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World peace - possible, or a pipe dream?
World peace is definitely possible 21%  21%  [ 7 ]
World peace is probably possible 18%  18%  [ 6 ]
I'm not sure, but I have some measure of hope for it 9%  9%  [ 3 ]
I doubt it. the Power structure is so strong we can't get rid of it 6%  6%  [ 2 ]
No, I don't think so. Humans are just too inherently violent 47%  47%  [ 16 ]
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01 Oct 2011, 12:52 pm

Obviously someone has not read the story of the Buddha. :roll: (which I did yesterday, admittedly it was a manga, but still depicted the important parts)



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01 Oct 2011, 12:56 pm

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I know damn good and well that humans are to inherrently violent and greedy to go very long without a war.

And therefore nations should be as violent and greedy as possible to satisfy that phallic tribal hunger in us all (otherwise known by the euphemism "patriotism"). Spoken like a true hierarchical authoritarian.



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01 Oct 2011, 1:06 pm

marshall wrote:
Raptor wrote:
I know damn good and well that humans are to inherrently violent and greedy to go very long without a war.

And therefore nations should be as violent and greedy as possible to satisfy that phallic tribal hunger in us all (otherwise known by the euphemism "patriotism"). Spoken like a true hierarchical authoritarian.


No, I was taking into account human nature and that should have been obvious enough.

Read what iamnotaparakeet wrote /\



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01 Oct 2011, 1:20 pm

Raptor wrote:
marshall wrote:
Raptor wrote:
I know damn good and well that humans are to inherrently violent and greedy to go very long without a war.

And therefore nations should be as violent and greedy as possible to satisfy that phallic tribal hunger in us all (otherwise known by the euphemism "patriotism"). Spoken like a true hierarchical authoritarian.


No, I was taking into account human nature and that should have been obvious enough.

Read what iamnotaparakeet wrote /\


But you also beleive in "might makes right", as any good God fearing American must admit.