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The_Red_Crayon
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The Future of American Security.
#5808427 - 07/01/06 12:52 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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I would paste it on here but its to hard to copy and my mouse is fucked up but its an excellent article nonetheless.
http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/103/essay-security.html
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psilomonkey
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Re: The Future of American Security. [Re: The_Red_Crayon]
#5808793 - 07/01/06 02:25 AM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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The author describes a future very similar to that described by Cyberpunk SF writers, like William Gibson and Neil Stephenson.
Where the ultra-rich live far apart from the rest of humanity on vast private estates. The middle classes live in 'Burbclaves', an extension of the gated community idea. Corporate run sub-urban independent states.
Walled and gated to the outside world, independent power, water, communications grids. Local laws and taxes, and private education, fire, medical, security and law enforcement services, effectively countries in the own right.
As for the rest of humanity, well.. sucks to be them.
It may be fiction, but its based on current social trends. In time people, that are able, will abandon governments that have failed them.
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Re: The Future of American Security. [Re: The_Red_Crayon]
#5810416 - 07/01/06 05:57 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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Quote:
The myth of American omnipotence fell in the Iraqi desert
thats the only sentance in the link thats correct...the rest of it is for the most part a neocon wet dream...
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"anchor blocks counteract the process of pontiprobation..while omalean globes regulize the pressure"...
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The_Red_Crayon
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Re: The Future of American Security. [Re: Annapurna1]
#5810556 - 07/01/06 06:38 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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what is your definition of "correct" this is a projected theory and its very accurate. What exactly in the article is "incorrect" i would like to hear.
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Annapurna1
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Re: The Future of American Security. [Re: The_Red_Crayon]
#5810697 - 07/01/06 07:46 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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the link posits that the whole world is becoming like iraq.. and the only way to cope is for us to live under fascist govts and a network of private corporate armies...if thats not neocon drivel..then i dont know what is...it is only very accurate if one takes the ultimate fruition of neoconservatism as a given..but thats not yet the case...
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"anchor blocks counteract the process of pontiprobation..while omalean globes regulize the pressure"...
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Re: The Future of American Security. [Re: Annapurna1]
#5810743 - 07/01/06 08:19 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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This article was written as a warning not an invitation, Its a projection of how the future of american security will become unless something is done about it (doubtful. The entire world will be enslaved because of our apathy.
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Re: The Future of American Security. [Re: The_Red_Crayon]
#5810852 - 07/01/06 09:15 PM (17 years, 10 months ago) |
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the warning tone was not at all apparent.. and he did call it an "opportunity" at least once...if that was meant to be sarcastic..then i couldnt tell...
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"anchor blocks counteract the process of pontiprobation..while omalean globes regulize the pressure"...
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