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Quake moved Japan coast 8 feet; shifted Earth's axis

StillBallin75 said:
Yes, because people living in Japan now are somehow responsible for what their ancestors did sixty+ years ago...:roll: ****in morons.
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I'll remember that the next time you start bitching about slavery that ended 150 years ago.
 
I just realized with my wife and I were doing when the quake happened :shock:
 
apdst said:
I'll remember that the next time you start bitching about slavery that ended 150 years ago.
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Name one instance, since I have been on this forum, in which i have even MENTIONED slavery.

Edit: In addition, even if I had, stating that whites today still benefit from the legacies of slavery is hardly the same thing as blaming them for the slavery that happened, or saying Japan deserves the quake for Pearl Harbor, or NOLA deserved Katrina because there was a gay parade, or that Haiti deserved their quake because of the slave revolt...
 
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The US suffers from the same possibility of a 9 plus quake. Just as in Japan is was not the 1st time such an event has occurred as such an event averages happening about every 300 years.

The US is possibly overdue but its not from the major fault on the west coast but rather the massive fault that lies in this nation's heartland. Can anyone begin to imagine the damage and loss of life that would occur if there was a repeat of the event that happened along the New Madrid fault in the early 1800s.

Its not a question of "if" but "when" this event will reoccur. Anyone that has worked in any of the construction industries where moving the earth is involved finds it easy to see the results of the last large event as huge sections of strata are now displaced and are lying almost vertical to their original position. As I said anyone that works in the Road construction or Coal industry is well aware of these geological anomalies and the evidence of just how much energy that must have been required to have shifted the earth's crust in such a violent fashion.

I simply cannot comprehend an event such as that which was witnessed in Japan happening in this nation's now Populated centers in the mid west....that fault lines lies in an area encompassing 7 very populated states with huge metropolitan areas (over 11 million people). The people who are supposed to have the collective knowledge to forecast such events inform us that it takes at least several centuries for that SPRING to wind up enough tension to release once again.....I for one hope they know what they are talking about.

New Madrid Seismic Zone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
ludahai said:
Thank you. You know guys, people in Japan are dead, a lot of them. There are two reactors that have had explosions and other sites where they are addressing problems. Other countries in the region, including where some DP members live -- myself included -- are watching these reactors very closely. Local media in Taiwan has hinted at the possibility of radiation reaching Taiwan if there were a full out explosion (unlikely, of course, but something people in the region must take seriously.) And all you guys want to have is a pissing contest.. you guys make me sick...
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I made a single statement, half of which was political, and then I dropped it. I also ignored other political baiting that was directed at me, and tried to get the thread back on track. Do YOU have anything else to say? Did you even follow the thread?
 
American said:
I made a single statement, half of which was political, and then I dropped it. I also ignored other political baiting that was directed at me, and tried to get the thread back on track. Do YOU have anything else to say? Did you even follow the thread?
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Don't think his comments were directed at you personally, he was probably just frustrated with the direction in which the thread was heading.
 
StillBallin75 said:
Name one instance, since I have been on this forum, in which i have even MENTIONED slavery.

Edit: In addition, even if I had, stating that whites today still benefit from the legacies of slavery is hardly the same thing as blaming them for the slavery that happened, or saying Japan deserves the quake for Pearl Harbor, or NOLA deserved Katrina because there was a gay parade, or that Haiti deserved their quake because of the slave revolt...
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I rest my case.
 
apdst said:
I rest my case.
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Sorry, what problem is it exactly do you have with me pointing out the truth?

In addition, I haven't blamed today's whites for what happened during slavery, just like blaming today's Japanese people for Pearl Harbor is idiotic. Why the hell is your logic so consistently twisted? If you have the guts and the glory take this down to the ****ing basement and let's finish this.
 
StillBallin75 said:
Sorry, what problem is it exactly do you have with me pointing out the truth?

In addition, I haven't blamed today's whites for what happened during slavery, just like blaming today's Japanese people for Pearl Harbor is idiotic. Why the hell is your logic so consistently twisted? If you have the guts and the glory take this down to the ****ing basement and let's finish this.
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Partly, because of the way you did it. "White boys"? A little racism, there?
 
StillBallin75 said:
Sorry, what problem is it exactly do you have with me pointing out the truth?

In addition, I haven't blamed today's whites for what happened during slavery, just like blaming today's Japanese people for Pearl Harbor is idiotic. Why the hell is your logic so consistently twisted? If you have the guts and the glory take this down to the ****ing basement and let's finish this.
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You're falling into a strawman. Debating sociology with the right wing of America is like explaining nuclear physics to a 4 year old. No matter how intelligent that person is, they simply won't get it. They think in terms of 'individuality'. They ignore academia and every scholarly article debating the sociological impact of slavery so that they can cry that they're being blamed for slavery. When they're the black defenders of such ignorance, well, you already see what happens. They come up with a straw man.
 
apdst said:
Partly, because of the way you did it. "White boys"? A little racism, there?
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You want me to add a qualifier? SOME white people? MOST white people? A LOT of white people? Fine, i'll modify "white people" to "some whites." That doesn't make what I said false.

But the real point is, I haven't blamed today's white people for slavery that happened yesterday, nor have I wished a natural disaster upon them because of it. Just how the hell is what I said even similar to blaming today's Japanese people for Pearl Harbor?
 
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StillBallin75 said:
You want me to add a qualifier? SOME white people? MOST white people? A LOT of white people? Fine, i'll modify "white people" to "some whites." That doesn't make what I said false.

But the real point is, I haven't blamed today's white people for slavery that happened yesterday, nor have a wished a natural disaster upon them because of it. Just how the hell is what I said even similar to blaming today's Japanese people for Pearl Harbor?
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Stop being logical. Stop it!
 
StillBallin75 said:
You want me to add a qualifier? SOME white people? MOST white people? A LOT of white people? Fine, i'll modify "white people" to "some whites." That doesn't make what I said false.

But the real point is, I haven't blamed today's white people for slavery that happened yesterday, nor have a wished a natural disaster upon them because of it. Just how the hell is what I said even similar to blaming today's Japanese people for Pearl Harbor?
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No, I'm just thinking about the pissin'-n-moanin' that would come from you lefties if a Right winger said something like, "black boys". Just pointing out the obvious, is all. You're doing a fine job of keeping racism alive. Thanks!!
 
apdst said:
No, I'm just thinking about the pissin'-n-moanin' that would come from you lefties if a Right winger said something like, "black boys". Just pointing out the obvious, is all. You're doing a fine job of keeping racism alive. Thanks!!
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Racism and ignorance that it still exists is keeping racism alive. I never even said "white boys." You have anything further to say take it down to the ****ing Basement.
 
Honestly, it never even crossed my mind that I was owed an apology by the Japanese for WWII.
 
X Factor said:
Honestly, it never even crossed my mind that I was owed an apology by the Japanese for WWII.
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They did some pretty terrible things, but in today's world the Japanese people recognize their past mistakes and have apologized (repeatedly) for it. I'd also say that having two atomic weapons dropped on their major population centers was punishment enough.
 
StillBallin75 said:
They did some pretty terrible things, but in today's world the Japanese people recognize their past mistakes and have apologized (repeatedly) for it. I'd also say that having two atomic weapons dropped on their major population centers was punishment enough.
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I also never felt we owed an apology for the bombs either (I'm not saying you're suggesting otherwise).
 
X Factor said:
I also never felt we owed an apology for the bombs either (I'm not saying you're suggesting otherwise).
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I personally think we DO owe them an apology, but that's for another thread. Japanese people who are suffering right now had nothing to do with the atrocities during World War II and to suggest that they deserve this earthquake/tsunami for that is completely moronic. I think most reasonable people can agree on that.
 
The last WWII veteran just died and people are still bitching about pearl harbor? Seriously?
 
StillBallin75 said:
I personally think we DO owe them an apology, but that's for another thread. Japanese people who are suffering right now had nothing to do with the atrocities during World War II and to suggest that they deserve this earthquake/tsunami for that is completely moronic. I think most reasonable people can agree on that.
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Of course, but to bring those idiots up accomplishes nothing and is just an attempt to associate their idiocy with others here (again, not saying you did this). On the apology thing, yes, definitely for another thread.
 
Everyone realizes WWII Japanese hailed their emperor as a god, right? This generation is very different. And blaming them for anything their ancestors did is simply irrational, not to mention it just kind of makes you a complete racist ****.
 
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