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You are still being judged in football, basketball, or baseball though. Referees make mistakes or get bribes and could easily change the outcome of one match. A wrong call in many sports could easily swing the momentum in one team's favor.

Exactly, the combination of both has kept American government system from progressing.

Well. The big fish will always bully the little ones. As meta pointed out before 'aboslute power corrupts absolutely', we need a more effective international organization than the UN to keep the superpowers in check.

You mean the Bush Administration and this horrible two-party system we have going on? Though it's hardly Facist, I can't deny that I am very disappointed by the direction it's currently going.

Thats the American dream isnt it ? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Actually, that's exactly what I was thinking since I am an immigrant. (And if I am more grateful, I would be thanking Thomas Jefferson and George Washington every day.)

I still think a healthy mix of capitalism and socialism should be good enough where equal opportunity is provided to everyone; in the end, if you put forth hard work you will prosper.

That would be a flaw under pure socialism since in communism, there is infinite warehouse space and eveybody has a magic bag where you can pull out anything you'd like.

Though a system similar to communism did exist during the early ages of man when the tribes shared all the food hunted or collected equally among all the tribal members. It's one of the reasons that Marx believed that such a system could exist once again. I guess in those early days, the constant struggle to survive in harsh environments with limited tools suppressed man's lust for luxury. But in today's world, where we are constantly seeking new ways to make our lives more gratifying, how is getting an equal share of the pie no matter the amount of efforts you put into your life ever going to satisfy us? As for the depression followed by the collapse of USSR, don't blame it on democracy but on instability. @taks - There is no such thing as demand in communism since I believe that Ferraris and Rolexes would be raining from the skies.

Figure skating > American football + Soccer

So that's how Hitler ended up with two genitals!

You know. You are the hottest person who I ever suspected of hitting on me. ) (You can't imagine how sadly disappointed I was when I read the rest of your post.)

Didn't Socrates say that 'only those who absolutely dread of having power should have it'? (Offtopic, I know. But the thread moves too fast for me since I am also eating my lunch at the moment.)

There is also a saying that the smart hunter let the two tigers fight it out and takes the skins of both.

Oh yeah. I remember learning about that as well as how Mao modified Marx's theories to suit the situation in China where the the population is consisted of mainly peasants. However, both Lenin and Mao's final goal is the same as Marx's: to provide a utopia for their people at all cost. Both made some strides but ultimately failed because as I stated before pure communism could not be achieved.

People need to understand that Karl Marx defined the communism revolution into stages. First, the ruling class must be overthrown and a totalitarian government of socialists put in its place. When the conditions I mentioned before are met, governments will be abolished and everyone lives happily ever after. And in a pure capitalistic society, there would be no taxes or governments, either. As you see, all countries today are neither pure communists nor pure capitalists.

There is no such thing as communism vs democracy. It's communism vs capitalism or totalitarianism vs democracy. China, Cuba and even USSR are never communist countries. Their governments are socialists. In communism, people are rid of not only personal possessions but even the concept of them. The precondition for communism is that the productivity of human race has increased to infinity that personal possessions lose their meanings entirely. So basically if you wanted a sports car, they will just be raining from the sky. Economically, communism will never work because we have limited resources and unlimited demands. Socially, it won't work because free will is what defines our life but in a communist society our choices have no consequences to us. As for socialism, it has its uses when mixed with capitalism. Since democracy aims to provide everyone with equal opportunity, socialism as in forms of government spending could provide the poor quality education, food, lodging, etc., so they have a chance to compete with the already rich in the primarily capitalistic world. edit - Looks like some of my points are already made by others...

Very courageous of him to stay and continue his work after such an ordeal.

Am I to believe that pnp-orgies are sweeping across today's pnp gaming community?

And many of them don't vote. The turnout rate among registered voters is roughly 50% even for presidential elections. I'd say moderates tend to stay at home since the ultra liberals and conservatives have the stronger urge to voice their opinions.

It depends on who has the higher dexterity. Since Sion doesn't wear a shirt, he gets an automatic +1 bonus.

Half-orcs need love too. Unless like the mules, they couldn't reproduce?

Good point. Looks like I misjudged him after all. Both Malak and Sion are total pansies, but at least Sion is a pimp who simply lacks game. Malak had Bastila and female Revan and didn't even make a move on any of the two... @Mothman - I don't know. Assuming all the necessary pieces are intact, but remember that it's pain that's keeping him together. A little pleasure and he just might fall apart... :D

Or maybe he wanted what's in Draken's sig... It's only natural.

Why is she so uh... not hot in that picture... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, the pose there was too manly for one. Secondly, they changed Bastila's tight outfit from what seems to be from a Britney Spears video into this hideous thing...