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[John123453242]

Zyker showing his education. The EU is not one country. It takes every European country to top the US economy. The United States has a far superior military to China. Talking about Chinas future has nothing to do with the now. That is speculation based on many factors never changing.

[RPenny0613]

InfamousResult wrote...

How about everybody here is equally stupid, no matter what country you're from, because of how ridiculously you've derailed this thread and are just circle-jerking each other in argument form.

Seriously, can we get a mod to lock this already?

agreed

[Roninraver]

John123453242 wrote...

Roninraver, the post above mine is what proves we are the top super power. What are you talking about? Other posts named stuff that has nothing to do with being the top super power. I really can't believe this is actually an argument.

Except his "facts" have been debunked by myself and at least two other posters.

The "largest" military in the world by country is China's.

Most well trained/equipped?  United States still (probably) has that title.

But it won't last forever, and probably not even for long.


The other points he made are blatantly false.



Again, military strength is the ONLY thing in which the USA is still "numbah won!"


By every metric except military strength, America is less "super" powerful than another country.

[RPenny0613]

John123453242 wrote...

Zyker showing his education. The EU is not one country. It takes every European country to top the US economy. The United States has a far superior military to China. Talking about Chinas future has nothing to do with the now. That is speculation based on many factors never changing.

Your delusional. Every economy is doing horrbile as of right now so your picking the best of the worst. And military power has nothing to do with a military victory, i.e. vietnam.

Modifié par RPenny0613, 13 avril 2012 - 04:47 .

[MissMinaethiel]

Sounds like PS3 picked up some of the unsavory overflow from the xbox 360 community >_>

If they were American I swear they aren't all like that. Everyone knows the saying that one bad apple can ruin a whole bushel, and it's quite obvious that people like this ruin the overall image of America because of their narrow-minded bigotry.

I think that, no matter what country or continent we live in, we should all be grateful with the chance to link up with gamers from around the world. Forty years ago I don't think anyone dreamed up playing games regularly with people all over the world. I find it to be an enriching cultural experience to meet up with games from a different country.

I've played with Germans.
I've played with Australians.
I've played with people from the UK.
Hell, I'm friends with someone in the UK.
I've played with people from Mexico and Spain.
I ran into some French people the other day!

People like the OP mentioned need to be taught that this is actually a wonderful opportunity, and ruining it is a foolish thing to do.

[Zkyire]

John123453242 wrote...

Zyker showing his education. The EU is not one country. It takes every European country to top the US economy. The United States has a far superior military to China. Talking about Chinas future has nothing to do with the now. That is speculation based on many factors never changing.

Keep believing it.

I've said what I have to say and I'm not participating further.

[veramis]

This reminds me, yesterday I played a few gold games with a very hilarious Spanish person. She had this really soft voice and kept calling everyone "Mr." and then their username, followed by things like "Why you so stupid", "Why you no rez" or "time to reload" or "can I touch your face" followed by drell heavy melee to the face. She was doing very good too though hehe, never seen banshees go down faster.

[John123453242]

LOL

It is a fact that the United States is the worlds top super power. You kids are funny, arguing with facts and all.

[Roninraver]

MissMinaethiel wrote...

Sounds like PS3 picked up some of the unsavory overflow from the xbox 360 community >_>

If they were American I swear they aren't all like that. Everyone knows the saying that one bad apple can ruin a whole bushel, and it's quite obvious that people like this ruin the overall image of America because of their narrow-minded bigotry.

I think that, no matter what country or continent we live in, we should all be grateful with the chance to link up with gamers from around the world. Forty years ago I don't think anyone dreamed up playing games regularly with people all over the world. I find it to be an enriching cultural experience to meet up with games from a different country.

I've played with Germans.
I've played with Australians.
I've played with people from the UK.
Hell, I'm friends with someone in the UK.
I've played with people from Mexico and Spain.
I ran into some French people the other day!

People like the OP mentioned need to be taught that this is actually a wonderful opportunity, and ruining it is a foolish thing to do.

+1


With the caveat that I don't think teaching is possible, if the posts by some in this thread is any indication.

I'm going to take my own advice and just let them stew in their own ignorance.  OP should do the same.
Shrug it off, and keep playing!  Nine out of ten people you play with are going to behave themselves just fine, no need to focus on the one jerk that remains.

[John123453242]

Alright roninraver. Name the country with the bigger economy. It doesn't exist. China has a bigger military in what terms? Number of people? That sure matters on the modern battlefield!

Again, we provide the most aid to the rest of the world, by a lot. We are the ones doing this for a reason.

[NICKjnp]

About the "debt" statement. Do you really think China will cash in? All the US has to do is put an embargo on goods manufactured or imported from China. China wouldn't risk pissing off the US because of the potential hit it would take to the Chinese economy. The only reason it helped the US is because if the US economy fell then the Chinese work force would fall.
Another factor people are forgetting is that the US produces most of the worlds food sources. That is probably the most significant strength we have. None of the Super Powers would be able to win a victory if they invaded each other because it is much easier to defend than attack.

[Roninraver]

John123453242 wrote...

Alright roninraver. Name the country with the bigger economy. It doesn't exist. China has a bigger military in what terms? Number of people? That sure matters on the modern battlefield!

Again, we provide the most aid to the rest of the world, by a lot. We are the ones doing this for a reason.

No.


I've said my piece, I've done my research, I've been a part of the military you are so sure is vastly superior to every other in the world, and will be for all time.


Now is the time you get to do your own due dilligence.
You can look up the facts (The real ones.  Remember that saying "that's a fact" one hundred times does not make something a fact) on your own and drag yourself up out of the muck, or don't.

I won't do it for you.


It's no skin off my back either way.  You'll just be one more idiot I have to cohabitate with in this country.
Considering how many there are already, I doubt I'll really even notice the addition.

[Rhaina]

Nuclear weapons make this particular political argument in this thread invalid.

[AidanTk5]

Join PC OP it's more mature.

[tzabaothg]

Zkyire wrote...

1) The EU has a higher GDP than the US.

2) The Pound is worth more than the US Dollar.

3) The Euro is worth more than the US Dollar.

4) China is predicted to surpass the US GDP in a few years (certainly within the next couple of decades at the latest).

5) China has the largest military, not the US.

6) The US is already having to scale back the size of its military as it cannot afford it.

7) The US is running on massive debt more than 15 trillion dollars worth.

Yes, the US is "top dog" but it is doing so by living on debt, and the "empire" is slowly collapsing as a result.

So, sure, keep your arrogance, because it's not going to last.

Yeah the EU is cute with its tens of countries and all that. When they get together and eliminate the individual governments of all the member countries and unite their military it may be appropriate to mention them. 

In the future China's economy may grow beyond the U.S. but as of right now that has yet to happen.

And if you look at military size in countries like China/Russia/etc you will see ridiculous reserve numbers. Imagining several million Russians/Chinese standing around with handguns makes me laugh. Look at total military spending. Sorry but the massive militaries with low spending have no way to mobilize their troops.

And what you misread as arrogance and some sort of nationalistic pride is just me hitting this sorry thread with some knowledge. I am well aware that these measurements are largely based on quantity, and quality of life is much more important to consider.

Putting it im ME3 terms, the U.S. is hosting this party right now and everyone else has to deal with the sucky netcode. Odds are in the future this will change but for now that is simply the truth of the matter.

[bloodDragon80]

AidanTk5 wrote...

Join PC OP it's more mature.

not from my experience and not everyone has $700-$1000 to spend just for gaming

[DevilDoc8404]

Kiddies are off school for Easter.


Ethugs love to shine.

[Ellfen30]

John123453242 wrote...

Alright roninraver. Name the country with the bigger economy. It doesn't exist. China has a bigger military in what terms? Number of people? That sure matters on the modern battlefield!

Again, we provide the most aid to the rest of the world, by a lot. We are the ones doing this for a reason.

I request concrete sources for this, not personal sentiments. For example, give me details on economies ranked on ease of the country to perform business, not "bigger economy." I already know, I'm just wondering if you are aware.  

[MissMinaethiel]

Roninraver wrote...

MissMinaethiel wrote...

Sounds like PS3 picked up some of the unsavory overflow from the xbox 360 community >_>

If they were American I swear they aren't all like that. Everyone knows the saying that one bad apple can ruin a whole bushel, and it's quite obvious that people like this ruin the overall image of America because of their narrow-minded bigotry.

I think that, no matter what country or continent we live in, we should all be grateful with the chance to link up with gamers from around the world. Forty years ago I don't think anyone dreamed up playing games regularly with people all over the world. I find it to be an enriching cultural experience to meet up with games from a different country.

I've played with Germans.
I've played with Australians.
I've played with people from the UK.
Hell, I'm friends with someone in the UK.
I've played with people from Mexico and Spain.
I ran into some French people the other day!

People like the OP mentioned need to be taught that this is actually a wonderful opportunity, and ruining it is a foolish thing to do.

+1


With the caveat that I don't think teaching is possible, if the posts by some in this thread is any indication.

I'm going to take my own advice and just let them stew in their own ignorance.  OP should do the same.
Shrug it off, and keep playing!  Nine out of ten people you play with are going to behave themselves just fine, no need to focus on the one jerk that remains.

Ya, for America being a melting pot of cultures, we're a pretty haughty, narrow-minded bunch to the Worldwide community. Mt teacher in high school a couple years ago told me that, when people from the US vacation in other countries, they won't say they're from the US because they're ashamed of it. And the general online population sure isn't helping to ease the bad image we have >_>

But I promise not all Americans are like that xD I'm sure not. After all, country doesn't matter when you're online. We're all gamers when we power up our consoles or computers.

Modifié par MissMinaethiel, 13 avril 2012 - 05:03 .

[RPenny0613]

I really have no idea what you guys are arguing about. Quality of life is a better indicator of a successful nation, which the USA ranks 13. And again military power has nothing to do with military victory, history is full of inferior armies defeating superior armies.

[fdgvdddvdfdfbdfb]

I sympathise with your plight op, but I loled at "spanish and not possible to have internet". Oh er, w@nkers.

[Sakanade]

SleepingWarrior wrote...

Gillityr The Original wrote...

SleepingWarrior wrote...

Were you jabbering in your gibberish or in English?

*slap*

Well if the OP had been German I would have asked if they were jabbering in their gutteral angry sounding language. *Shrugs*

Sie haben alles falsch mein Freund, völlig falsch.

[Roninraver]

RPenny0613 wrote...

I really have no idea what you guys are arguing about. Quality of life is a better indicator of a successful nation, which the USA ranks 13. And again military power has nothing to do with military victory, history is full of inferior armies defeating superior armies.

Don't even try.  It's been said by myself and so many others, and it hasn't sunk in.

Save yourself the headache, and just let them bask in their self-assurance and smug superiority, regardless of how unjustified it may be.

[Tommytsunami]

I had a friend who was watching me play who told me to join a different game because two of the three other players were speaking Spanish. Needless to say I ignored his advice and in turn had a blast playing some gold matches with them. Glad I ignored my friend because they were pretty fun to play a few rounds with.