Fake an Alien Invasion, Save the U.S. Economy
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I know its not comletely on topic but as a 22 year old from England, would it be cheaper for me to go to uni in America what with them being so boned. I mean im fairly sure the UKs bugged aswell but im not sure.
Also id totally go Ozymandis on a country if it meant I got to wear his bitching suit/costume.
Also id totally go Ozymandis on a country if it meant I got to wear his bitching suit/costume.
Absolutely... the 'golden age' of America, where one job could sustain a family, was largely based on the fact that the rich pay higher taxes. Now with corporations and other tax loopholes, the rich pay less tax than the poor and the country suffers as a result.Hungry Donner said:
Actually, if you want to talk US military adventurism, that started shortly after the Revolution. Go through the history of the US Marine Corps [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps] and try counting all the years since 1800 that the USMC didn't land on or occupy foreign soil.Baresark said:
aimed at the spoiler: you mean when did a massive businessman care about the economy? probably always. he didnt care about the people though.RatRace123 said:
also, apparently Sweden is invading the US... [/shifty eyes]
he isnt saying actually invade america, he's saying prepare for a massive war then say 'o btw theres no fighting we fucked up.'TheDooD said:
what youre saying would be the americans blowing themselves up and fighting nobody.
I'm actually more surprised to find out that Alan Moore stole the "fake alien invasion for the sake of world piece" idea from a Twilight Zone episode.
I'm going to treat this idiotic idea seriously and then ask a simple question.
Space is really big. That means Aliens invading would require some form of fast than light travel(FTL for short). All of our detection systems going further than the Earth's atmosphere require the use of visual and radio images only. All reporting back at light speed.
So my question is, how the fark are we going to explain to the public that we have 18 months warning that an invasion is happening when the truth is that such warning would reach us at the earliest when the first Alien created explosion occurs due to their reaching us faster than their reflected images?
Yes, I am quite certain that there is enough critical thought out there to go around for that question to be asked often and loudly.
Space is really big. That means Aliens invading would require some form of fast than light travel(FTL for short). All of our detection systems going further than the Earth's atmosphere require the use of visual and radio images only. All reporting back at light speed.
So my question is, how the fark are we going to explain to the public that we have 18 months warning that an invasion is happening when the truth is that such warning would reach us at the earliest when the first Alien created explosion occurs due to their reaching us faster than their reflected images?
Yes, I am quite certain that there is enough critical thought out there to go around for that question to be asked often and loudly.
I've seen this scenario before, it usually goes something like this:
Asinine Keynes worshipers who only gain international renown through the public's supreme idiocy and illiteracy: "War is good."
Said public: "Yeah, that's a really deep and intellectually stimulating idea, let's try it."
People who don't hate the human race: *Facepalm*
Asinine Keynes worshipers who only gain international renown through the public's supreme idiocy and illiteracy: "War is good."
Said public: "Yeah, that's a really deep and intellectually stimulating idea, let's try it."
People who don't hate the human race: *Facepalm*
Hell,why not?
I was going to suggest we execute a mass chicken sacrifice to the old Slavic god Chernobog from that old Disney movie, Fantasia, by blowing up a Turkey farm and hoping The Dark One doesn't notice the difference but his idea is MUCH better than mine!
I was going to suggest we execute a mass chicken sacrifice to the old Slavic god Chernobog from that old Disney movie, Fantasia, by blowing up a Turkey farm and hoping The Dark One doesn't notice the difference but his idea is MUCH better than mine!
It kind of saddens me how many people here are taking this totally seriously as representative of the economist's deeper worldview and using it as a jumping board to rant about Keynesian economics. Not that what you all have to say isn't interesting, but what the shit?
This guy needs to get out from under his laurels, as they have blinded him to what we are dealing with today. Everything that is going on could be synonymous to an alien invasion. Terror, warfare, and oppression would be the tactics given to such an act.
Considering we dealt with this before in 1938, it would be hard without solid evidence to actually convince people something like this would occur. It would require the cooperation of every single media outlet, and they wouldn't do it for free. Who would pay for this farce? Governments? Name one that could afford it. The only ones who could would already have the infrastructure for this in place, and those are few. Venezuela, China, North Korea, Vietnam, to name some. You won't hear them admitting they are in bad shape economically, and wouldn't be inclined to commit to such a farce.
This is just one more bit of evidence to me that "Nobel Prize Winner" doesn't mean intelligent nor wise. I would have to ask how far this guy would be willing to go to convince people that this was occurring? How many people would have to actually die or be harmed in some way in order to present proof people unconsciously demand? How many lives would be uprooted and harmed in the process indirectly?
Too many, in my opinion. Way too many.
Considering we dealt with this before in 1938, it would be hard without solid evidence to actually convince people something like this would occur. It would require the cooperation of every single media outlet, and they wouldn't do it for free. Who would pay for this farce? Governments? Name one that could afford it. The only ones who could would already have the infrastructure for this in place, and those are few. Venezuela, China, North Korea, Vietnam, to name some. You won't hear them admitting they are in bad shape economically, and wouldn't be inclined to commit to such a farce.
This is just one more bit of evidence to me that "Nobel Prize Winner" doesn't mean intelligent nor wise. I would have to ask how far this guy would be willing to go to convince people that this was occurring? How many people would have to actually die or be harmed in some way in order to present proof people unconsciously demand? How many lives would be uprooted and harmed in the process indirectly?
Too many, in my opinion. Way too many.
To answer your question, no. University and college costs have only been going up every year since we had George W Bush in office(possibly earlier than that) and nothing substantial has been done to curb the cost or even create more assistance. Federal student grants and loans have been trimmed in efforts to "balance the budget."PunkRex said:
I hope you consider what Ozymandias had to do to pull off what he did to curb the threat of nuclear war. This is pretty much the same thing that this so-called "Nobel laureate" is proposing. What scares me is while Ozymandias wasn't ignorant of the sacrifice that had to be made, this guy gives evidence that he is ignorant of the cost. I seriously hope nobody of power or influence is taking him seriously.
Glad I wasn't the only one thinking of that.RatRace123 said:
Seriously though, this plan is...flawed to say the least. There's a chance this could be our solution, but really that chance is so small that I for one wouldn't say it was worth taking.