The American dream vs. the European dream.

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Which do you prefer?

The American dream of individual fulfilment
11
52%
The European dream of community
4
19%
A blend of the two
6
29%
 
Total votes : 21

Postby seektravelinfo » Sat Aug 21, 2004 12:14 am

nick wrote:I don't get it. Why doesn't Sri go fight for the Mahdi army? I mean, he loves when Americans die and supports the resistance fighters. Wait, I know why, even Muqtada wouldn't want Sri fighting for him.


And I have it on good authority that mr. al Sadr actually likes Americans. Sri's petulant whiny posturing wouldn't stand a chance in Najah.
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Postby Dim » Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:34 am

Last night I had a dream that a hamburger was eating me!
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Postby nick » Sat Aug 21, 2004 1:12 pm

Dim wrote:Last night I had a dream that a hamburger was eating me!
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Did you really? Because that may be a bit wierder than the dream I had about playing hide and go seek with the North Koreans.
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Postby Sri Lanky » Thu Sep 02, 2004 9:33 pm

Regardless.....You yanks and the rest of the world(particularly the Europeans)are worlds apart when it comes to the vision thing.
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Postby need mine back » Fri Sep 03, 2004 3:31 pm

Sri Lanky wrote:Regardless.....You yanks and the rest of the world(particularly the Europeans)are worlds apart when it comes to the vision thing.


Yeah Americans are short on Vision, especially Franklin, Edison, the Wright Brothers, oh wait, those guys were inventors, they had no vision.
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Postby Sri Lanky » Fri Sep 03, 2004 5:34 pm

I'm not saying that Americans have no vision. I am saying that they are at odds with the rest of the world.
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Postby Sri Lanky » Fri Sep 03, 2004 5:38 pm

...except for maybe Russia.
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