Re: Aliens...OH NO
Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 1:32 pm
This thread has opened a lot of eyes. Pistons I am pleased you watched the video and have woken up. I urge the others to do the same.
I just watched the first of these videos. To be honest my first response was this guy is nuts but the more i think about it the more it resonates with me.hackman wrote:
would reccomend these two particularly
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 3711060908#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scym0WH3Jww
Erm, well since about 1700, the British Government. The average standard of living in Britain was atrocious before we sorted properly democratic rule out. Take away centralised government and services (NHS, Education, Social Security, Transport, Defence.....) and we're left with a big mess of people doing those things solely for profit... doesn't strike me as better in the slightest.dreamizm wrote:Are you nuts? Show me any centralised government that has actually been good for the people (and don't say Cuba- it's a mess)magma wrote:I really can't work out the problem with a single world government. Tear down borders, make us all equal... seems a good idea to me. I've always thought the opponents would be better off getting involved and making sure that any world government was built in the interests of the people rather than trying to cut themselves off from something that is incredibly likely to happen in the long term.
Humans do band together over time, it seems natural behaviour. Call it empire building, alliance or 'special relationships'.... we all get closer in the end.
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Devolving power and decision-making to local communities and LA's is the only way forward and this is what the climate change lobby and (most) spiritually-enlighted are pushing for. Interestingly David Cameron is basing a lot of his policies on this belief as well.
Haha u are either purposely misinterpreting me or not hearing a word im sayinmagma wrote:Erm, well since about 1700, the British Government. The average standard of living in Britain was atrocious before we sorted properly democratic rule out. Take away centralised government and services (NHS, Education, Social Security, Transport, Defence.....) and we're left with a big mess of people doing those things solely for profit... doesn't strike me as better in the slightest.dreamizm wrote:Are you nuts? Show me any centralised government that has actually been good for the people (and don't say Cuba- it's a mess)magma wrote:I really can't work out the problem with a single world government. Tear down borders, make us all equal... seems a good idea to me. I've always thought the opponents would be better off getting involved and making sure that any world government was built in the interests of the people rather than trying to cut themselves off from something that is incredibly likely to happen in the long term.
Humans do band together over time, it seems natural behaviour. Call it empire building, alliance or 'special relationships'.... we all get closer in the end.
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Devolving power and decision-making to local communities and LA's is the only way forward and this is what the climate change lobby and (most) spiritually-enlighted are pushing for. Interestingly David Cameron is basing a lot of his policies on this belief as well.
I like government, it just needs to be kept in check by the people. Opting out and saying you'll have nothing to do with it gives them license to do whatever they want.
Also - you really think something like Climate Change is best handled by Local Authorities? That's mental... it needs coordinated global action, not a bunch of village committees talking about not littering their cricket pitches.
someone hacked into a high up government email account and it contained info on the tax laws they were planning and other shady shit, most likely how they are covering it all up.yooamatwa wrote:Well yes clearly Global warming is a tax scam....how else will the EU make more money?
Used to bun a lot when i was a younger. These days I don't usually bun Mon-Thurs (when im working/up early) cos it weighs my brain + I get more done and only peng/hi grade when its around. Tend not to bun for more then 6/7 months in a row so wld usually give up for a while- that way u get to know how its affecting ur life and can regulate it better.deamonds wrote:dreamizm wrote:Yeah this is extremely common.particle-jim wrote: i been trying to knock the old puffing on the head and have cut down a shit load as a result i've been having loads of really fucked up dreams... the other night i literally had 4 dreams in 1 night!
havent read this thread but i like the way it has gone to smoking...
do you still smoke dreamizm?

I think we largely agree actually, but perhaps you're making an assumption that a global government would necessarily be unaccountable, all-powerful and totalitarian? I can't imagine the people of the world, especially those in democratised countries, accepting that.dreamizm wrote:Haha u are either purposely misinterpreting me or not hearing a word im sayinmagma wrote:Erm, well since about 1700, the British Government. The average standard of living in Britain was atrocious before we sorted properly democratic rule out. Take away centralised government and services (NHS, Education, Social Security, Transport, Defence.....) and we're left with a big mess of people doing those things solely for profit... doesn't strike me as better in the slightest.dreamizm wrote:Are you nuts? Show me any centralised government that has actually been good for the people (and don't say Cuba- it's a mess)magma wrote:I really can't work out the problem with a single world government. Tear down borders, make us all equal... seems a good idea to me. I've always thought the opponents would be better off getting involved and making sure that any world government was built in the interests of the people rather than trying to cut themselves off from something that is incredibly likely to happen in the long term.
Humans do band together over time, it seems natural behaviour. Call it empire building, alliance or 'special relationships'.... we all get closer in the end.
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Devolving power and decision-making to local communities and LA's is the only way forward and this is what the climate change lobby and (most) spiritually-enlighted are pushing for. Interestingly David Cameron is basing a lot of his policies on this belief as well.
I like government, it just needs to be kept in check by the people. Opting out and saying you'll have nothing to do with it gives them license to do whatever they want.
Also - you really think something like Climate Change is best handled by Local Authorities? That's mental... it needs coordinated global action, not a bunch of village committees talking about not littering their cricket pitches.
There is a big difference between democracy and centralised/totalitarian govt
OBVIOUSLY we need some form of mandate/cohesion at a global level where targets can be set but a new way of living can only be established at local level (sustainable economies with low carbon transport/locally sourced food etc) if it's going to last and be anyway in keeping with the needs of the people at hand.
Imagine an unaccountable group of people thousands of miles away making decisions that affect you and your family. Have you read any Kafka?? Plus culturally the effects would be catastrophic - we'd become a generic whitewashed race of zombies
Anyway dont wana take this thread off-topic. Lets' agree to disagree
dreamizm wrote:
Every1 i kno now is either given up completely or bunning waaay too much, its nuts
i fall into this catagorydreamizm wrote:bunning waaay too much, its nuts
jesus christ.magma wrote:I really can't work out the problem with a single world government. Tear down borders, make us all equal... seems a good idea to me.

theres my answer to that question alsoparson wrote:that would be cool.manillathrilla wrote:do you think we will be introduced to an et species within the next 6 months?