My first poll for the NZ public

[mashman]

Turns out to be around 3%: http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures

In fact there's hardly a coherent numeric fact in the "article".

But, y'know, whatever makes you feel your shortcomings are all someone else's fault is probably correct.

3% is by far too many people. @shortcomings. Fault is irrelevant. That there is a need is of more concern.

[Ocean1]

3% is by far too many people. @shortcomings. Fault is irrelevant. That there is a need is of more concern.

3% is nothing to do with people, it was tax dollars. Which just happened to be the first actual number I found in that garbage you posted. Which turned out to be spectacularly wrong, indicating that reading any further was pointless: It's drivel.

Well they're your shortcomings, it's hardly irrelevant to point out that they're not anyone else's.

Need for what? Military spending? Almost every tribe in recorded history has been destroyed because they didn't spend enough on defense. Any contemporary nation should be far more concerned about their similar lack of military resources than any supposed surplus.

[Brian d marge]

Need for what? Military spending? Almost every tribe in recorded history has been destroyed because they didn't spend enough on defense. Any contemporary nation should be far more concerned about their similar lack of military resources than any supposed surplus.

Oh really

As in sweeping statements

[mashman]

3% is nothing to do with people, it was tax dollars. Which just happened to be the first actual number I found in that garbage you posted. Which turned out to be spectacularly wrong, indicating that reading any further was pointless: It's drivel.

Well they're your shortcomings, it's hardly irrelevant to point out that they're not anyone else's.

Need for what? Military spending? Almost every tribe in recorded history has been destroyed because they didn't spend enough on defense. Any contemporary nation should be far more concerned about their similar lack of military resources than any supposed surplus.

3% is everything to do with people .

Didn't think otherwise. Nice arsumption though.

Time to grow the fuck up and stop warring then.

[bogan]

Time to grow the fuck up and stop warring then.

Perhaps you should show others how to do that, instead of perpetuating negativity and conflict.

Time to grow up indeed

[Akzle]

Perhaps you should show others how to do that, instead of perpetuating negativity and conflict.

Time to grow up indeed

always with the negative vibrations man!

(insert kellys heros vid)

[bogan]

always with the negative vibrations man!

(insert kellys heros vid)

I think he's a pom so may not be able to help it...

[Akzle]

I think he's a pom so may not be able to help it...

him. Right...

[mashman]

Perhaps you should show others how to do that, instead of perpetuating negativity and conflict.

Time to grow up indeed

@negativity and conflict. So you believe in ghosts? because you're chasing them there son.

[unstuck]

If I was world leader I would kill all you motherfuckers, then I could be happy, because there would be no-one left to upset me. Because if someone is offending you or upsetting you, then they have a problem and need to change so you feel better and the answer seems to be to eliminate them from your experience.
Seems to be working on the planet so far.

[mashman]

If I was world leader I would kill all you motherfuckers, then I could be happy, because there would be no-one left to upset me. Because if someone is offending you or upsetting you, then they have a problem and need to change so you feel better and the answer seems to be to eliminate them from your experience.
Seems to be working on the planet so far.

I'll consider that when I'm world leader. Ta.

[bogan]

@negativity and conflict. So you believe in ghosts? because you're chasing them there son.

See, you've no desire for shared understanding, just negativity and conflict. Shared understanding would be required for disarmament of course...

[unstuck]

I'll consider that when I'm world leader. Ta.

You do not have what it takes Mashy, you would have to ask your wife if it was ok to become world leader.

[mashman]

See, you've no desire for shared understanding, just negativity and conflict. Shared understanding would be required for disarmament of course...

I have every desire for shared understanding. You system is shit! Period! Your support for it makes me laugh. There is a better way. The negativity you see is yours and yours alone.

You do not have what it takes Mashy, you would have to ask your wife if it was ok to become world leader.

It's not gonna happen tomorrow and she realises that we each have own life to lead

[bogan]

I have every desire for shared understanding. You system is shit! Period! Your support for it makes me laugh. There is a better way. The negativity you see is yours and yours alone.

No, I think it yours. The shared understanding bit would be where instead of just making sweeping claims, you show it; like how I show you what is, and you shy from it because its greatness is incompatible with your negativity and conflict. Take how you think increasing GDP is money printing for example, you simply do not understand, nor have nay desire to.