August 18th, 2005, 08:08 PM
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The Year is 2105...
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August 18th, 2005, 08:10 PM
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Damn, I look good for 138.
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August 18th, 2005, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by AzCards21
Damn, I look good for 138.
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You're too fast!
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August 18th, 2005, 08:18 PM
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DEFENSE!!!!
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Hah, I got the first vote in.
USA!! USA!! USA!!
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August 18th, 2005, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by krepitch
You're too fast!
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That is a good one. Nice work.
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August 18th, 2005, 09:37 PM
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The Arizona Fitzharmonic.
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I voted China because the US will never recover financially from the past presidencies of:
Jeb Bush
George W. Bush III
Ahmed Bush
Jenna Bush
George H. W. Q. Bush
Jeb W. G. Bush
and
George J. A. W. S. Bush
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Last edited by LoyaltyisaCurse; August 18th, 2005 at 10:56 PM.
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August 19th, 2005, 06:24 AM
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Powerful in terms of economic and military might?
I'll still place my money on the U.S....in 100 years communist china would still be recovering from the political revolution that starts in 2065.
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August 19th, 2005, 06:39 AM
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Killer Snail
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My vote goes for USA as well.
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August 19th, 2005, 06:52 AM
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Jolly Nihilist
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i voted "other" - just playing the odds
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August 19th, 2005, 07:28 AM
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DEFENSE!!!!
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Originally Posted by Djaughe
Powerful in terms of economic and military might?
I'll still place my money on the U.S....in 100 years communist china would still be recovering from the political revolution that starts in 2065.
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I'll go you one better and say it starts in the next 10 years. There's big dollars going into that economy, the wages are going up and the masses are starting to understand how the rest of the world lives thanks to TV, internet, etc.
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August 19th, 2005, 07:30 AM
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DEFENSE!!!!
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BTW, Krepitch, I'd like to commend you on the job you've done this week. Good polls.
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August 19th, 2005, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 40yearfan
I'll go you one better and say it starts in the next 10 years. There's big dollars going into that economy, the wages are going up and the masses are starting to understand how the rest of the world lives thanks to TV, internet, etc.
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I'm thinking that if China moves further and further towards democracy and then opens into a real free market economy, they will far surpass us unless we reverse course and move away from any sense of an entitlement and welfare state.
We're just like all the other historical world powers. We're getting soft from within. Someone will overtake us, and it looks like China is the odds on favorite.
EDIT: I'd throw India into the voting too.
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August 19th, 2005, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by bratwurst
I'm thinking that if China moves further and further towards democracy and then opens into a real free market economy, they will far surpass us unless we reverse course and move away from any sense of an entitlement and welfare state.
We're just like all the other historical world powers. We're getting soft from within. Someone will overtake us, and it looks like China is the odds on favorite.
EDIT: I'd throw India into the voting too.
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Can't argue with that. |
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August 19th, 2005, 08:10 AM
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Goodbye, Sir. Thank You
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Originally Posted by Djaughe
Powerful in terms of economic and military might?
I'll still place my money on the U.S....in 100 years communist china would still be recovering from the political revolution that starts in 2065.
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I put China because I don't think it will take that long for the revolution (if they don't gradually change on their own)...and they will have long since recovered.
...But I pray I'm wrong.
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August 19th, 2005, 08:42 AM
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Provocateur aka Wallyburger
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Neoconovia
that's why I voted other. 
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