The Big Cat Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 What do the following countries, and only the following countries have in common with the United States? China Iran Saudi Arabia North Korea Pakistan Iraq Vietnam Afghanistan Japan Yemen Indonesia Libya Sudan Bangladesh Belarus Somalia Egypt United Arab Emirates Malaysia Mongolia Singapore Syria Bahrain Botswana Saint Kitts and Nevis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 What do the following counties, and only the following countries have in common with the United States? They're not counties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 What do the following counties, and only the following countries have in common with the United States? China Iran Saudi Arabia North Korea Pakistan Iraq Vietnam Afghanistan Japan Yemen Indonesia Libya Sudan Bangladesh Belarus Somalia Egypt United Arab Emirates Malaysia Mongolia Singapore Syria Bahrain Botswana Saint Kitts and Nevis None of those countries have ever been in my kitchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 They're not counties None of those countries have ever been in my kitchen. But the rest of the world's countries have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Death penalty. What's your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 Death penalty. What's your point. Specifically: they exercised their state right to kill a man in 2008. Oh, no point. No point whatsoever, infer nothing by the company we're in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Death penalty. What's your point. That the United States engages in the same barbaric practices as such backwards uncivilized dictatorships as Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 That the United States engages in the same barbaric practices as such backwards uncivilized dictatorships as Japan They're definitely the wild card on this list, let's not kid ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Specifically: they exercised their state right to kill a man in 2008. Oh, no point. No point whatsoever, infer nothing by the company we're in. So because we believe in the Death Penalty we're the same as Somalia? Boy must be a slow day down on the farm. This is an old, tired and actually quite stupid arguement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 So because we believe in the Death Penalty we're the same as Somalia? Boy must be a slow day down on the farm. This is an old, tired and actually quite stupid arguement. Just some food for thought. Feel free to partake, if you like. There was nothing I intended to argue. Just the facts, ma'am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I'm not a fan of the death penalty. There's a lot of reasons not to like it: Cost, abuse of institutional power, etc. There's also not much to like about life in prison (expensive, emboldening of prisoners because they have nothing to lose, etc). At the end of the day there aren't any easy solutions to these very complicated problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Just some food for thought. Feel free to partake, if you like. There was nothing I intended to argue. Just the facts, ma'am. Oh, no point. No point whatsoever, infer nothing by the company we're in. Bullfargingshit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 I'm not a fan of the death penalty. There's a lot of reasons not to like it: Cost, abuse of institutional power, etc. There's also not much to like about life in prison (expensive, emboldening of prisoners because they have nothing to lose, etc). At the end of the day there aren't any easy solutions to these very complicated problems. I blame the schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 Bullfargingshit. Look man, you can't just give me an agenda for the sole purpose of disagreeing with me. On the radio today we were discussing a news piece about Kyrgyzstan defying a UN Protocol prohibiting them from reinstating the death penalty. Doing some background research, I came across this list, and found it alarming. Just thought I'd share. But if you really want to argue with me, by all means continue putting contentious talking points in my mouth you can get pissed off about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I'm not a fan of the death penalty. There's a lot of reasons not to like it: Cost, abuse of institutional power, etc. There's also not much to like about life in prison (expensive, emboldening of prisoners because they have nothing to lose, etc). At the end of the day there aren't any easy solutions to these very complicated problems. I've always agreed with your point here 100%. But to infer that we (the US) have anything in common with the other countries on the list other than capital punishment is absurd. And you know that's what the little kitten is doing here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Look man, you can't just give me an agenda for the sole purpose of disagreeing with me. On the radio today we were discussing a news piece about Kyrgyzstan defying a UN Protocol prohibiting them from reinstating the death penalty. Doing some background research, I came across this list, and found it alarming. Just thought I'd share. But if you really want to argue with me, by all means continue putting contentious talking points in my mouth you can get pissed off about. What's alarming about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 None of those countries have ever been in my kitchen. It would be a shame if someone didn't take a moment to appreciate your reference to the timeless humor of "Cheers." Quite possibly one of the best episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 I've always agreed with your point here 100%. But to infer that we (the US) have anything in common with the other countries on the list other than capital punishment is absurd. And you know that's what the little kitten is doing here. Please tell me which other similarities I intended to draw. Your esteem for my creativity is flattering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Please tell me which other similarities I intended to draw. Your esteem for my creativity is flattering. As the origianl poster who has never posted something here without an agenda (do any of us?) I think that would be best if it came from you seeing I have no idea what is inside that tiny brain of yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Cat Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 What's alarming about it? I'll tell you what alarmed me about it, and you can feel free to alarmed, or not feel alarmed. It's really up to you. When I read that the UN was trying to prevent Kyrzgkstan from reinstating the death penalty I thought, "Hmm, that's funny. The let us employ the death penalty, and surely other countries can as well. Surely capital punishment is a common thing in the 21st Century, let's see just how hypocritical the UN is being." Low and behold, I was completely wrong. Capital punishment is not common, and once the United States is removed from the list, it's something that's simply not practiced in the Western world. I found that alarming and frankly I was a bit disappointed in myself as an American because our practices gave me a false sense for how the rest of the world chooses to deal with their prisoners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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