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National pride

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  • 16-11-2017 9:45pm
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    Synthol
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 328 ✭✭


    What's up with the national anthems and being proud of your own country? To the point where you would cause conflict. It's literally a piece of land that you were born on by pure luck, borders were drawn with a pencil and then the people said this land is mine! It's the same piece of land as everywhere else. Imagine how great a world would be if it was just a single country with no borders and would be just like the earth has intended instead of imaginary borders drawn with a pencil by humans who decided that this particular piece of land is mine! And everyone should be proud of being born on this specific piece of land which is the same as all the others, but imaginary borders!


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    Synthol
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 328 ✭✭Synthol


    Incoming thank whores. Go on write a cheeky comment to maximize your thanks.


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Imagine there's no countries
    It isn't hard to do
    Nothing to kill or die for
    And no religion, too
    Imagine all the people
    Living life in peace... You...


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    Roger Mellie Man on the Telly
    Registered Users Posts: 1,097 ✭✭✭Roger Mellie Man on the Telly


    Fecking hell


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    RobbingBandit
    Registered Users Posts: 18,107 ✭✭✭✭RobbingBandit


    My country tis of thee
    Austria Hungry
    Obey Your King


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    castletownman
    Registered Users Posts: 11,132 ✭✭✭✭castletownman


    Synthol wrote: »
    What's up with the national anthems and being proud of your own country? To the point where you would cause conflict. It's literally a piece of land that you were born on by pure luck, borders were drawn with a pencil and then the people said this land is mine! It's the same piece of land as everywhere else. Imagine how great a world would be if it was just a single country with no borders and would be just like the earth has intended instead of imaginary borders drawn with a pencil by humans who decided that this particular piece of land is mine! And everyone should be proud of being born on this specific piece of land which is the same as all the others, but imaginary borders!

    But if there was no borders, and the world was essentially a single country, how could we defend our title as the greatest football fans in the world?


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    Junkyard Tom
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    I reckon this is one of the funniest gifs on the internet.

    176827.gif


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    Ulysses Gaze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,570 ✭✭✭Ulysses Gaze


    Synthol wrote: »
    What's up with the national anthems and being proud of your own country? To the point where you would cause conflict. It's literally a piece of land that you were born on by pure luck, borders were drawn with a pencil and then the people said this land is mine! It's the same piece of land as everywhere else. Imagine how great a world would be if it was just a single country with no borders and would be just like the earth has intended instead of imaginary borders drawn with a pencil by humans who decided that this particular piece of land is mine! And everyone should be proud of being born on this specific piece of land which is the same as all the others, but imaginary borders!

    Humans would kick the **** out of each other regardless of whether there were open or closed borders.

    It is in our DNA.

    This Socialist concept of the "Brotherhood of Man" where everyone lives in peace and harmony is a myth.

    It will never happen.


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    gramar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,045 ✭✭✭✭gramar


    Synthol wrote: »
    What's up with the national anthems and being proud of your own country? To the point where you would cause conflict. It's literally a piece of land that you were born on by pure luck, borders were drawn with a pencil and then the people said this land is mine! It's the same piece of land as everywhere else. Imagine how great a world would be if it was just a single country with no borders and would be just like the earth has intended instead of imaginary borders drawn with a pencil by humans who decided that this particular piece of land is mine! And everyone should be proud of being born on this specific piece of land which is the same as all the others, but imaginary borders!

    A lot of borders were drawn by blood.

    If there were none people would make them.


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    Synthol
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 328 ✭✭Synthol


    Ulysses Gaze wrote: »
    Humans would kick the **** out of each other regardless of whether there were open or closed borders.

    It is in our DNA.

    This Socialist concept of the "Brotherhood of Man" where everyone lives in peace and harmony is a myth.

    It will never happen.


    With that attitude, of course it won't.


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    Hammer89
    Registered Users Posts: 3,003 ✭✭✭Hammer89


    Synthol wrote: »
    Incoming thank whores. Go on write a cheeky comment to maximize your thanks.

    Have you considered blasting Ireland with piss?


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    Synthol
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 328 ✭✭Synthol


    gramar wrote: »
    A lot of borders were drawn by blood.

    If there were none people would make them.


    Literally drawn by blood?


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    gramar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,045 ✭✭✭✭gramar


    Synthol wrote: »
    Literally drawn by blood?

    Literally man.


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    Hitman3000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,596 ✭✭✭Hitman3000


    Synthol wrote:
    What's up with the national anthems and being proud of your own country? To the point where you would cause conflict. It's literally a piece of land that you were born on by pure luck, borders were drawn with a pencil and then the people said this land is mine! It's the same piece of land as everywhere else. Imagine how great a world would be if it was just a single country with no borders and would be just like the earth has intended instead of imaginary borders drawn with a pencil by humans who decided that this particular piece of land is mine! And everyone should be proud of being born on this specific piece of land which is the same as all the others, but imaginary borders!


    Synthol are you Soros or Sutherland?


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    Pac1Man
    Registered Users Posts: 4,394 ✭✭✭Pac1Man


    Junkyard Tom wrote: »
    I reckon this is one of the funniest gifs on the internet.

    Jesus. How many dogs are in that car?


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    Ulysses Gaze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,570 ✭✭✭Ulysses Gaze


    Synthol wrote: »
    With that attitude, of course it won't.

    It will NEVER happen.

    Even if the current capitalist system collapses and is replaced with Socialist/Communist one, it will not work.

    If that happens, it will be a different type of 1% that rule with an Iron Fist. And no Communist country has ever seen the mass of its populous living in anything but misery.

    And if you mention Sweden, I would say that that is not even a really equal Socialist Democracy. Look at where they throw their "International Brethern" from the Third World. Out into the slums, throw them a few kroner here and there and let them rot.

    This "International Brotherhood of Man" will never, ever exist. Except as a theoretical concept.


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    Synthol
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 328 ✭✭Synthol


    gramar wrote: »
    Literally man.


    Evidence plz


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    Hitman3000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,596 ✭✭✭Hitman3000


    Synthol wrote:
    Literally drawn by blood?


    Twas easier find blood than ink, plus cheaper. Dip your quill in a vein.


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    gramar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,045 ✭✭✭✭gramar


    Synthol wrote: »
    Evidence plz

    Well you're on boards so I'm guessing you have the internet so why don't you inform yourself but as a starting point I'd suggest going no further than the border between the Republic and The North.


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    Ipso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,995 ✭✭✭Ipso


    Leia Thankful Mucus wrote: »
    Imagine there's no countries
    It isn't hard to do
    Nothing to kill or die for
    And no religion, too
    Imagine all the people
    Living life in peace... You...

    The working class hero (who lived in a multi million dollar apartment on Central Park) was right.


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    Synthol
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 328 ✭✭Synthol


    Ulysses Gaze wrote: »
    It will NEVER happen.

    Even if the current capitalist system collapses and is replaced with Socialist/Communist one, it will not work.

    If that happens, it will be a different type of 1% that rule with an Iron Fist. And no Communist country has ever seen the mass of its populous living in anything but misery.

    And if you mention Sweden, I would say that that is not even a really equal Socialist Democracy. Look at where they throw their "International Brethern" from the Third World. Out into the slums, throw them a few kroner here and there and let them rot.

    This "International Brotherhood of Man" will never, ever work.


    This is the attitude that stops change from happening but don't worry there will always be people like you and there will always be people who think outside the box. 500 years ago, people would have called you a fool and publicly executed you for madness if you said that humans can travel in the air or use computers.


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    Ipso
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    Synthol wrote: »
    This is the attitude that stops change from happening but don't worry there will always be people like you and there will always be people who think outside the box. 500 years ago, people would have called you a fool and publicly executed you for madness if you said that humans can travel in the air or use computers.

    Top notch comparison.


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    Synthol
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 328 ✭✭Synthol


    gramar wrote: »
    Well you're on boards so I'm guessing you have the internet so why don't you inform yourself but as a starting point I'd suggest going no further than the border between the Republic and The North.


    So they took a piece of paper, slit their hand and drawn the blood into an ink holder and drawn the borders that way? You know what literally means?


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    Odhinn
    Registered Users Posts: 8,075 ✭✭✭Odhinn


    Hitman3000 wrote: »
    Synthol are you Soros or Sutherland?


    How do you know Soros and Sutherland are two different "people" and not just one lizard being with two skin suits?


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    Ulysses Gaze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,570 ✭✭✭Ulysses Gaze


    Odhinn wrote: »
    How do you know Soros and Sutherland are two different "people" and not just one lizard being with two skin suits?



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    Ulysses Gaze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,570 ✭✭✭Ulysses Gaze


    Synthol wrote: »
    This is the attitude that stops change from happening but don't worry there will always be people like you and there will always be people who think outside the box. 500 years ago, people would have called you a fool and publicly executed you for madness if you said that humans can travel in the air or use computers.

    Well Da Vinci concepted a lot of fantastical products in the 1500's such as helicopters, parachutes etc and he kept his head.


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    Hitman3000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,596 ✭✭✭Hitman3000


    Odhinn wrote:
    How do you know Soros and Sutherland are two different "people" and not just one lizard being with two skin suits?


    You could be right never seen the two of them in the same room together mmmm....


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    Hitman3000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,596 ✭✭✭Hitman3000


    Ulysses Gaze wrote:
    Well Da Vinci concepted a lot of fantastical products in the 1500's such as helicopters, parachutes etc and he kept his head.


    Now now away your talking sense and using facts.


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    Collie D
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    What about the Rio Grande, the Irish Sea, the Alps, etc? Who drew those, OP?


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    bear1
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    We are through the looking glass here people!


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    wakka12
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    I don't see anything wrong having nationalities. I think it makes us all interesting in our own way


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