Modacity.net: Texas Simulator

[PopeAK49]

Ah. Well, I can agree with you that public school systems are much more shittier than private school systems. In a whole, you get what you paid for...To my opinion, people would save much more money and time by investing in vocational training. College/Degrees are more of an eye candy for saying "Yes, I am qualified for promotions". Having the qualified skills and a certificate to prove it is about as good as a college degree. I think society should focus on the following: High School > Vocational Training (Required as much as high school) > College (Optional for job promotions or other skill sets).

I did forget to point out that it was advertising that corrupts most Americans. No way would I point it out as their only fault.

[Pooky]

texas, the state, is backwards

the state

p.s. calling government-sanctioned murder and several incredibly violent and grotesque lynchings 'a few standouts' is both insulting and incredibly arrogant

Poor choice of words, perhaps. But calling us all backwards because of the actions of a few is also insulting and arrogant.

You can't make a distinction between Texas the state and its people. A state is made of people.

if this was as much the case as you make out, then the death penalty would no longer exist, texas would be a blue state or at the very least not a red one (the irony of the far right using red in the us kills me every time), and this entire discussion would not be taking place.

I don't believe in the death penalty, or political parties, or the political spectrum for that matter. All I'm saying is you've got some pretty fucked up ideas about Texans for someone who doesn't even live here.

even assuming that you are correct in extrapolating from your anecdotal evidence that texans are not as bad as the state makes them seem as a whole, they are still pretty fucking bad for not standing up for their beliefs if they can honestly sit on their hands while the man who is governing their state and representing them at a federal level is killing people like it is going out of style. they could be the chillest, leftest leaning people in the world but as long as they just shrug their shoulders and pretend there is nothing they can do about it they are no better than the assholes who are causing it to be the way it is in the first place

Yeah, because every population is super quick to rise up against its government any time something happens they don't like <_<

Let me know how that goes Australia.

[rossmum]

[QUOTE=Pooky;637581]Poor choice of words, perhaps. But calling us all backwards because of the actions of a few is also insulting and arrogant.

if they were really a few, then surely the actions would not have happened in the first place?

You can't make a distinction between Texas the state and its people. A state is made of people.

so you admit that you are grossly downplaying just how many horribly fucked people live in texas then, since clearly the majority of the population was cool with a shitstain like perry running the show and killing innocents (or just killing, period)?

I don't believe in the death penalty, or political parties, or the political spectrum for that matter. All I'm saying is you've got some pretty fucked up ideas about Texans for someone who doesn't even live here.

then how come every time an issue goes to vote in texas, the outcome basically backs up my 'pretty fucked up ideas', and not your insistence that texans are cool & dandy folks who enjoy a good time and are cool with everybody?

Yeah, because every population is super quick to rise up against its government any time something happens they don't like <_<

well strikes me they haven't even made an effort to get him gone through legal means let alone any other, more drastic means, so...

Let me know how that goes Australia.

this country may be fucked, but at least we are less fucked, so there's that

here is a fun and cool read, american pals. take note of the 1930-35 period in particular! your nation is truly an inspiration to us all!

[Limited]

texas, the state, is backwards

the state

Define state, and define backwards.

[neuro]

it's rediculous how you're going around calling eachother backwards.

because your entire fucking country is fucking retarded.
backwards is a disgusting understatement and it offends me.

[Zeph]

Guys this is probably one of the silliest things i've seen you argue about.

really? you've seen them argue about video games but this is the silliest? this is actually a thing.

Define state

lol from england.

[Zeph]

Also, someone took the time to actually dig up numbers.

http://americablog.com/2012/11/draft...th-secede.html

[=sw=warlord]

Who says this hasn't been tried/done before? It doesn't always work. What are we gonna do with the repeat offenders? We already have a overpopulated jail system as it is.

Right because first attempts at fixing problems should always have a 100% success rate.
You don't just give up if you fail once, if your people had that ideology back in the 1800's you would still be a British colony.
It amazes me that the US feels it should be a world leader when it's own idea of moral justice are less civilized than other places such as Norway.
An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

[t3h m00kz]

this thread got angry

[neuro]

Ah. Well, I can agree with you that public school systems are much more shittier than private school systems. In a whole, you get what you paid for...To my opinion, people would save much more money and time by investing in vocational training. College/Degrees are more of an eye candy for saying "Yes, I am qualified for promotions". Having the qualified skills and a certificate to prove it is about as good as a college degree. I think society should focus on the following: High School > Vocational Training (Required as much as high school) > College (Optional for job promotions or other skill sets).

I did forget to point out that it was advertising that corrupts most Americans. No way would I point it out as their only fault.

honestly, the whole notion of 'you get what you pay for' when it comes to education is FUCKING DISGUSTING and you should be fucking ashamed of yourself if you subscribe to that.

education for money is insanity from the get-go, and leads to NOTHING but restricting knowledge.