In detail, list me all of the alleged corruptions that Europe is engaged in, and break down Europe into the specific countries, governments and businesses that are currently engaged in this so-called corruption.
Don't make such inexusable statements if you can't back them up.
And which countries are you talking about when you said "Europe is embracing Islam"? Malta by any chance? Scotland? The Vatican? Maybe even Leichenstein. Pray tell me, my bristle on the brush of sweeping statements.
Preston Likely said this in post #8 : What a nicer place the world would be without religious mania and brutal military men. But such is life for the superstitious and the torturers.
Preston.
My statement was as much of a broad brush as this one.
That list that you gave me called "Corruption" table is hilarious. "Corruption" is a misnomer in this example. Have you read it thoroughly? Obviously not. Many of the measures deal with anti-corruption, the positive measures in place, which many countries are achieving since the joined the European Union. You've obviously just picked this site from the internet without reading it. So funny.
Example,
The Czech Republic: The 1998 government has made anti-corruption policy a priority with comprehensive legislation in place...
Latvia: The government has been active in working against corruption and has received World Bank and E.U. assistance and pressure...
Bulgaria & Hungary: Lobbying is not a matter of concern... etc
I love the way they're all ex-communist states on that first list. Funny.
Now, can I see a similar list, a "corruption" table of each state of America?
this is only fair if we want to see a balanced picture of corruption on a world-wide scale.
Every country in the world has its corruptors, my little toe nail on the hand of
misnomer.
SOWHATSTHETRUTH, are you a religious maniac or something because you were awfully defensive when I cleverly said that the world would be better off without religious mania and brutal military men (my statement here referred back to your discussion about the alleged flushing down the toilet of the Koran and the violent response from certain Islamic groups around the world – my statement, ergo, was not a generalisation, but a brilliant remark that was in harmony with your argument. Naturally, you criticised my response because you could not give me a concise answer to the so-called corruption throughout Europe.
If you want to play the corruption game, here are a few sites that might interest you, they illustrate specific corruption in the USA. See, it's easy to play the "corruption" tennis game. Any clown can click on the internet and cherry pick simplistic information.
Corporate Corruption
The Conflicts of Interest Driving US Financial Scandals are Being Replicated on a Global Scale by Joseph Stiglitz...
Preston Likely said this in post #18 :
Every country in the world has its corruptors, my little toe nail on the hand of misnomer.
So what do you think of the European Union? Are you proud of the fact that national sovereignty went out the window with its inception? Will this be your cure for corruption and depravity?
SOWHATSTHETRUTH, are you a religious maniac or something because you were awfully defensive when I cleverly said that the world would be better off without religious mania and brutal military men (my statement here referred back to your discussion about the alleged flushing down the toilet of the Koran and the violent response from certain Islamic groups around the world – my statement, ergo, was not a generalisation, but a brilliant remark that was in harmony with your argument. Naturally, you criticised my response because you could not give me a concise answer to the so-called corruption throughout Europe.
Nor could you elaborate on what you mean by the general statement of religious mania and brutal military men. I would hope you are not including such military men as the British allies in WWII or some such group in your broad brush?
In your secular world of apostate and/or Godless Europe, I am certain you have been brainwashed to believe anyone who believes in God and Jesus Christ is also a religious zealot, right up there with Islamic jihad. So, your assumption although an attempt at an insult is merely an ignorant statement.
If you want to play the corruption game, here are a few sites that might interest you, they illustrate specific corruption in the USA. See, it's easy to play the "corruption" tennis game. Any clown can click on the internet and cherry pick simplistic information.
Corruption is everywhere and though you admit it exists in every country, you try to give an impression that the USA is more corrupt than any other. And you have difficulty admitting that it is rampant within Europe (no need for national distinctions as the European Union has lopped you all into one big happy group).
As far as Europe's love affair with Islam, I will merely state that Germany, UK and France in a very small group of many is being overrun by Islam. Not to mention the Baltic and former Easter bloc states.
You can find those numbers, population and percentage on the internet. Have fun.
Muslim populations in some European countries are:
UK 2.7%
France 7%
Austria 15%
Denamark 2%
Ireland 2%
Poland 2%
Nethrelands 3%
Germany 3.4%
Sweden 3.6%
Belgium 4%
Now apart from austria these figures are roughly the same as:
California 3.4 %
New York 4.7%
Illinois 3.6%
Indiana 3.2%
New Jersey 2.5%
US estimated average 3.4%
Since census information in the US and some Western european countries do not require you to give a relgion these numbers are estimates gained through other measures such as market research etc
My colourful parrot in the bird cage of tetchiness, you sound like a raving anti-Islamist judging by the tone of your senseless ranting (I forgive you – I put it down to the the great Christian brain-washing legacy). If you don't mind, if you want to rant on about which religion you hate, please do it on another thread – I'm sure there's one that includes the topic of superstition.
Yes, I include in my statement about 'brutal military men' both British and European and all the other twits who've ever worn a uniform and raped, murdered and vandalised nations that they've invaded. You see, unlike you, I dare criticise my current government and previous governments, I can also despise certain aspects of European political history (communism, fascism, Hitlerism, etc).
You asked:
"So what do you think of the European Union? Are you proud of the fact that national sovereignty went out the window with its inception? Will this be your cure for corruption and depravity?"
I am glad to say that Europe is coalescing into a clever unified whole, breaking down dreary trading barriers and setting sail atop a great ocean, which comprises a calm and exciting intergrated trading bloc. As for getting rid of corruption and deprevitiy, I can only say I hope so, but we'll have to wait, because there are fraudsters and liars in every organisation (The White House regime for example, as you're well aware).
National sovereignty going out of the window. I've no idea what you're talking about. I couldn't care less who controls Britain so long as it is done fairly, and does not compromise the wealth and happiness of the Brit' population.
Being part controlled from Brussels can't be any worse than being managed by a lying Blair-led government, which followed that amateurish American government into that diabolical encounter with Iraq (an invasion that dare not speak its name)
05-17-2005 05:02 PM
But on the list of the top 50 corrupt countries in Europe, there were only 33... ???
