August1991 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Posted March 25, 2020 1 minute ago, DogOnPorch said: The Plague was in the 1300s. In 1660s. Quote
August1991 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Posted March 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, bush_cheney2004 said: Americans don't flee...and didn't want to go back to Europe for their world wars. I agree about European history. But I suggest that you look more at human history. Quote
DogOnPorch Posted March 25, 2020 Report Posted March 25, 2020 Just now, August1991 said: In 1660s. They were 'fleeing' to the Americas long before that. The Spanish were essentially first in...all that New World gold to be had. The Spanish Main...yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum. The English and Dutch had their pirate economy...preying on Spanish galleons etc. The French...less so....but still some bad ass pirates. L'Olinaise...check that lovely fellow out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/François_l'Olonnais 1 Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
August1991 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Posted March 25, 2020 I agree, DoD. Once some Europeans understood that they could go elsewhere, they went. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Posted March 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, August1991 said: I agree, DoD. Once some Europeans understood that they could go elsewhere, they went. "Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
August1991 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Posted March 25, 2020 34 minutes ago, August1991 said: With your attitude, b_c, America will die. Your Founders never thought that way - they were positive-sum thinkers. True. But people like b_c don't get it. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Posted March 25, 2020 Just now, August1991 said: True. But people like b_c don't get it. Don't get what ? Are you afraid of body counts ? Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
August1991 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Posted March 25, 2020 1 minute ago, bush_cheney2004 said: "Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" B S. === Your Constitution was created for you, in 1788. Your first several amendments are a wonder to the world: They restrict the State! Trudeau Snr understood this. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Posted March 25, 2020 Just now, August1991 said: Your Constitution was created for you, in 1788. Your first several amendments are a wonder to the world: They restrict the State! Trudeau Snr understood this. Oh please...I am not advocating for martial law or emergency powers. Worry about your own nation....not America. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Posted March 25, 2020 Haven't any big shot Canadian celebs got the virus yet ? Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
August1991 Posted March 25, 2020 Author Report Posted March 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, bush_cheney2004 said: Oh please...I am not advocating for martial law or emergency powers. Worry about your own nation....not America. I am not advocating marshall law . But b-c, why is your Fed not part of the triumvirate: Answer, in the Enlightenment , people were just beginning to symbols for reality. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 25, 2020 Report Posted March 25, 2020 1 minute ago, August1991 said: I am not advocating marshall law . But b-c, why is your Fed not part of the triumvirate: Answer, in the Enlightenment , people were just beginning to symbols for reality. Look at Italy today...now you know why. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
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