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Skimbo

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  1. U.S.A. 2016 General Election

    By now, the republican way of politics would lead USA to a nation of 5% very rich people and 95% working poor. Being a working poor might be a little better than being a slave, but not much. At least you could own your own personal GUN. Maybe even through partial state funding to keep the gun industry going!
  2. U.S.A. 2016 General Election

    You don't get it.
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  4. U.S.A. 2016 General Election

    Okay, 17th century? So they can have their personal... :X
  5. U.S.A. 2016 General Election

    And it's - like the republicans - sadly still there!
  6. U.S.A. 2016 General Election

    GUUUUUUNS MORE GUUUUUUNS!
  7. U.S.A. 2016 General Election

    Trump wouldn't be able to withstand Sanders in a live TV debate. His campaign is built on some 19th century republican values, not upon what a 21st century country needs. And that's progressive politics that take care of a country's social system instead of letting it fall apart.
  8. Man-Eating Nile Crocodiles Caught in Florida

    And going around US customs? Easy. Transport to mexico - pay their customs to not see the animals. Then smuggle on the drug routes. - Finished. Drug smugglers smuggle just anything that gets them money....
  9. World Affairs

    Immigrants? Waned? NOPE. We're expecting to reach 30.000 arrivals by mid 2016. In a country that got a population little aboth 8.000.000. Infact the refugees already total more than the combined population of our 2 smallest "state capitols" (austria is partet in 9 states "Länder"). To make things worse we also got higher crime rates near big refugee camps. Water on the mills for any party which doesn't want to see them in our country. And prople get more and more upset with that. That's also the main reason why FPÖ gains more and more voters theese days. Also Erdogan does his best to provoke hate against muslims, especially turkish people, all anew. Also good for the right wing. The word Herr.... I explain it that way: "Sie sind Herr XXX?" - meaning: "You are Mr. XXX?" > formal, polite "Herr XXX weiß natürlich wieder alles besser" - meaning: "S*** up, you **** and listen to me" > Not quite polite And I'm happy about center left, this is a good counterweight for our neighbour country Hungary which is currently on a "vote-right-spree" My main problem with Republicans is their grudgy way of argueing for guns and against any measure which would help U.S.A. to keep up with Europe and Canada when it comes to the quality of life for it's citizens. My second problem is their obsession with religious stuff which is - for me - a clear problem in this party endangering a laicist way politics. Bernie: In my opinion, he would be the best possible thing that could happen to USA. Obama did a great start on several very good things. Clinton might be able to continue some but she lacks some special kind of political tactfullnes to be sucessful. Sanders instead might be the one to defend obama's sucesses, learn from his misstakes and continue a good political course inside the country and towards the outside world. The thrumpet instead would just ruin everything. Build a wall, sit atop, cry out lout: "USA STRONK" and leave keeping up world peace to EU and Japan..... I always imagine him like a big ol' gorilla, bumping his fists against his chest. @Nonny Moose: 1 seat isn't much for greens. So let's see what's going to happen over here > I continue posting mayor Austrian politics stuff, if there's interest in here. About the egyptian thing: Well, there might be reduced interest in clearing things up from the european side because we got some countries... especially Italy... which are quite mad about Egypt by now.....
  10. World Affairs

    ....And it settled in the proper way. Mail voters usually tend left over here =) "Herr" is just german language for "Mr." basically says the same. but the german language usually uses other nouns and avoids that word. It actually matters a lot who won - and I'm glad it was green over blue. This voting was some kind of basic-decision where the austrian politics are heading to. And it's pro-european and open. Some people might give me a strange look now, but: FPÖ has a quite far right wing in it's party structue but they're not as right as - for example - the german NPD or the american republicans who's "stone-aged" view of the society ain't good for nothing . Hofer positioned himself in a centre right position and gained lots of voters who simply can't stand Van der Bellen. (Who's quite far on the left side, ex-member of the austrian communist party, btw) On the first run of the elections, the establishment candidates made places 4 and 5. Place 3 was held by Mrs. Griss, who also got lots of protestor's votes and profited from the fact that many Austrians - which might not have been said in media - can't stand both candidates who made it in the second round.
  11. What comes to your mind when you think about this user

    Tries to build a true earth chptrk (if he's still around??)
  12. World Affairs

    I don't know if anyone noticed but my country got a new president Counting the votes on sunday was quite interresting as the two remaining candidates sometimes where just 2.800 votes appart and "overtook" each other (meaning a 50,0%-50,0% ). In the endthey where parted by still just 31.026 votes.
  13. The Next Person...

    Hello, o.... wait. I'm not Stitch TNP just decided it's best to chill the rest of the day.....
  14. What comes to mind when you think about this city?

    Another city that got a nice railroad history Plymouth (GB)
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    Chrysler New Yorker?
  16. What comes to mind when you think about this country?

    Taiga... and mountains.... and far away. Guinea-Bissau
  17. Who is Not Going to Post After You v2.0

    wperfhweufsjv<öejhfgvWEUDÜaogjaenbkjasbdva!!! no tonyr now
  18. Avatar Caption Game v2.0

    This object can be used to move people around. Althrough it's buildt for movement, it averages more than 23 hours of standstill per day.
  19. What comes to mind when you think about this country?

    It's quite green, compared to Greenland (which usually is white :P) Andorra
  20. Love/Hate

    Hate*10^2.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000,00 George w. Bush
  21. ^will do that too soon if continues posting like this
  22. The 10,000 Post thread V3

    5557 New stadiums are mostly just prestige. Uneccesary prestige. Bayern München once moved from München's old olympiastadion (capacity: 69.250 seats) to the Alianz Arena, which back then was fancy, new and "just" had a capacity of 66.000. So even a smaller stadium (In the meantime it got enlarged to hold 75.000, still smaller than the Olympiastadium at it's maximum extension during football world cup 1974, where it could hold 80.000 people)
  23. The Signature Above Me v3

    This odd 628th experiment tries Nala Quista and likes it. 8/10
  24. The Next Person...

    I can use them to bite, chew and sometimes fetch. TNP wants a new mouse
  25. Avatar Caption Game v2.0

    I just give you this insane grin. And then.....
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