What happened to the so called land of the free?
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Jenaveve Houston
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04-06-2007 15:19
I thought america was supposed to be the land of the free.
Where are all the pro freedom activists?
If you are an american and you think you have freedom i beg to differ.
If you dont believe me trying gambling on the internet (not in SL) and see what happens. I live in an country where we do actually have freedom.
Anyway, time for a question for the residents.
When will americans stop referring to their country as the land of the free? (when it is so obviously not)
Blood for Oil anybody?
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Colette Meiji
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04-06-2007 15:23
From: Jenaveve Houston I thought america was supposed to be the land of the free.
Where are all the pro freedom activists?
If you are an american and you think you have freedom i beg to differ.
If you dont believe me trying gambling on the internet (not in SL) and see what happens. I live in an country where we do actually have freedom.
Anyway, time for a question for the residents.
When will americans stop referring to their country as the land of the free? (when it is so obviously not)
Blood for Oil anybody? well I dont see the point of this post Within 2 hours drive of my house there are 5 casinos. within 5 hours theres over a dozen. so if Freedom=Gambling Im "freed" out.
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Alazarin Mondrian
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04-06-2007 15:24
<-- is not American. But this type of topic is an old, old chestnut which brings out the cynical repsonse from me: 'free to be exploited' or something like that. Look on the bright side: you're not living in North Korea..... yet.
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Brenda Connolly
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04-06-2007 15:29
From: Colette Meiji well I dont see the point of this post
Within 2 hours drive of my house there are 5 casinos.
within 5 hours theres over a dozen.
so if Freedom=Gambling
Im "freed" out. You forgot Horse Racing, Dog racing, Lottery....people who live in one counrty certainly are free to voice opinions on how they perceive life in another, but they are OPINIONS and we know the old adage about opinions.....
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Kamael Xevious
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04-06-2007 15:36
It never ceases to amaze me how many people are unable to understand that what is legal for residents and what is legal for Linden Lab is NOT the same thing--not even in the US.
The OP is a troll. Strife?
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Itchy Gamba
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04-06-2007 15:39
sure you can gamble and play lotto and bet on horse but i can do all that without leaving my house.
If you liked betting on horses youd know that you cant be at the TAB(or whatever americans call it) all day. So it is increibly handy for me to be able to go online and place my bets while at work. I can bet on every single race i think i know the winner for.
If i was in america i would miss out on most of them because i have to be at work and cant be at the TAB all day.
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Faybot Foxley
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04-06-2007 15:45
I'm free to go to Las Vegas and gamble and hire prostitutes if I wanted to. I believe there is a local casino around here somewhere also. I agree that the government should regulate casinos to prevent money laundering, prevent fraud, and collect taxes. Personally, I think online gambling should be permitted in the U.S. When they say that "people are spending too much of their money on online gambling; they can't be trusted", that is a little too Big Brotherish for me.
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Colette Meiji
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04-06-2007 15:51
From: Itchy Gamba sure you can gamble and play lotto and bet on horse but i can do all that without leaving my house.
If you liked betting on horses youd know that you cant be at the TAB(or whatever americans call it) all day. So it is increibly handy for me to be able to go online and place my bets while at work. I can bet on every single race i think i know the winner for.
If i was in america i would miss out on most of them because i have to be at work and cant be at the TAB all day. right Its definitely better to trust a "Buyer Beware" unregulated online gambling system to a regulated and policed gaming system Thanks for the information ************ Again my point was IF gambling = freedom we can easily gamble away every dollar we make, thanks. I dont think gambling = freedom. Freedom is a bigger concept than that. And only the small minded compare freedom to absolute unrestricted freedom of activity. Its as if everyone has decided 5000 years of recorded human history never took place. Ive met people from all over the world who know less of their own history than I do. On the scale of human acheivement The United States of America is most definitely free on a par with any other country - and posseses far more freedom and liberty than many.
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Itchy Gamba
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04-06-2007 15:58
From: Colette Meiji right Its definitely better to trust a "Buyer Beware" unregulated online gambling system to a regulated and policed gaming system Thanks for the information The TAB who runs this online betting servie is highly regulated and is in fact the only legal way to gamble on racing and sports in my country. :rollseyes: hehe
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Sys Slade
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04-06-2007 16:01
/me walks away from another Us vs America thread.
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Colette Meiji
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04-06-2007 16:11
From: Itchy Gamba The TAB who runs this online betting servie is highly regulated and is in fact the only legal way to gamble on racing and sports in my country.
:rollseyes:
hehe so legaly you couldnt bet on sports or racing on SL either?
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Raymond Figtree
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04-06-2007 16:17
LL is free to close this forum down if we keep getting posts like this. Take your opinions to a resident site, please.
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Vezryl Ersetu
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04-06-2007 16:18
From: Jenaveve Houston I thought america was supposed to be the land of the free.
Where are all the pro freedom activists?
If you are an american and you think you have freedom i beg to differ.
If you dont believe me trying gambling on the internet (not in SL) and see what happens. I live in an country where we do actually have freedom.
Anyway, time for a question for the residents.
When will americans stop referring to their country as the land of the free? (when it is so obviously not)
Blood for Oil anybody? May I point out, off topic though this is, that america have more than enough oil to be self-sufficient, and the war was most likely because of power, the claim that america were concerned about the iraqi people is no doubt a lie, but as america had their hands clean of any war what excuse did they hold to own most of the world's weapons and artilery? none, this is why america starts wars, they need leverage, and their leverage is weaponry, but since the government are elected officials and that is all, if they keep diverting money into weaponry, then they will soon lose their positions, and so they need to rally their people into allowing this money to go to tools of destruction, and what better way than to "Liberate" underprivelaged people? So please, stop believing everything people tell you, there was no "War for oil" that was just a poor excuse to get at bush, i find you ignorant for believing it and i think the residents of your local area should be hanging their heads in shame for accomodating your opinions in an otherwise, methinks, acceptable area
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04-06-2007 16:22
This is just about the most inappropriate post I have yet seen in Resident Answers. I hope it gets locked and submitted to review quickly. From: Jenaveve Houston I thought america was supposed to be the land of the free. Where are all the pro freedom activists? If you are an american and you think you have freedom i beg to differ. If you dont believe me trying gambling on the internet (not in SL) and see what happens. I live in an country where we do actually have freedom. Anyway, time for a question for the residents. When will americans stop referring to their country as the land of the free? (when it is so obviously not) Blood for Oil anybody?
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Colette Meiji
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04-06-2007 16:25
This thread is just "soon to be locked"
Whether or not you agree with the Iraq war - its a direct decendant of the policial situation set up by Brittish mismanagemnt of Iraq for a lot longer than the US has been involved.
People forget Churchill himself signed an order to mustard gass Iraquis shortly after the first world war.
The so called third world is the way it is becuase europe wouldnt content themselves with trade but wanted to weild political control over much of the globe. Now , almost a sliver of time later in a historical sense- Europe is the US's biggest critic for "imperialistic adventures" which are not nearly as far reaching as their own were.
The truth is Europe started this whole messed up ball rolling at the dawn of the 16th century and is only now learning to play nice.
Of course America needs to learn to let people decide their own fates too. But the Holier than thou attitude is really hypocritical.
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Raymond Figtree
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04-06-2007 16:25
Rumor is Strife was going to lock it, but he is out putting gas in his Humvee.
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04-06-2007 16:27
From: Jenaveve Houston I thought america was supposed to be the land of the free. Where are all the pro freedom activists? If you are an american and you think you have freedom i beg to differ. If you dont believe me trying gambling on the internet (not in SL) and see what happens. I live in an country where we do actually have freedom. Anyway, time for a question for the residents. When will americans stop referring to their country as the land of the free? (when it is so obviously not) Blood for Oil anybody? What a complete crock of shite. *EVERY* country has laws.
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Har Fairweather
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04-06-2007 16:36
From: Jenaveve Houston I thought america was supposed to be the land of the free.
Where are all the pro freedom activists?
If you are an american and you think you have freedom i beg to differ.
If you dont believe me trying gambling on the internet (not in SL) and see what happens. I live in an country where we do actually have freedom.
Anyway, time for a question for the residents.
When will americans stop referring to their country as the land of the free? (when it is so obviously not)
Blood for Oil anybody? Despite all its numerous flaws, America is still the greatest counry in the world, and arguably the greatest country in the history of the world (Periclean Athens never freed its slaves, for example). As they say in the Middle East: The dogs bark; the caravan moves on.
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Strife Onizuka
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04-06-2007 16:47
This forum isn't for general discussion; there are many Resident Sites where this discussion is appropriate — Resident Answers is for Resident-to-Resident help.  I'll close this thread... From: Forum Guidelines Flaming, Spamming, Trolling – Flaming (posting a message that is intended to incite anger or directly attack a person or persons), Spamming (multiple posts of the same topic or discussion), and Trolling (a post with an intentionally contrary opinion written with the intent of inciting or getting argumentative opinions) are strongly discouraged. If you think your post might be over-reactive, or that it might fall into one of these definitions, please reconsider posting.
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