Scientology, a cult, a religion, or money-makers ?
Hello, i met some people from scientology, and they have a lot of media-coverage, like Tom Cruise and others as media-idols for scientology. In Germany scientolgy is in 1 line with al-qaida and are officially labeled Terror-elements, so in Germany Scientology is forbidden. What is scientology, a cult, a true religion, or are they just making money , for asking enourmous amounts of money for their lessons ? PS: no offence to scientology, just wondering...
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You need to do research on it, but I saw a documentary on the History channel once and it said that these people actually believe alien beings will come and take them to heaven. So go figure why so many people believe in it.
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It's a cult.
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I would say cult and money making. It was created by L Ron Hubbard. who was an author. It is just a way of life not a religion.
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It's a screwy system. My wife's family has a few cousins caught up in it and when we had Christmas dinner 2 years back, they didn't say a word to us, wouldn't look up from their plate and would walk around the house in a big group. And considering that when they were in their teens, they were very outgoing and sociable people, Scientology is a cult. I'll go as far as to say it's a disease of the modern world.
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Personal opinion here but I think it is all of the above....I believe it is a religion of what exactly I couldn't tell you, but I do believe money plays a big factor in it, and it is a bit cult like, although they do have people who represent the Scientology movement ie Tom Cruise and others it is very secretive...I mean really what do you know about their fundamental beliefs.....It is hard to classify Scientology, that why I believe it's all of the above....but that's just my opinion....
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I'm surprised no scientologists have responded to this question. The religion was founded by a science fiction writer named L. Ron Hubbard. I think John Travolta was in a movie made from one of his novels a couple of years ago. The only other thing I know about scientology is this: L. Ron Hubbard said the best way to get rich is to start a religion. And then he did.
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c. all of the above.
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Definitely a cult. Scientology, which questionably calls itself a new "religion", is the brainchild of science fiction writer and occult enthusiast L. Ron Hubbard. The organization claims to be able to help rid members of any and all mental constraints including but not limited to emotional scarring (from this and "past" lives) due to "engrams" (past negative experiences stored in our unconscious mind), psychological disorders and chemical imbalances (the solution is to convince members that these things don't actually exist) & drug dependence (including legally prescribed psychopharmaceuticals which counteract the effects of psychological disorders Scientologists believe to be nonexistent). The official Scientology organization is composed of a number of “levelsâ€. One begins as a “preclear†and works their way up. One must purchase virtually every service crucial to advancement directly from the "church" and at staggering prices. "Auditing", for example, is purchased in 12.5-hour blocks, costing anywhere from $750 for introductory sessions to between $8,000 & $9,000 for advanced sessions. Visit this link to see how $380,000 is a conservative estimate for the total cost of moving all the way up the Scientology hierarchal ladder: http://www.xenu.net/archive/prices.html These are the total costs for auditing alone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_as_a_business#Costs At level OT III (Operating Thetan 3), some very strange and fiercely guarded secrets are imparted upon worthy members who have paid enough money to advance to such a level (and no, this isn't a joke): the evil alien ruler Xenu killed a lot of aliens (Thetans) from around the universe by kidnapping them, bringing them to earth in golden DC-8 “space-planes†& blowing them up inside volcanoes with hydrogen bombs. Scientologists believe the souls of these aliens (these souls are "Body Thetans") were captured, brainwashed and released; they then attached themselves to our ancestors (who passed them all the way down to us) & cause many of our mental & physical ills to this day. Auditing is said to “clear†us of these Body Thetans as well as the “mental implants†they supposedly impose on our minds. http://sf.irk.ru/www/ot3/spaink-ot3.html http://xenu.net/archive/leaflet/Xenu-Letter.pdf Scientology has taken a very hostile stance towards psychiatry & psychiatric drugs irrespective of the fact that some people require medication to remain adequately functional in everyday life. The “church†has been known to withhold prescription pharmaceuticals from member (with deadly results). Suspiciously, it was discovered upon Hubbard’s death that the anti-anxiety drug hydroxyzine (Vistaril®) was present in his body, which several of his assistants would later attest was only one of many psychiatric & pain medications Hubbard ingested over the years. http://www.clambake.org/archive/ronthenut/16.gif (visit this link to read about the uses of hydroxyzine: http://www.drugs.com/mtm/v/vistaril.html ) To be blunt, Scientology is a cult. It employs semi-legitimate psychotherapy and self-help methods to keep people loyal & convinced of its merit while it simultaneously sucks them dry financially and attempts to keep them far away from ANYONE, even friends and family, who would dissuade them from remaining in such a harmful situation. It’s a particularly greedy as well as manipulative & dangerous cult that takes its anti-psychiatry fanaticism to deadly limits. See this link for more information: http://www.lisamcpherson.org/
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It's a cult. South Park did a good job spoofing them in the episode "Trapped in the Closet". The movie Bowfinger, made fun of them with their parody cult, Mindhead.
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Night hawk, Provocative questions today, thank you! Scientology has a pamphlet out that hacks the 10 commandments! "You should not steal..." "You should be honest..." ... I have read it and laughed! They make a fool of people and mimick the goodness of the Holy Bible's wisdom, all while taking God out of the equation. * It is a sad fraud.* RELIGION is to serve God, not man. ***** Scientolgy is about self empowerment and self improvement so they should NOT call it a religion. ***** They are an empty and vain, damned vessel with out the indwelling Holy Spirit and that is exactly what the devil wants. The devil seeks to destroy, confuse and sedduce the masses. Sadly, he has succeeded for some. Why not make a pawn out of the rich, powerful and famous to spread his blasphemy! Honestly, God deserves SO MUCH better! I can only earnestly thank God, that he lets me have the honor, of loving him. There is hope for everyone including scientologists, it is never to late to get on the right track! God is excellently forgiving, patient, powerful and understanding. Just pray in Jesus Christ's name it is that simple and they are on there way! YEA!
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It's a cult masquerading as a religion in order to make money.
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1st Scientology is an official church in gemany (in acordance with court rullings), Scientology even just opened a brand new church 4,000-square-meter, 6-story glass and steel structure in Germany. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003524390_scientology14.html?syndication=rss http://www.scientologytoday.org/press/701131337591_scn-int.html Any persecution that Scientologist have recieved in Germany is just that "persecution" and is no more diferent than the persecution Jews and many other groups have recieved in Germany (remember the holocaust). Yes, Germany has some serious issues in the religious freedom department and attacks anything that is new. Even the U.S. state deparment and the U.N. have complained about Germany's religious intolerance. It is not just Scientologist that are discriminated against. http://www.religioustolerance.org/rt_germa.htm THIS IS SCIENTOLOGY 1. What is true for you is what you yourself observe to be true. 2. Man is his spirit not his mind or his body. 3. The spirit creates his own mind. Please, do not confuse the mind with the brain that is a physical thing. The mind is composed of mental image pictures as explained in Dianetics. These pictures serve the spirit to give him knowledge and experience. These pictures are composed of energy. The energy in the picture can affect the spirit. You can feel better by remembering something that you like or angry by remembering something else. These emotions are actually energy waves emanated by the picture. You can actually feel pain by remembering a pain memory. Sometimes these pictures are accompanied by ideas or considerations. Lets suppose that you father beat you mom up in front of you. Your father was the dominating figure so you might conclude that you have to act like your father in some situations. This is what we call on Scientology an aberration (a conclusion that is imposed to you by a mental picture). This picture is what we call a engram (a pain memory that affects your judgment and free will). 4. You can discharge the energy in these pictures through communication. This is Dianetics Auditing and is the oldest of hundreds of Scientology techniques used to improve the individual. 5. The Spirit creates his own emotions. Are you happy? Are you sad? Are you depress? Maybe you think that something external of you is creating your emotions. Maybe you believe that you are sad because you had a bad day or maybe you believe that you are happy because you had a great day. And this might be true. But who made the decision that you had a good or bad day? You did. You decided if life was good or bad, and adjusted your emotions to respond to your own consideration. You created your own emotion. Some people are born with everything they want and are still unhappy. And others are born into humble means and are happy. What's the difference? The only real difference is each person's ideas and considerations. Scientology uses hundreds of processes in order to help a person get a better understanding and a better outlook in life by using his own observations. 6. Scientology Ethics. Ethical people take full responsibility for their actions. Un-ethical people blame others for their actions. "Wrong doings" diminish and deteriorate the freedom of the spirit because the need to justify the "wrong doing". So the spirit is enslaved into repeating the "wrong doing" in order to justify the original "wrong doing". The road to freedom lies within taking full responsibility for your personal condition and actions, past, present and future. Scientology provides the tools to help the person able to be fully responsible over his life thus rehabilitating his ability to be good and self determined. Also Scientologist base their conduct on a non-denominational code of conduct. http://twth.org/eb/?id=16664j 7. Scientology and God. Scientology acknowledges the supreme being and promotes the individual search for closeness to God trough religion. 8. Scientology vs Psychiatry. Psychiatry believes that self awareness, feelings, love and faith is merely cellular activity. Basically they think that you are your brain and you are not in charge of your behavior but your cells are.This is a totally materialistic point of view that denies the spirit and God. Psychiatrist is a pseudo science because it is based in principles that are false. Psychiatry have never proven that any "mental illnesses" (like they call it) has any connection with a physical illness. Any Neurologist will tell you there are no medical test to identify a "mental illness". All Psychiatrists base their diagnosis on opinion and opinion alone. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3895596783332855545&q=Psychiatry+is+fraude&hl=enhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8443414209115892468&q=scientology&hl=en http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?p=cchr&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&b=1&oid=12085d1e6c58d04e&rurl=video.yahoo.com&vdone=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fvideo%3Fp%3Dcchr%26toggle%3D1%26cop%3Dmss%26ei%3DUTF-8 Happiness, exhilaration, depression and psychosis are states of mind, not diseases. All what you have to do to stop being depress is change your state of mind. How you do that? By changing your ideas and considerations. Scientology provides the tools to achieve a better state of mind in accordance with your own point of view. Also Psychiatrist excuse the most horrendous crimes as mental illnesses. This is actually creates a sense of irresponsibility in society because it tells people that they are not responsible for their actions. Second they promote that drugs are the answer for your problems. This message promotes the use of drugs to find release from life and creates the current drug addiction problem in society. Drugs will only give you temporary false release but will never solve the source of your problems.And actually drugs will keep you away from finding a true spiritual release. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4437051883726295326&q=psychiatry&hl=en Note: Scientology doesn't have anything against Psychology or Neurology. Also the mere awareness that you are a spiritual being and not a body makes you better person. 9. Scientology is a force for good in society. Scientologist fights Psychiatric abuses, http://www.cchr.org/ dangerous and harmful drugs, criminality, http://www.criminon.org and drug addiction. http://www.narconon.org Also Scientology fought and won against the FDA and the IRS. And Scientologist initiated the social reform group "Youth for Human Rights" http://www.youthforhumanrights.org and the movement "Say no to drugs and yes to life". http://www.notodrugs-yestolife.org Scientologist are some of the more intelligent, able and successful people in this planet. Including Jenna Elfman, Kelly Preston, John Travolta, Priscilla Presley, Sofia Milos and Leah Remini. Even Danny Masterson from the that's That '70s Show is a Scientologist. 10. Scientology is the only church that doesn't ask for donations from their parishioners during their Sunday Services. All chapel services are 100% free (marriages, naming ceremonies, ect). Scientology earns it's money by delivering courses and auditing. Courses and auditing are optional. You do not need to take courses and auditing to be in Scientology. All you need to do to be a Scientologist is to read the books and apply Scientology to your life (like I do). But if you want auditing there are many alternative and economical ways to achieve this. a. You can do volunteer work in your local church and get your services for free. b. You can study to be an auditor and perform all your auditing with a fellow student. This way you can also provide free services to your friends and family. This is actually the preferred way to become clear because you learn how to help others. Scientology isn't about you going clear but taking responsibility across all your dynamics (self, family, group, humanity, life, ect). 11. Scientology and aliens. The story of Xenu is just a fable like the story of "Jonah in the Whale" in the bible. Fables are not intended to be taken seriously. The story of Xenu doesn't have any significance on Scientology beliefs. 12. Anti-Scientology propaganda is just that, propaganda. If you wanna know about this propaganda see my blog: http://www.myspace.com/129727315 References http://www.neuereligion.de/ENG/index.html http://www.bonafidescientology.org/ http://www.chaplaincare.navy.mil/Scientology.htm http://www.religioustolerance.org/scientol.htm http://www.scientology.org/ http://www.beliefnet.com/sem/scientology-religion.asp?source=YAHSCT&campaign=096&medium=PPC&nopop=1&WT.mc_id=YAHSCT&WT.srch=1
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cult, they claim they have the new messiah in tom hanks.
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It's a money-grubbing cult that operates like the mob, only there is no witness protection program to protect those who speak out against Scientology.
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I know Scientology since 1981, and what i received from Scientology was the answers that i have been search. As spiritual religion For me is the mother of all the religions, as give the spiritual answers. And the evidence is that the life become more simple as one progress in Scientology. If you want the real answers, please see the answers that give you in official Scientology sites. because other wise will be only interpretations.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Is history repeating itself?
Is history repeating itself?
100 years ago the world economy collapsed because people were using the stock market to make money from nothing. Luftmenschen were making luftgeld. Germany perceived it then : are they seeing it again now? Looks rather as if they are.
History - 5 Answers
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No. The Present is resembling History, not repeating it.
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History always repeats itself. Fashions repeat themselves every 10 years or so. I see it repeating itself possibly in the near future with my family.
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Yes and WW3 will Start between 2010-2012 Israle vs Iran = North America vs Middle East Europe vs Russia China and North Korea vs ???
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Cyclical theories aren't popular nowadays :P
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History never repeats itself. There will be similarities, but never the same thing. There are many contributing factors to any economic situation (or any situation whatsoever, for that matter). What you point out is too generic to call a coincidence, or history repeating itself.
100 years ago the world economy collapsed because people were using the stock market to make money from nothing. Luftmenschen were making luftgeld. Germany perceived it then : are they seeing it again now? Looks rather as if they are.
History - 5 Answers
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No. The Present is resembling History, not repeating it.
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History always repeats itself. Fashions repeat themselves every 10 years or so. I see it repeating itself possibly in the near future with my family.
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Yes and WW3 will Start between 2010-2012 Israle vs Iran = North America vs Middle East Europe vs Russia China and North Korea vs ???
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Cyclical theories aren't popular nowadays :P
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History never repeats itself. There will be similarities, but never the same thing. There are many contributing factors to any economic situation (or any situation whatsoever, for that matter). What you point out is too generic to call a coincidence, or history repeating itself.
Friday, February 1, 2013
That whole thing where Obama changed his mind about visiting wounded troops in Germany?
That whole thing where Obama changed his mind about visiting wounded troops in Germany?
IF Obama had chosen to go sans press, would it have been 'appropriate?' Should he have gone without the press instead of forgoing the visit with wounded troops? The visit had been scheduled and money was spent by the hospital for his visit - should he have found a way to make it non-political or does Obama need the press to do the right thing? Tom T - IF Obama went without press - it would have been considered non-political.
Elections - 12 Answers
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He could have gone without the press, thus not making it a political visit, but he chose to shop instead.
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i dont like obama even tho im 13 i dont
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Obama is just as big a phony as George Bush, John McCain and the Clintons. We are doomed with these warmongers in control of our government and our armed forces. They send all of our troops overseas, and leave no one here to protect America. I believe that is part of the Zionist plan to overthrow our nation. Obama is just as guilty as the rest.... he and his wife are both high-level CFR members (globalists).
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will the right complain if his shoe comes untied?
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That he 'changed his mind' is his way of saying he didn't even KNOW there were US troops in a hospital in Germany until it was brought up....
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Obama certainly loves his attention. He could have gone without the press, but then not as many people would know about it.
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The press should not be in the business of working FOR Obama, the press is to be a non-biased ( no, really, they are) journalistic mass that reports the facts and lets their readers/watchers decide for themselves. They are not to be in it for ratings or some convoluted idea that they need to promote the United States to the worldwide viewer. They are to report the FACTS and the FACTS only. Unfortunately, actual journalism has been warped and perverted to mean something entirely different that what a free press should actually represent. The majority of people who are JINO (journalists in name only) are nowhere near the non biased reporters that generations before them proported to be. In fact, journalism has now been twisted so that the reader/watcher actually BELIEVES that the reporter's /journalists JOB is to give their opinion on whatever news breaks in their corner. It's sick.
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Sister, This was an interesting development. I think (don't know for certain) Obama felt visits wouldn't go well. Here these troops, many part of the surge he refuses to acknowledge has worked, have sacrificed to fight the insurgents. These same insurgents would jeopardize peace anywhere - yet Obama disses our troops' efforts. So, Obama chickened out when it came to thanking the troops for their sacrifices and efforts. "Ranger"
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A campaign adviser said the U.S. military saw the visit as a campaign stop. "We learned from the Pentagon last night that the visit would be viewed instead as a campaign event," the adviser, retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Scott Gration, said in a statement. "Senator Obama did not want to have a trip to see our wounded warriors perveived as a campaign event when his visit was to show his appreciation for our troops and decided instead not to go." I hope the FACTS do not get in your way.
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He could have left the press behind, but that wouldn't get his face on the news, so he chose to play basketball and go shopping instead. Great value judgement for someone that wants to be Commander In Chief. Start off by dissing wounded troops. He's a tool. A broken tool.
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You really think that he went to Germany to see the wounded troops????? really? come on now. in view of the majestic speech he gave it is obvious Obama went to Germany has a campaign strategy and that is why the big news coverage was needed. Nothing with Obama is done by accident it is all planed ahead. I wish Obama would realize three things. 1- He is running for president of the USA the rest of the world's opinion doesn't mater to us. 2- He is NOT president yet to give that type of speech 3- You can't fool the American people.
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In April, McCain was told that he couldn't visit military bases during his service to america tour and nobody even mentioned it. He said that he would not visit the bases because "We follow the rules". This is another example of a double standard that the Republicans use. You didn't see a bunch of Democrats complaining when McCain didn't visit the troops. Because Democrats have common sense. We realize that if there is a Pentagon rule, then McCain and Obama need to follow it. But Republicans don't seem to get it. Obama was using campaign money for all of his traveling expenses while in Germany. So the entire visit was a campaign visit. "The staff discussions came as the Pentagon recently updated a military directive spelling out restrictions on the U.S. military during political campaigning. "Candidates for office have long been prohibited from engaging in political activities at U.S. military installations or using U.S. military personnel in their political appearances. Presidential campaign staffs generally are very familiar with these military rules."
IF Obama had chosen to go sans press, would it have been 'appropriate?' Should he have gone without the press instead of forgoing the visit with wounded troops? The visit had been scheduled and money was spent by the hospital for his visit - should he have found a way to make it non-political or does Obama need the press to do the right thing? Tom T - IF Obama went without press - it would have been considered non-political.
Elections - 12 Answers
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He could have gone without the press, thus not making it a political visit, but he chose to shop instead.
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i dont like obama even tho im 13 i dont
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Obama is just as big a phony as George Bush, John McCain and the Clintons. We are doomed with these warmongers in control of our government and our armed forces. They send all of our troops overseas, and leave no one here to protect America. I believe that is part of the Zionist plan to overthrow our nation. Obama is just as guilty as the rest.... he and his wife are both high-level CFR members (globalists).
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will the right complain if his shoe comes untied?
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That he 'changed his mind' is his way of saying he didn't even KNOW there were US troops in a hospital in Germany until it was brought up....
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Obama certainly loves his attention. He could have gone without the press, but then not as many people would know about it.
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The press should not be in the business of working FOR Obama, the press is to be a non-biased ( no, really, they are) journalistic mass that reports the facts and lets their readers/watchers decide for themselves. They are not to be in it for ratings or some convoluted idea that they need to promote the United States to the worldwide viewer. They are to report the FACTS and the FACTS only. Unfortunately, actual journalism has been warped and perverted to mean something entirely different that what a free press should actually represent. The majority of people who are JINO (journalists in name only) are nowhere near the non biased reporters that generations before them proported to be. In fact, journalism has now been twisted so that the reader/watcher actually BELIEVES that the reporter's /journalists JOB is to give their opinion on whatever news breaks in their corner. It's sick.
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Sister, This was an interesting development. I think (don't know for certain) Obama felt visits wouldn't go well. Here these troops, many part of the surge he refuses to acknowledge has worked, have sacrificed to fight the insurgents. These same insurgents would jeopardize peace anywhere - yet Obama disses our troops' efforts. So, Obama chickened out when it came to thanking the troops for their sacrifices and efforts. "Ranger"
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A campaign adviser said the U.S. military saw the visit as a campaign stop. "We learned from the Pentagon last night that the visit would be viewed instead as a campaign event," the adviser, retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Scott Gration, said in a statement. "Senator Obama did not want to have a trip to see our wounded warriors perveived as a campaign event when his visit was to show his appreciation for our troops and decided instead not to go." I hope the FACTS do not get in your way.
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He could have left the press behind, but that wouldn't get his face on the news, so he chose to play basketball and go shopping instead. Great value judgement for someone that wants to be Commander In Chief. Start off by dissing wounded troops. He's a tool. A broken tool.
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You really think that he went to Germany to see the wounded troops????? really? come on now. in view of the majestic speech he gave it is obvious Obama went to Germany has a campaign strategy and that is why the big news coverage was needed. Nothing with Obama is done by accident it is all planed ahead. I wish Obama would realize three things. 1- He is running for president of the USA the rest of the world's opinion doesn't mater to us. 2- He is NOT president yet to give that type of speech 3- You can't fool the American people.
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In April, McCain was told that he couldn't visit military bases during his service to america tour and nobody even mentioned it. He said that he would not visit the bases because "We follow the rules". This is another example of a double standard that the Republicans use. You didn't see a bunch of Democrats complaining when McCain didn't visit the troops. Because Democrats have common sense. We realize that if there is a Pentagon rule, then McCain and Obama need to follow it. But Republicans don't seem to get it. Obama was using campaign money for all of his traveling expenses while in Germany. So the entire visit was a campaign visit. "The staff discussions came as the Pentagon recently updated a military directive spelling out restrictions on the U.S. military during political campaigning. "Candidates for office have long been prohibited from engaging in political activities at U.S. military installations or using U.S. military personnel in their political appearances. Presidential campaign staffs generally are very familiar with these military rules."
Monday, January 28, 2013
Why are some people ignorant enough to think a border fence will actually work?
Why are some people ignorant enough to think a border fence will actually work?
The berlin wall had machine guns, and even that did not prevent people from going to West Germany. The only way to curb illegal immigration is make it so they is no benefit to coming here. If they cannot find work, if they are refused medical care, and if they cannot find a place to live, they will not come to America. Have you ever seen a Mexican climb a fence? a fence will not even slow them down. Instead of wasting millions of tax dollars on a failed idea (something wannabe conservative have been doing alot of lately) lets pass some laws to make it so hard to live here, they just stop coming. But then Bush and Big Business would have not have all that cheap labor to make money off of.
Politics - 15 Answers
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The Berlin wall split a nation. This wall will seperate 2 nations. It won't be foolproof but it will make things a lot harder but God forbid we make it hard for criminal aliens to enter the country.
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Bingo! You hit the nail on the head. As long as a Mexican national can earn 5-10x in the US, what they would make in Mexico, illegal immigration will not stop.
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Tell us about your education and intelligence. I want to become smart enough to know that the Berlin Wall failed.
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But have you considered the technology that we have today vs when the Berlin wall was up? We have access to cameras, motion detectors, all sorts of things that weren't really accessible back in those days. A fence might not keep all of them out, but would be sufficient enough to keep 99% of them out. Don't you think?
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Did 12 million illegal east germans cross into west germany? The fence is a deterent method. It isn't 100% foolproof. It has been proven in southern california to slow down illegal immigrants.
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I live in San Diego and the border fence that was errected has reduced illegal border crossings by over 60%. It may not stop illegal immigration completely, but it's a start. Have said it before and I will say it again......before you start bailing water out of your boat, you first must plug the whole to keep more water from pouring in. Simple as that.
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The fence would slow them down. Trust me millions of people weren't going over the wall. I do agree it is not the answer, you have the total right idea, but its getting people to not rent them homes, to not give them jobs is the real problem. This bill is designed to allow all that to be legal. It says it will crack down on employers but we know it won't.
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you answered it,ignorance. people will find a way. there is a story in the news now about 3 national guard members smuggling illegals in government vehicles
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no it wont *SOLVE* ileagal immigration, but it will put a curb on it. besides, noone will agree to my 100 mile scorched earth policy. honestly, a 100 mile dead zone of mildy radioactive waistland would keep em out.
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When Fox News speaks - some people actually listen and believe......... -- Ryan (below me) is a PERFECT EXAMPLE of this.
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As I have said many times, people will continue to come to the United States if there was no work for them here or there was better conditions in Mexico. I have heard of illegal aliens making somewhere around $15 to $20 in some areas because of the labor shortages. Its not that big business refuses to pay good wages, its that Americans refuse to work these jobs even if they pay $20 an hour. How many college graduates would be happy to say their child is picking fruit even if they made $20 an hour?
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Start threatening employers with jail and if the illegals can`t get hired maybe it won`t be worth it to come over illegally. The corporate republican elite won`t have it
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I say that it will help to decrease the immigration by foot but, they always will find the way to come in. So like I predicted before about that the same Border Patrol, Military Police etc will get their business going on so they ca make cash. Have you hear about the Military guys that supposed to help border patrol agents? They where smuggling illegals in the US. Just like Coyotes. $5,000.00X 24=$120,000.00 that is how they was going to get pay just for a few hours I say about 5 hours. of course that is divided by the 3 military guys plus the coyote that bring them all the way to the border then the smugglers will bring them across the border remember they are from National Guard=Military so they supposed don't get caught. Well remember is planes boats so immigration will decrease by foot but it won't do much is another ways to enter the US. Immigration will decrease if employers stop hiring illegals yes other wise it won't. A wall won't really stop illegal immigration.
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Arent you the racist to think that its just Mexicans climbing the fence? What? ALQaida forgot how to climb? Maybe we should ask whats so wrong with Mexico that they all coming here...or is whats RIGHT with America?
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The Berlin wall was successful. Just ask the Germans. The idea has been working quite well in Korea for over 50 years, and it worked for a few centuries in China. Why is the asker here so ignorant of history? I think the asker of this question is a liberal in disguise...
The berlin wall had machine guns, and even that did not prevent people from going to West Germany. The only way to curb illegal immigration is make it so they is no benefit to coming here. If they cannot find work, if they are refused medical care, and if they cannot find a place to live, they will not come to America. Have you ever seen a Mexican climb a fence? a fence will not even slow them down. Instead of wasting millions of tax dollars on a failed idea (something wannabe conservative have been doing alot of lately) lets pass some laws to make it so hard to live here, they just stop coming. But then Bush and Big Business would have not have all that cheap labor to make money off of.
Politics - 15 Answers
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The Berlin wall split a nation. This wall will seperate 2 nations. It won't be foolproof but it will make things a lot harder but God forbid we make it hard for criminal aliens to enter the country.
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Bingo! You hit the nail on the head. As long as a Mexican national can earn 5-10x in the US, what they would make in Mexico, illegal immigration will not stop.
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Tell us about your education and intelligence. I want to become smart enough to know that the Berlin Wall failed.
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But have you considered the technology that we have today vs when the Berlin wall was up? We have access to cameras, motion detectors, all sorts of things that weren't really accessible back in those days. A fence might not keep all of them out, but would be sufficient enough to keep 99% of them out. Don't you think?
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Did 12 million illegal east germans cross into west germany? The fence is a deterent method. It isn't 100% foolproof. It has been proven in southern california to slow down illegal immigrants.
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I live in San Diego and the border fence that was errected has reduced illegal border crossings by over 60%. It may not stop illegal immigration completely, but it's a start. Have said it before and I will say it again......before you start bailing water out of your boat, you first must plug the whole to keep more water from pouring in. Simple as that.
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The fence would slow them down. Trust me millions of people weren't going over the wall. I do agree it is not the answer, you have the total right idea, but its getting people to not rent them homes, to not give them jobs is the real problem. This bill is designed to allow all that to be legal. It says it will crack down on employers but we know it won't.
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you answered it,ignorance. people will find a way. there is a story in the news now about 3 national guard members smuggling illegals in government vehicles
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no it wont *SOLVE* ileagal immigration, but it will put a curb on it. besides, noone will agree to my 100 mile scorched earth policy. honestly, a 100 mile dead zone of mildy radioactive waistland would keep em out.
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When Fox News speaks - some people actually listen and believe......... -- Ryan (below me) is a PERFECT EXAMPLE of this.
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As I have said many times, people will continue to come to the United States if there was no work for them here or there was better conditions in Mexico. I have heard of illegal aliens making somewhere around $15 to $20 in some areas because of the labor shortages. Its not that big business refuses to pay good wages, its that Americans refuse to work these jobs even if they pay $20 an hour. How many college graduates would be happy to say their child is picking fruit even if they made $20 an hour?
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Start threatening employers with jail and if the illegals can`t get hired maybe it won`t be worth it to come over illegally. The corporate republican elite won`t have it
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I say that it will help to decrease the immigration by foot but, they always will find the way to come in. So like I predicted before about that the same Border Patrol, Military Police etc will get their business going on so they ca make cash. Have you hear about the Military guys that supposed to help border patrol agents? They where smuggling illegals in the US. Just like Coyotes. $5,000.00X 24=$120,000.00 that is how they was going to get pay just for a few hours I say about 5 hours. of course that is divided by the 3 military guys plus the coyote that bring them all the way to the border then the smugglers will bring them across the border remember they are from National Guard=Military so they supposed don't get caught. Well remember is planes boats so immigration will decrease by foot but it won't do much is another ways to enter the US. Immigration will decrease if employers stop hiring illegals yes other wise it won't. A wall won't really stop illegal immigration.
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Arent you the racist to think that its just Mexicans climbing the fence? What? ALQaida forgot how to climb? Maybe we should ask whats so wrong with Mexico that they all coming here...or is whats RIGHT with America?
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The Berlin wall was successful. Just ask the Germans. The idea has been working quite well in Korea for over 50 years, and it worked for a few centuries in China. Why is the asker here so ignorant of history? I think the asker of this question is a liberal in disguise...
Monday, January 14, 2013
what do you think about lrgalizing all drugs?
what do you think about lrgalizing all drugs?
Prohibition does not prevent cannabis use by children or the mentally ill, the vulnerable populations whom we supposedly want to protect. Instead, cannabis prohibition makes it more difficult for parents, patients, society, doctors and law enforcement to control cannabis use. The Drug War makes honest education about cannabis impossible, and leaves cannabis users marginalized in ways that make their lives more stressful. This stress is unhealthy for everyone, but it is certainly most damaging to people with schizophrenia. Cannabis prohibition is not merely a failure; it is a counterproductive fraud that is harming those whom we claim we want to protect. There are currently more teens in treatment centers for marijuana in comparison to those admitted for alcohol. Only an idiot would have to ask why alcohol is not the no#1 problem after all alcohol is perfectly legal ( If you are 21.) That is due to responsible people handling alcohol by way of the carding and id system. Contraband markets make no age disgression. Since the crackdown on tobacco there are 75% fewer teens trying or using tobacco. However when it comes to cannabis and other illicit substances it’s a whole other ball game. Control, regulation and better education work prohibition, dose not. Or as John Walters of the ondcp (Office for national drug control policy) calls it “ a war on drugs†(Sorry John but it's true look at the Netherlands) America loves a war even if it is on it’s own people. One of several reason they don’t legalize drugs is not because of the harm of drugs, But people would lose more money in the long run. Some of the people behind the support of this irrational so called war are The tobacco industry, the alcohol and distilled spirit industry ( people simply don’t drink as much, or decide not to drink at all with cannabis meaning a decline in there sales. The pharmaceutical corporations can not make money on whole or raw cannabis, but they can charge an arm and a leg for there synthetic Marinol (dronabinol) CIII. The textile and paper industry would lose out from hemp production, sinse hemp dose not need to go through all the various processes that ordinary tree products would. Also it’s possible to get two harvest in one season. However people don’t know the difference between industrial hemp and smokeable cannabis, yet they are able to distinguish between the two in other country’s like Germany, the UK , Netherlands and even Canada, but our `DEA agents are so dumb they cant tell the difference between a stalk and a bush. Also people who have any knowledge of growing high quality cannabis will tell you that male plants should never be grown next to your high grade female plants, (unless of course you want to pollinate for future seed production). When it comes to farming hemp the males are left in tact to pollinate the females and produce as much seed as possible. This would mean a seedy mess for the pot smoker to clean up and produce undesirable future generations of smokeable cannabis. If anything, Hemp farming would be anti marijuana and would harm any outdoor pot farming within a one mile radius of any hemp farm. The petroleum industry would also be affected, sinse almost everything that can be made from petroleum can be synthesized from hemp oil, everything from bio fuel to even plastics. If North America would use a third of it’s land for hemp production we could create enough bio fuel to supply an area the size of Canada. Now also for a moment consider how many people are incarcerated over just cannabis who are currently in the prisons and jails. If cannabis were legalized and all inmates serving time for cannabis were freed there would be an over abundance of empty cells, and millions of guards in this country would be no longer needed. The prison building industry would almost be obsolete ( and if all drugs were legalized that would mean even more empty cells). So the prison system must have some means of gaining more inmates. Not to mention other areas such as treatment centers, probation.etc or HIDTA high intensity drug traffic areas where money is fed in to law enforcement, (they would miss there green $$$) Drugs , not even alcohol are the cause of the fundamental ills of society, rather than checking people for the presence of drugs, they should first test people for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. Check out Law Enforcement Against Prohibition at <WWW.LEAP.CC>
Law & Ethics - 6 Answers
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1 :
Are you on drugs? Maybe some spelling help is in order.
2 :
I think lrgalizing all drugs is a great idea. Maybe one could straighten out your spelling. Truly, though, it takes a constitutional amendment to make a substance illegal, as was recognized with alcohol prohibition. Since the government doesn't care about the Constitution any more, what law can be considered binding?
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To state this simply: The govt. has no right to regulate what you put into your body, whether it is marijuana or Kentucky Fried Chicken.
4 :
Straight legalization would not be smart in my opinion.....However I do believe in a different type of legalization. I think that we should have clinics where anyone can go and get their drugs free. They would be required to stay there - by force if needed while they are under the influence. They would have access to medical while there. Yes all of this at taxpayer expense. We are already paying for most of these addicts medical. We pay for their food. We pay for their housing. We pay for their crimes as victims. And we pay for their stays in jail % prison. I firmly believe that this method would be much cheaper, would eliminate up to 70% of the crimes committed and allow good citizens to experience far less crime as victims. And I don't believe that we would be adding any more addicts to our problems. All the clinics would offer programs to get off of drugs. Now only the worst offenders get on the programs and they usually have no intention of stopping their use. Under my idea, smart inner city kids would be given a medical education free for their future service at the clinics.
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Is legalizing drugs really good for the people as a whole? you would have an open market sales of drugs and it would be out on the streets common place of events. even those not smoking would be affected by the 2nd hand smoke as well. it is not a beneficial item to add to americas already full legal drug market.
Prohibition does not prevent cannabis use by children or the mentally ill, the vulnerable populations whom we supposedly want to protect. Instead, cannabis prohibition makes it more difficult for parents, patients, society, doctors and law enforcement to control cannabis use. The Drug War makes honest education about cannabis impossible, and leaves cannabis users marginalized in ways that make their lives more stressful. This stress is unhealthy for everyone, but it is certainly most damaging to people with schizophrenia. Cannabis prohibition is not merely a failure; it is a counterproductive fraud that is harming those whom we claim we want to protect. There are currently more teens in treatment centers for marijuana in comparison to those admitted for alcohol. Only an idiot would have to ask why alcohol is not the no#1 problem after all alcohol is perfectly legal ( If you are 21.) That is due to responsible people handling alcohol by way of the carding and id system. Contraband markets make no age disgression. Since the crackdown on tobacco there are 75% fewer teens trying or using tobacco. However when it comes to cannabis and other illicit substances it’s a whole other ball game. Control, regulation and better education work prohibition, dose not. Or as John Walters of the ondcp (Office for national drug control policy) calls it “ a war on drugs†(Sorry John but it's true look at the Netherlands) America loves a war even if it is on it’s own people. One of several reason they don’t legalize drugs is not because of the harm of drugs, But people would lose more money in the long run. Some of the people behind the support of this irrational so called war are The tobacco industry, the alcohol and distilled spirit industry ( people simply don’t drink as much, or decide not to drink at all with cannabis meaning a decline in there sales. The pharmaceutical corporations can not make money on whole or raw cannabis, but they can charge an arm and a leg for there synthetic Marinol (dronabinol) CIII. The textile and paper industry would lose out from hemp production, sinse hemp dose not need to go through all the various processes that ordinary tree products would. Also it’s possible to get two harvest in one season. However people don’t know the difference between industrial hemp and smokeable cannabis, yet they are able to distinguish between the two in other country’s like Germany, the UK , Netherlands and even Canada, but our `DEA agents are so dumb they cant tell the difference between a stalk and a bush. Also people who have any knowledge of growing high quality cannabis will tell you that male plants should never be grown next to your high grade female plants, (unless of course you want to pollinate for future seed production). When it comes to farming hemp the males are left in tact to pollinate the females and produce as much seed as possible. This would mean a seedy mess for the pot smoker to clean up and produce undesirable future generations of smokeable cannabis. If anything, Hemp farming would be anti marijuana and would harm any outdoor pot farming within a one mile radius of any hemp farm. The petroleum industry would also be affected, sinse almost everything that can be made from petroleum can be synthesized from hemp oil, everything from bio fuel to even plastics. If North America would use a third of it’s land for hemp production we could create enough bio fuel to supply an area the size of Canada. Now also for a moment consider how many people are incarcerated over just cannabis who are currently in the prisons and jails. If cannabis were legalized and all inmates serving time for cannabis were freed there would be an over abundance of empty cells, and millions of guards in this country would be no longer needed. The prison building industry would almost be obsolete ( and if all drugs were legalized that would mean even more empty cells). So the prison system must have some means of gaining more inmates. Not to mention other areas such as treatment centers, probation.etc or HIDTA high intensity drug traffic areas where money is fed in to law enforcement, (they would miss there green $$$) Drugs , not even alcohol are the cause of the fundamental ills of society, rather than checking people for the presence of drugs, they should first test people for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. Check out Law Enforcement Against Prohibition at <WWW.LEAP.CC>
Law & Ethics - 6 Answers
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1 :
Are you on drugs? Maybe some spelling help is in order.
2 :
I think lrgalizing all drugs is a great idea. Maybe one could straighten out your spelling. Truly, though, it takes a constitutional amendment to make a substance illegal, as was recognized with alcohol prohibition. Since the government doesn't care about the Constitution any more, what law can be considered binding?
3 :
To state this simply: The govt. has no right to regulate what you put into your body, whether it is marijuana or Kentucky Fried Chicken.
4 :
Straight legalization would not be smart in my opinion.....However I do believe in a different type of legalization. I think that we should have clinics where anyone can go and get their drugs free. They would be required to stay there - by force if needed while they are under the influence. They would have access to medical while there. Yes all of this at taxpayer expense. We are already paying for most of these addicts medical. We pay for their food. We pay for their housing. We pay for their crimes as victims. And we pay for their stays in jail % prison. I firmly believe that this method would be much cheaper, would eliminate up to 70% of the crimes committed and allow good citizens to experience far less crime as victims. And I don't believe that we would be adding any more addicts to our problems. All the clinics would offer programs to get off of drugs. Now only the worst offenders get on the programs and they usually have no intention of stopping their use. Under my idea, smart inner city kids would be given a medical education free for their future service at the clinics.
5 :
Is legalizing drugs really good for the people as a whole? you would have an open market sales of drugs and it would be out on the streets common place of events. even those not smoking would be affected by the 2nd hand smoke as well. it is not a beneficial item to add to americas already full legal drug market.
Monday, January 7, 2013
If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?
If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?
If it's $ 60 million, I would buy a one way ticket out of America and make permanent residence in either Germany or Japan !
Gambling - 8 Answers
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i would buy a new family
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spoil myself
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just live on a whim,take life as it comes and just do whatever i please knowing that i don't have to worry about $. Don't think i'd do anything ridiculous though...
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Very simple answer....I would create a charity to help sick children, the elderly and impoverished at Christmas time and all year long. We need to help our fellow man...(food, clothing, medicine, housing etc.) people need help! Do the majority of lottery winners think WHY they have been blessed with sudden wealth? Its such a sad shame most cannot get past what new car, clothes, homes, bling they are going to buy. I implore all of you, if God blesses you with a lottery win..PLEASE help humanity in some way..even if its a small way it still counts and you're a better person for it!! God Bless You!
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I would pay off the Yahoo! Answers people so they'd never allow this question again. It's asked every day, and it only encourages people to waste their money on lottery tickets. You don't need 60 million to get out of America, by the way. If you don't like it here, just get on a boat, man. Friggin' ingrate.
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Hookers and blow.
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I will spend 50% as saving & 50% on www.casinostoplayat.com
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If you taught English in Japan, then they may pay for your housing and incidentals so you would not need to win the lottery to live the dream.
If it's $ 60 million, I would buy a one way ticket out of America and make permanent residence in either Germany or Japan !
Gambling - 8 Answers
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i would buy a new family
2 :
spoil myself
3 :
just live on a whim,take life as it comes and just do whatever i please knowing that i don't have to worry about $. Don't think i'd do anything ridiculous though...
4 :
Very simple answer....I would create a charity to help sick children, the elderly and impoverished at Christmas time and all year long. We need to help our fellow man...(food, clothing, medicine, housing etc.) people need help! Do the majority of lottery winners think WHY they have been blessed with sudden wealth? Its such a sad shame most cannot get past what new car, clothes, homes, bling they are going to buy. I implore all of you, if God blesses you with a lottery win..PLEASE help humanity in some way..even if its a small way it still counts and you're a better person for it!! God Bless You!
5 :
I would pay off the Yahoo! Answers people so they'd never allow this question again. It's asked every day, and it only encourages people to waste their money on lottery tickets. You don't need 60 million to get out of America, by the way. If you don't like it here, just get on a boat, man. Friggin' ingrate.
6 :
Hookers and blow.
7 :
I will spend 50% as saving & 50% on www.casinostoplayat.com
8 :
If you taught English in Japan, then they may pay for your housing and incidentals so you would not need to win the lottery to live the dream.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
11-14 year olds who want to earn money online?
11-14 year olds who want to earn money online?
Okay, I've seen loads of things about 11-14 year olds who want to make money online but can't because they are too old. I'm 13 and thought if every 11-14 year old worked to together and used paypal we could find away that everyone makes money. The requirements are : You are in years 7 - 10 in the U.K. You are 11 - 14 in America You are in years 6 - 9 in Germany and so on. If everyone combined worked together online we could start a big business. What do you think? No unhelpful comments please http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080202074021AATasMD&pa=FYd1D2bwHTHzJLtvEuwzQ5mOHwKAg3K0NK1y6gd7qDvw5g--&paid=asked&msgr_status= It's about a Yahoo group
Primary & Secondary Education - 4 Answers
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lol
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im 14 in uk. can i still do it?
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for aussie teens ages 13 and beyond... ud ont earn money but for an extra gift every once and while i found this good and its not just for young old can use it too www.emailcash.com.au and u can earn cash cheques as well but id prefer getting gifts from the auction from earning my points from doing surveys
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Well im 14, in y9 in school. Live in England. I recently earnt £23 from a survey site, althought it took a very long time to get.
Okay, I've seen loads of things about 11-14 year olds who want to make money online but can't because they are too old. I'm 13 and thought if every 11-14 year old worked to together and used paypal we could find away that everyone makes money. The requirements are : You are in years 7 - 10 in the U.K. You are 11 - 14 in America You are in years 6 - 9 in Germany and so on. If everyone combined worked together online we could start a big business. What do you think? No unhelpful comments please http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080202074021AATasMD&pa=FYd1D2bwHTHzJLtvEuwzQ5mOHwKAg3K0NK1y6gd7qDvw5g--&paid=asked&msgr_status= It's about a Yahoo group
Primary & Secondary Education - 4 Answers
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lol
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im 14 in uk. can i still do it?
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for aussie teens ages 13 and beyond... ud ont earn money but for an extra gift every once and while i found this good and its not just for young old can use it too www.emailcash.com.au and u can earn cash cheques as well but id prefer getting gifts from the auction from earning my points from doing surveys
4 :
Well im 14, in y9 in school. Live in England. I recently earnt £23 from a survey site, althought it took a very long time to get.
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