They just don't go anywhere with it.

Canada has only Denmark and The US for neighbors. the last military conflict with the US ended 195 years ago.

Finland has some very interesting history vis a vis its only dangerous neighbor. Such that the dangerous neighbor left it alone. Finland is sort of like Ferdinand the bull. Just likes to smell the flowers under the cork tree, but you will regret getting in a fight with it.

Iceland is part of Denmark. Odd for Denmark to be included twice.

"Socialist" is in the eye of the beholder. The US is a great deal more socialist today than it was just six months ago. Prosperous is a different story. As noted up topic, socialist is kind of hard to measure

Iceland is part of Denmark?.....what school did you learn this in?....

iceland's relationship to denmark is analogous to canada's to the uk. they're fully sovereign but recognize the danish crown

 

[Epsilon Delta]

Where do you guys get this stuff from? Iceland has been an independent republic since 1944.

 

[DiveCon]

Where do you guys get this stuff from? Iceland has been an independent republic since 1944.

Iceland is to Denmark as Canada, Australia are to the UK

they are RELATED


BTW, its nearly the same type of relationship that Aruba has with Denmark
and similar to the relationship the USA has with Puerto Rico

 

[Epsilon Delta]

Where do you guys get this stuff from? Iceland has been an independent republic since 1944.

Iceland is to Denmark as Canada, Australia are to the UK

they are RELATED


BTW, its nearly the same type of relationship that Aruba has with Denmark
and similar to the relationship the USA has with Puerto Rico

Uhh, no, it's not. Not at all, as a matter of fact, in any of those cases. If you want any analogy it's closer to the relationship between the US and the UK, except independence was achieved through a referendum in 1944 during the Allied occupation of Iceland.

You guys just don't know what you're talking about.

 

[DiveCon]

Where do you guys get this stuff from? Iceland has been an independent republic since 1944.

Iceland is to Denmark as Canada, Australia are to the UK

they are RELATED


BTW, its nearly the same type of relationship that Aruba has with Denmark
and similar to the relationship the USA has with Puerto Rico

Uhh, no, it's not. Not at all, as a matter of fact, in any of those cases. If you want any analogy it's closer to the relationship between the US and the UK, except independence was achieved through a referendum in 1944 during the Allied occupation of Iceland.

You guys just don't know what you're talking about.

wrong, it is YOU that, as usual, dont know what the fuck you are talking about
you keep showing what a fucking MORON you are


btw, try looking it up in the CIA Factbook site

 

[Harry Dresden]

Interesting list, surely. But Denmark, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand all have nice neighbors. Austria, Like Japan, is demilitarized.

It is also worth noting that Japan's military is pretty strong and healthy. They just don't go anywhere with it.

Canada has only Denmark and The US for neighbors. the last military conflict with the US ended 195 years ago.

Finland has some very interesting history vis a vis its only dangerous neighbor. Such that the dangerous neighbor left it alone. Finland is sort of like Ferdinand the bull. Just likes to smell the flowers under the cork tree, but you will regret getting in a fight with it.

Iceland is part of Denmark. Odd for Denmark to be included twice.

"Socialist" is in the eye of the beholder. The US is a great deal more socialist today than it was just six months ago. Prosperous is a different story. As noted up topic, socialist is kind of hard to measure

Iceland is part of Denmark?.....what school did you learn this in?....

they are under the Danish crown

but they are an INDEPENDENT country.....i was thinking he was saying that they were like Puerto Rico is to us....

 

[Harry Dresden]

Where do you guys get this stuff from? Iceland has been an independent republic since 1944.

Iceland is to Denmark as Canada, Australia are to the UK

they are RELATED


BTW, its nearly the same type of relationship that Aruba has with Denmark
and similar to the relationship the USA has with Puerto Rico

but Puerto Rico is NOT an independent Country....

 

[DiveCon]

Where do you guys get this stuff from? Iceland has been an independent republic since 1944.

Iceland is to Denmark as Canada, Australia are to the UK

they are RELATED


BTW, its nearly the same type of relationship that Aruba has with Denmark
and similar to the relationship the USA has with Puerto Rico

but Puerto Rico is NOT an independent Country....

true, thats why i said "similar"
not "the same"

 

[Dr Grump]

You did your damage in the 19th century.

Perhaps someday the maori will have their land back from you 'progressive socialists'.

They are getting their land back...where have you been? Are the Native Americans getting their's back?

 

[Dr Grump]

Congratulations. You have nothing anybody is willing to fight for to get, and there is nothing you want badly enough to fight for.

Thank heavens for the half you got right.

b-b-but Shill-da said the Japs wanted us?

 

[Dr Grump]

Dr. Grump....for whatever its worth,i know 3-4 people who have been to NZ....they all said it was one of the best places they have ever been...PERIOD....Scenery is fabulous and the people were VERY friendly.....one girl i used to work with even had a son with one of your football players..(i wont call it Soccer).....

Been to the States a couple of times. Loved it..friendly people, lotsa fun...

 

[Missourian]

Someone should inform the NZ-SAS that they are peaceniks, because they obviously haven't received the memo. My only contact with New Zealanders was while serving in the Army, and the adjectives that spring to mind are totally unrelated to peace.

Professional...yes.

Highly trained...yes.

Self disciplined...yes.

Lethal...yes.

Damn fine soldiers...yes

Peaceniks...not a chance.

 

[Barb]

Congratulations. You have nothing anybody is willing to fight for to get, and there is nothing you want badly enough to fight for.

Thank heavens for the half you got right.

b-b-but Shill-da said the Japs wanted us?

You all must be mad cute then. Maybe my mom could cut your hair. That should fix it.

 

[Dr Grump]

You all must be mad cute then. Maybe my mom could cut your hair. That should fix it.

Er, sure.....

 

[Steve Jobs]

Oh, brother...I know I'm reaaaally reaaaally new here, but I can't stand the "YOU OWE US" runarounds.

Might I remind everyone that WWII was a long-ass time ago?

And that the vast majority of the people who were part of it are DEAD? And that most of the survivors are elderly and senile?

Even if anybody did owe "us" anything, that was about 4 generations ago. Over. Done. Forgotten. (Well, except by arrogant rednecks who are so "per-owd to be 'Mericun" and start shit to that effect.)

I have many friends in New Zealand, and it's high on the list of places I'd like to visit. Can't we all just get along?

 

[Soaring]

Japan Military Strength Statistics
I lived and worked in Japan for many years, and I can tell you that they are not a military threat to anyone. The United States owns Japan militarilly.