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Post by Definitely Not Axe Hack on Jan 14, 2008 20:36:18 GMT -5
Heh....Then what's with the German? Before that is...
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Post by Angel on Jan 14, 2008 20:49:04 GMT -5
I've been teaching myself to speak the language for almost three years now. Practice is practice, though now I don't quite need it.
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Post by Definitely Not Axe Hack on Jan 14, 2008 20:50:06 GMT -5
You could always use a translator site...despite how lame they may be...
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Post by Angel on Jan 14, 2008 20:53:25 GMT -5
Why would I use a translator when I can speak it fluently?
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Post by Definitely Not Axe Hack on Jan 14, 2008 20:55:13 GMT -5
So...someone can translate what you say?
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Post by Magatsu Taito on Jan 15, 2008 6:13:14 GMT -5
Ohh, Neil Stephenson! Awesome book, read it 4 times or something now, but I'm not quite sure I'm getting the comparison. Sure, there where not really any rules in that society, but that kinda depended on where you were and where you had access. Anyway, please do tell.
German ain't that hard to understand you know, I kinda get it, and I haven't learned any at all. Though that's probably because of similarities in language and whatnot.
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Post by Padre Romero on Jan 15, 2008 11:32:04 GMT -5
Ohh, Neil Stephenson! Awesome book, read it 4 times or something now, but I'm not quite sure I'm getting the comparison. Sure, there where not really any rules in that society, but that kinda depended on where you were and where you had access. Anyway, please do tell. you're right, Stephanson's "Snow Crash" is actually an anarcho-capitalist state (sort of), but I brought it up as an example because it's probably the closest thing to a "pure democracy" that America could evolve into. Whenever I talk about that book, I always get hungry for pizza... |
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Post by Definitely Not Axe Hack on Jan 15, 2008 15:03:05 GMT -5
And when I think of "pure democracy", I think of a country with no laws. Wait...there is none...
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Post by Angel on Jan 15, 2008 15:07:35 GMT -5
When I think of democracy, I think of sex. Politics make me horny.
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Post by Definitely Not Axe Hack on Jan 15, 2008 15:24:32 GMT -5
Does that mean Bush makes you horny? Now that's not something you hear everyday...
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Post by Padre Romero on Jan 15, 2008 15:42:25 GMT -5
And when I think of "pure democracy", I think of a country with no laws. Wait...there is none... Generally, a "pure democracy" would have laws...they would be enforced by a police force and an executive arm of governance, just like now...the only difference is that every person would take a crack at voting on every issue, and a simple majority would decide everything... it sounds nice, but it's a really scary prospect. |
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Post by Angel on Jan 15, 2008 15:58:44 GMT -5
Does that mean Bush makes you horny? Now that's not something you hear everyday... No, I was quoting Red Vs Blue. Donut? "Lightish Red" guy? |
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Post by Magatsu Taito on Jan 15, 2008 18:35:34 GMT -5
I have to ask what you thought of The Diamond Age then Padre?
First time I read it I found it a bit boring because of the different tempo from Snow Crash, but I re-read it not too long ago, and it's now equally good, if not even better in my mind.
And pizza would actually be good about now ;D
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Post by Definitely Not Axe Hack on Jan 15, 2008 18:41:32 GMT -5
Stuffed Crust pizza from Pizza Hut...Now there's a good pizza.
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Post by ian on Jan 16, 2008 15:13:00 GMT -5
No country is completelty communist/planned or completelty democratic. Most countries have a mix of both. Take britain for example, its a democracy but with many services provided for free by the government so is a mix between a market (democratic) economy and a planned economy.
'Communist countries' are not completely planned as they trade with the outside world and have some scope for social advancement and a class system. America is closer to a market economy than most as the government provide few free services to its people.
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