Quote Originally Posted by Eric C. View Post
Being an @sshole government isn't about being just a different government. Look at Japan, India, Brazil, for instance. They're all unique in many ways, and they pretty much differ from what we expect to see in the American/European culture. And everyone's fine with that! No classified operations, no CIA involved, etc. So, it's not about being different and "not like us". The thing is, such regimes as Cuba, North Korea, Syria, Iran and certain others are a big misery for all those unlucky people who happen to be inside those countries, and a big disgrace for all humanity on the outside. It's a shame to have such dictatorships these days, and not do anything about it. So, something has to be done. Probably by those who can.
See iCake's response (^ above).
Did I miss something? Because I really don'r remember Obama, Kerry, McCain, or anyone else in the White House being Canonized. Seriously. So when did God command the White House to save the world from foreign governments they don't like?
There goes Separation of Church and State!

Quote Originally Posted by Eric C. View Post
If I were to buy myself an island, I would run there my own custom state that would fit just right for me. So yeah, I find it a little weird when you buy stuff and then gift it to a country like that. The same would go for anyone buying a Lamborghini and "annexing" it to the Kremlin/White House property.
Cool! But I'm not that political and I would want easy access to music venues, cafes, sports events, etc etc. But mostly it was just a meme. I mean, my brain just can't wrap around all the Russiophobia...
Tbh, I like huge cities and I'm the least xenophobic person I know. So Moscow would be awesome! Lots of lights and people and cool place to go!

Quote Originally Posted by bytemare View Post
How did you possibly see this? Really, unless you were there, which I highly doubt, then you didn't see anything. And if you were there, I'd like to know how you did it.
I was born in Crimea and me and dad visited every polling... Lol! J/k. I wasn't in SA for the 2010 World Cup matches either but I was watching the games. I was in a sandwich shop nomming a philly cheesesteak when Ghana knocked our team out of the games (they have TV's btw) and I heard Spain screaming when they got the Cup.
Live feeds of the Crimean vote were all over youtube. I was all over that too because somehow I just knew that if they won the vote then there wouldn't be any violence in Crimea.
Well, those voters looked seriously happy, there wasn't any violence (and there still isn't), and I haven't seen any huge protest marches or mobs in the western media. And trust me, if there were any extreme objections in Crimea it woulda been breaking news in the west.
So yeah, I totally do believe the vote happened and I even have pictures of some of the ballots. I also have pictures of ballots from the Donetsk referendum.