# USA is a shitty country, stop bombing everyone

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-is-a-shitty-country-stop-bombing-everyone/676452>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 16, 2013, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-is-a-shitty-country-stop-bombing-everyone/676452 "2013-12-16T10:37:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-is-a-shitty-country-stop-bombing-everyone/676452/121 "2013-12-17T22:44:04Z")

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> [@ElvisL1ves](#):
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> And Canada is America’s Austria.

I knew the Canadian Anschluß was already in the works ! :mad:

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-is-a-shitty-country-stop-bombing-everyone/676452/122 "2013-12-17T23:13:45Z")

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> [@Kenm](#):
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> I meant even after installing a solid-state AC coriolis rectifier in series with the 110-volt-to-220-volt transformer.

They’re golden if they got themselves a Rockwell Retro-Encabulator.

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-is-a-shitty-country-stop-bombing-everyone/676452/123 "2013-12-18T00:08:44Z")

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> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> They’re golden if they got themselves a Rockwell Retro-Encabulator.

My degree in software engineering left me wholly unprepared for that.

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**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-is-a-shitty-country-stop-bombing-everyone/676452/124 "2013-12-18T00:31:30Z")

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**Ben-Wynyard** hasn’t come back yet. Either he’s been sleeping, or… :dubious:

:eek:

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-is-a-shitty-country-stop-bombing-everyone/676452/125 "2013-12-18T00:42:04Z")

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Maybe this time he can’t get past the dumbass-proof fence.

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**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-is-a-shitty-country-stop-bombing-everyone/676452/126 "2013-12-18T01:16:59Z")

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> [@ElvisL1ves](#):
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> I was not aware that Luxembourg is not a democracy. Imagine that.

I don’t think anyone has stated that and I’m sure there are instances of a nation’s government not reflecting the desires of the populace.

Regardless, only a mental midget would think that governmental donations are the only method of charitable donation in a nation and that governmental charity alone is a way to determine the generosity of its people.

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-is-a-shitty-country-stop-bombing-everyone/676452/127 "2013-12-19T17:32:36Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> All his posts are in his own threads and one zombie thread he resurrected (it was about New Zealand, shocker).
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> Banned by Christmas.

As predicted!!

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**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-is-a-shitty-country-stop-bombing-everyone/676452/128 "2013-12-19T17:43:03Z")

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[Moderating]  
Since the OP’s future time is going to be consumed entirely with the duties associated with his title, I’m going to close this for him.  
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