Yeah. You should upload to rapidshare. It is self explanatory even if your friend doesn't know english 
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Was that supposed to make fun of me?
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I was just sharing the same advice although I will admit rapidshare didn't work for me because my Italian friends are a bit slow.
But the fact is, the professionals inspecting the bridges are engineers... who report to other engineers who then report to other engineers. You originally stated that such a catastrophe would never occur in Europe, and I responded by saying that you don't know anything about bridges or the people who inspect them, so how on earth can you make such a generalized statement such as that? It's the same story with the VA Tech and Finland school shootings.
Now that's not exactly true. The Virginia Tech shootings still hold slots of various television programs, plus it's not really something you can forget about if you attend a major university. Reminders of said shootings are everywhere to be honest.
You probably know more about religions in general, but not about Catholicism. But then again, you're a history major, so your curriculum should cover the history of various major populations, including those of different religions.
Now that's not exactly true. The Virginia Tech shootings still hold slots of various television programs, plus it's not really something you can forget about if you attend a major university. Reminders of said shootings are everywhere to be honest.
You probably know more about religions in general, but not about Catholicism. But then again, you're a history major, so your curriculum should cover the history of various major populations, including those of different religions.
So what's your point? I'll be the first to admit that gun laws in the United States are far too loose and part of our society is infatuated with anything that is heavy and can kill somebody. But what exactly does this have to do with you stating that a school shooting would never happen in Europe?
Andries, stop trying to deny it. You did indeed state those words.
Andries, stop trying to deny it. You did indeed state those words.
Any, you can blame Congress just as fast as you can blame the engineers responsible for inspecting the engineers. Many of our bridges, damns, and levees were built during the sixties and seventies and as you know, things begin to deteriorate over time and these devices are now in need of repair. Congress is responsible for maintaining our infrastructure as well as numerous other things. Every year money is budgeted for the repair of bridges, roads, and tunnels, but the amount of money allocated to infrastucture is prioritized as Congress sees fit. In the past couple of years it has been obvious that infrastructure has not been a top priority in our nation's budget, as can be seen in examples such as the flooding of New Orleans during huricane Katrina and recently as well as the Minnesota bridge collapse.
This is a great opportunity to through out a witty statement about how "seeing" could mean understanding, realization, and enlightentment as well as many other things. But for this case I will agree that he is blind. Meaning, it like his eyes are closed, all of the time.
I am glad you agreed to see things my way.
Indeed, and the blame rests solely on Congress for such disasters if the various engineers were on top of the matter and demanding funds to execute such repairs or improvements. If I recall correctly, however, the Army Corp of Engineers fucked up in New Orleans, stating that the barrier walls were in good condition before the run up to the 2005 Hurricane Season. I'm not sure about the situation in Minneapolis though.
Oh, blame Congress. Not that they don't play a role, but that's bureaucratic convenience at its finest.
One of my biggest complaints about Americans is that we live in a representative government, elect people in office (well, sometimes it actually gets counted), and then blame our elected officials with 100% liability when hindsight shit happens and stuff gets f*cked up. It's just more of that us vs. them bullcrap mentality, when the truth is -- we are them. That's the whole frigging point of a representative democracy.
People will bitch and moan about their tax burden and refuse to support certain infrastructure investments through their congressmen, and then when the bridges and levies start collapsing it's all Congress' fault. Not that Congress shouldn't be impaled on spikes and spit at on a regular basis, but it's far too convenient and clean for a voting public to shirk all personal responsibility and roles for any of it. It's a complete cop out. It's a bit of the old saying, "You get the government you deserve." (Far less true in Darfur, of course, but much less of an excuse in the U.S.)
Katrina may have screwed over hundreds of thousands of people who were let down by their local, state, and federal governments. But the truth is they contributed to their own predicament and share some of the responsibility as well -- given who they voted for, measures they supported, where they influenced public policy for tax investments, and their personal level of engagement (or lack thereof) in public policy. (Oh man, am I starting to sounds like Seven by blaming the victims here?
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Of course, for all my bitching about Americans, at least they're not like most Europeans -- who have only grown a cynical plaque to their psyches, where they've given up on even entertaining the possibility of influencing their fate.
One of my biggest complaints about Americans is that we live in a representative government, elect people in office (well, sometimes it actually gets counted
), and then blame our elected officials with 100% liability when hindsight shit happens and stuff gets f*cked up. It's just more of that us vs. them bullcrap mentality, when the truth is -- we are them. That's the whole frigging point of a representative democracy.People will bitch and moan about their tax burden and refuse to support certain infrastructure investments through their congressmen, and then when the bridges and levies start collapsing it's all Congress' fault. Not that Congress shouldn't be impaled on spikes and spit at on a regular basis, but it's far too convenient and clean for a voting public to shirk all personal responsibility and roles for any of it. It's a complete cop out. It's a bit of the old saying, "You get the government you deserve." (Far less true in Darfur, of course, but much less of an excuse in the U.S.)
Katrina may have screwed over hundreds of thousands of people who were let down by their local, state, and federal governments. But the truth is they contributed to their own predicament and share some of the responsibility as well -- given who they voted for, measures they supported, where they influenced public policy for tax investments, and their personal level of engagement (or lack thereof) in public policy. (Oh man, am I starting to sounds like Seven by blaming the victims here?
)Of course, for all my bitching about Americans, at least they're not like most Europeans -- who have only grown a cynical plaque to their psyches, where they've given up on even entertaining the possibility of influencing their fate.
Seven, I know it is extremely bold to say that an event could NEVER happen, but I'll say this: The crowd trouble we saw a Bergamo yesterday . . . Never in the USA. We have some crowd trouble of course, but when a small minority gets in the way of the masses who plunked down real cash for their match tickets, every rowdy gets his ass carried out of the stadium by 50 good citizens. DAT SHIT DON'T FLY IN DIS HERE BUSHTOPIA.
I know the world is the same. Give a greasy wop immo a chance in states and he'll rob your wallet. Give a greasy wop immo a chance in the UK and he'll rob your wallet. Give the greasy wop immo a chance in Sevens world and the fucker will still rob your wallet. Just don't give the dirty wop bastard a chance.