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Re: What's really going on in the world ? My secret underground group of metalheads are plotting to unleash the metal gods onto the earth, which would in turn lead to the end of days for all simple mortals. The metalheads and metal gods will then reclaim the earth and live in a state of harmony, until the hipster zombies rise and start complaining about everything. But things would be pretty good up until that point. ... So, what about that economy, eh? Horrible.

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My secret underground group of metalheads are plotting to unleash the metal gods onto the earth, which would in turn lead to the end of days for all simple mortals. The metalheads and metal gods will then reclaim the earth and live in a state of harmony, until the hipster zombies rise and start complaining about everything. But things would be pretty good up until that point. ... So, what about that economy, eh? Horrible.
Hhahahaha
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My secret underground group of metalheads are plotting to unleash the metal gods onto the earth, which would in turn lead to the end of days for all simple mortals. The metalheads and metal gods will then reclaim the earth and live in a state of harmony, until the hipster zombies rise and start complaining about everything. But things would be pretty good up until that point. ... So, what about that economy, eh? Horrible.
let the darkness rise! Muahahaha but yeah the over all economic situation is rather horrible
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Re: What's really going on in the world ? I'm Swedish and I'm glad I'm living here. And obviously I have the exact opposite opinion as Khaos, heh. I don't believe in "folkhemmet", "the people's home", pretty much a thought that remains alive deep in most Swedes hearts, that the state is supposed to take care of everything since the Social Democrats said this for almost 80 years ago.

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What's up with the election in the States... no particularly good candidates.
Well, only Ron Paul seems to have a consistent logical position on anything. I don't like the idea of legal heroin or eliminating foreign aid since it would probably neutralize our ability to enforce human rights. But at least there's some justification for those ideas. I appreciate the fact that he's willing to say what he believes and doesn't really care what anyone else says...in other words, he's the political world's equivalent of the music world's metalhead. The hilarity of it all is that McCain's basic campaign position was that 'I'm not a commie like Obammie'. Now the Republicans can't even come up with someone to run against this man they so despise. And Michele Bachmann's not too great either: 'He was kind of mocking the Founding Fathers and I just thought, I just remember reading the book, putting it in my lap, looking out the window and thinking, 'You know what? I don't think I am a Democrat. I must be a Republican.' Far too many people in this country think that way. I'm conservative but I think both parties are equally bad. The Republicans are short-sighted, rude and nationalistic while the Democrats are arrogant, shallow and prone to making mountains out of molehills. Both have fetishes: the Republicans worship the Constitution and the Democrats consider any form of race inequality a cardinal sin which is naturally pinned on White Anglo-Saxon Protestant males like me.
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look at Greece for example. I'm soooo glad we don't have Euro here
Well at least the Euro's still strong at a value of $1.4 because that currency don't inflate all over the place and the EU retains its debt percentage requirements for membership. I might just axe Greece from the currency altogether and totally devalue all Greek Euros as a penalty until they shape up. That way you keep the Finns and the Germans happy with a strong currency without the responsibility of having to bail out the irresponsible members.
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