What's Wrong With The World Today?

[Arumdaum]

people being complete idiots, stupid patriots and nationalists, stupid religion and superstition, warmongers, sooociiiety, people, existance,

[Rhodmhire]

society

Wrong. Society =/= sooociiiety.

existance,

So everything ever contributes to what's wrong with the world and there is literally nothing in existence that doesn't contribute to it?

Awesome.

[Arumdaum]

society

Wrong. Society =/= sooociiiety.

existance,

So everything ever contributes to what's wrong with the world and there is literally nothing in existence that doesn't contribute to it?

Awesome.

yes

[Rolamec]

O.K. I would like to here what you guys think is wrong with the world today. Me, myself, believe that humanity is too danger prone. At any moment Iran,China,Russia, even North Korea, could start a war of disastorous proportions.

Let's take this simple but true fact to mind: The United States has been the only country in the world to ever use nuclear weapons in war. Not Russia, not Iran, not China, not North Korea. Therefore the chance of destability is as good in those countries as in any. Perhaps I should rephrase, if the proper circumstances were to occur, the United States could as easily use nuclear weapons and cause a break in the stability of the status quo. Imagine a more aggressive George W. Bush who went before the world immediately after 9/11 and said North Korea was indirectly responsible. Or that a nuclear attack should occur in the US and President Palin (I winch at the thought) said Iran was.

Now Iran may play the mad man role pretty damn well, but their leadership is pragmatic. If they were to get WMDs, the fear would have lied in not them actually having them, but another revolution occuring and those weapons falling into the hands of al Qaeda.

Russia is just trying to relive its glory days, and flex it's muscles. They want the world to know they are still there.

China needs us and our money. Well just our money. Communism is all dead there but in name. Its as much of a corporate whore house as anywhere else in the known free world.

North Korea is an interesting case. But Kim Jong ill wants his empire to be around forever, he understand what happens if he bombs South Korea or tries the US.

I think the true danger is the instability in places people aren't paying attention too. Pakistan is a great example, they have around 300 Al Qaeda operatives and are unable to even control them (the government that is), our money grants to them, intended to fight against terrorism, is instead used in defense against India.

Al Qaeda is no single nation. Its a group of extremists who believe they can create a world where no states exist and Islam is everywhere. Its unrealistic, and completel bull. It just can't and won't happen, but they believe it will. The Taliban is not necessarily bad, its a tribal organization that is interested in power. When we toppled Iraq, we destroyed a regime that was capable of securing itself against terrorism, as a result it could one day be a future strong hold for such terrorists.

What I like about Obama is he is a liberal, but realistic, pragmatic. Afghanistan is a mission we must complete because al Qaeda was using it as a stronghold. Pakistan is becoming a problem, and something we need to address as well. Or else we could face another 9/11 once again.

[Pope Joan]

Half a century ago, Richard Niebuhr said the root problems were "Individualism, militarism, and economic imperialism".

That made sense to me when I heard read it, and it still does.

How about what's right?

Civil rights are considerably better than they were 50 years ago. Women have better jobs. African Americans can get into the best schools. There are more women and other minorities who are professionals, and executives. There is nothing like the threat of nuclear annihilation that kids lived with in the 50s. And there's this nifty thing called the internet that lets us easily communicate with wonderful people all over the world.

[Cameroi]

thoughtlessness and people thinking they're gonna get something out of destroying it.

[Bavin]

thoughtlessness and people thinking they're gonna get something out of destroying it.

A lack of capitalization on the internet... *cocks shotgun*

[Delator]

Religious Fundamentalism

Agreed.

[Ryadn]

Today's supposedly 'literate' society lacks proper respect for spelling and grammar conventions.

[Rolamec]

Religious Fundamentalism

Agreed.

Not just religious, any fundamentalism. I recall one South Park Episode where Cartman goes into the future to find out all religions have been banned and atheism is for everyone. They argue religion is the result for war. Well than they have two different atheistic organizations battling and killing one another. I think while comical, its also true. Now there is nothing wrong with religion, nor is there anything wrong with atheism, but there is something wrong with fundamentalism.

[The Isle of Biscay]

Question: What's Wrong With The World Today?

Simple Answer: Greed

Greed is responsible for poverty, war, famine, pollution, disease etc.

Look at absolutely ANY issue in the world today, and you can be sure there is an element of greed as its cause.

[Cameroi]

thoughtlessness and people thinking they're gonna get something out of destroying it.

A lack of capitalization on the internet... *cocks shotgun*

lack of capitalization = intentional expression of humility.
demonizing the intent to be humble is precisely part and parcel of that thoughtlessness that keeps everything screwed up.

[Dark Side Messiahs]

Whats wrong?

The human race! Don't believe me, turn on the news and watch for five minutes... you'll see.

[Cameroi]

Whats wrong?

The human race! Don't believe me, turn on the news and watch for five minutes... you'll see.

the human race doesn't decide which parts of the diversity that occurs to broadcast, corporate media does. don't kid yourself that corporate economic interests fail to play a roll in what they choose to tell us about.

[Dark Side Messiahs]

Whats wrong?

The human race! Don't believe me, turn on the news and watch for five minutes... you'll see.

the human race doesn't decide which parts of the diversity that occurs to broadcast, corporate media does. don't kid yourself that corporate economic interests fail to play a roll in what they choose to tell us about.

They already show us the world going to Hell in a hand basket, what could they hiding?

[Kobrania]

Whats wrong?

The human race! Don't believe me, turn on the news and watch for five minutes... you'll see.

the human race doesn't decide which parts of the diversity that occurs to broadcast, corporate media does. don't kid yourself that corporate economic interests fail to play a roll in what they choose to tell us about.

They already show us the world going to Hell in a hand basket, what could they hiding?

The fact that they lie?

[Dyakovo]

What sucks about the world today is that it isn't tomorrow. Where's my robot manservant and hover-car and space travel to distant space colonies?

People who obstruct scientific research through penny pinching.

Homosexuals with a dalmation as their avatar... That's what's wrong with the world today.

[Kobrania]

What sucks about the world today is that it isn't tomorrow. Where's my robot manservant and hover-car and space travel to distant space colonies?

People who obstruct scientific research through penny pinching.

Homosexuals with a dalmation as their avatar... That's what's wrong with the world today.

People who think the soil and substrate that they walk on is worth more than another persons life.

[Skibereen]

O.K. I would like to here what you guys think is wrong with the world today. Me, myself, believe that humanity is too danger prone. At any moment Iran,China,Russia, even North Korea, could start a war of disastorous proportions.

Nothing that wasnt wrong with every other generation since recorded history.

[Hoyteca]

Country music, rap, and Scientology. Alone, they threaten to destroy all that is good in the world, like foxies and the Super Nintendo. Combined, their evil is bound by niether time nor space. That's right. They've already polluted the future and the past, way before they even existed. The Spanish Inquisition, various genocides from all around the world, and the do-nothing American Presidents of the 1850s? That's country music, rap, and Scientology working together and not being bound by time. Hell, they may even have had a hand in Bonham's death and shot Kennedy from the grassy knoll. Why shoot Kennedy? Because they wanted to scare one guy who was there watching Kennedy drive by.