Originally posted by fudgester:Check this out....
Mr Brown: A Love Song for Singapore
Pretty much sums up what I feel.
This country may be screwed up in some ways, but I'm still in love with it.
unconditional..
isn't it supposed to be the way?
i've said it before.. i just hope that after they wring out the last bits of blood from me, they don't then throw me into a pile to be rendered further down for phosphates...
Originally posted by hisoka:now it’s av and cassie patting each other?
you jealous? you want AV to pat you as well?
Originally posted by av98m:sigh...*pat pat* hisoka.
happy now?
LOL! wah you were faster than me posting!
Originally posted by cassie:
LOL! wah you were faster than me posting!
maybe you shoud pat him too.
Originally posted by av98m:
INDEED. Its the whole uniform, culture, weapons....band of brothers/warriors.... you women will never understand
i don't either actually...
maybe i take the very long and non-conformist view.. soldiering serves nothing.. and armies are the bane and parasite of all civilisations..
heck.. every bloody country says their military is for defence... and it's been seen over and over that it's a lie... i mean, if they're all defending, who's doing the attacking?
that's the way i look at things... they're just a total and utter waste of resources..
Originally posted by av98m:
maybe you shoud pat him too.
don't think he wants that! yikes! i just remembered...tomorrow's a public hol, so my poley class is off.
Originally posted by the Bear:i don't either actually...
maybe i take the very long and non-conformist view.. soldiering serves nothing.. and armies are the bane and parasite of all civilisations..
heck.. every bloody country says their military is for defence... and it's been seen over and over that it's a lie... i mean, if they're all defending, who's doing the attacking?
that's the way i look at things... they're just a total and utter waste of resources..
Rubbish. They stand guard while you sleep at night.
you can join av crawling in the undergrowth looking for insects then
i'm headed into the city before they close all the roads
Originally posted by av98m:
Rubbish. They stand guard while you sleep at night.
against other armies right?
like i said.. coz one country has one, the other must have one..
ultimately, all countries get their resources sucked dry
back from makan
man... its gonna rain again!!!
I think it's something in the brainstem ....
it's something elemental ? ....
attack and defense mechanisms part of every creatures' instincts ... because that's the dynamics of nature ? ....
perhaps that's why war is as old as man himself. ... and I think that, and our collective sense of the "tribe", would never go away ...
Originally posted by kopiosatu:back from makan
man... its gonna rain again!!!
it's damned *&^% hot here in the clementi area
Originally posted by Fatum:I think it's something in the brainstem ....
it's something elemental ? ....
attack and defense mechanisms part of every creatures' instincts ... because that's the dynamics of nature ? ....
perhaps that's why war is as old as man himself. ... and I think that, and our collective sense of the "tribe", would never go away ...
i would like to think that humanity would be able to outgrow and evolve out of that.. after all, the conscious choice to make a correct decision which is not governed by instinct is what sets us apart as human
Originally posted by the Bear:against other armies right?
like i said.. coz one country has one, the other must have one..
ultimately, all countries get their resources sucked dry
any threat. be they other armies or terrorists. how would you do it then?
Originally posted by the Bear:you can join av crawling in the undergrowth looking for insects then
i'm headed into the city before they close all the roads
what??? you want me to watch AV molesting insects? i don't think he wants anyone to watch him at such stuff
i am hungry
going to buy mos burger to eat...the shrimp patty burger.
Originally posted by the Bear:i would like to think that humanity would be able to outgrow and evolve out of that.. after all, the conscious choice to make a correct decision which is not governed by instinct is what sets us apart as human
so far all evidence points to the fact that we're not as far removed from animals as we'd like to think we are.
Originally posted by cassie:what??? you want me to watch AV molesting insects? i don't think he wants anyone to watch him at such stuff
its true. I'm very antisocial when I'm doing that.
Originally posted by av98m:
any threat. be they other armies or terrorists. how would you do it then?
terrorism.. where did that stem from?
how? there is no answer now because it is ingrained into every country.. and each country is run by politicians and politicians are known for one thing: treachery...
we've been conned by the biggest con-job of humanity... no one trusts the other to drop their weapon... except one country which escapes me at the moment... they have no military at all.. no one has waded into that country...
20 more minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
i am leaving office liao
..............................yeah.......HOLIDAYS.......................................................
LONG WEEKEND..!
Originally posted by av98m:20 more minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
i also wanna leave and i'm hungry.
oh yeah.. Costa Rica..
Originally posted by the Bear:terrorism.. where did that stem from?
how? there is no answer now because it is ingrained into every country.. and each country is run by politicians and politicians are known for one thing: treachery...
we've been conned by the biggest con-job of humanity... no one trusts the other to drop their weapon... except one country which escapes me at the moment... they have no military at all.. no one has waded into that country...
true enough ... it's a sad situation that we're in .....
but as long as others are poised to kill you ... you can't drop the weapons in your hands ....
it's a chicken and egg situation, yes .... but like it or not, I think we're stuck with it till the day of judgement ...
Originally posted by the Bear:terrorism.. where did that stem from?
how? there is no answer now because it is ingrained into every country.. and each country is run by politicians and politicians are known for one thing: treachery...
we've been conned by the biggest con-job of humanity... no one trusts the other to drop their weapon... except one country which escapes me at the moment... they have no military at all.. no one has waded into that country...
Your point is noted. however, I'd not spit in the faces of the people who choose, for whatever reason, to put on the uniform.
aggression is part of human nature, that will never change. for a very simple example of that just look at people boarding public transport. watch their actions and facial expressions. in a perfect world, rational decisions will be made. however, history has proven otherwise, as you've pointed out. So we still need people to put on the uniform.