If you could elect a world leader...

Discussion in 'World Events' started by Joker?, Aug 18, 2005.

  1. Joker? Registered Senior Member

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    It is time to elect a new world leader, and only your vote counts. Here are the facts about the three leading candidates.

    Candidate A - Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists. He's had two Mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day.

    Candidate B - He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.

    Candidate C - He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and never cheated on his wife.

    Which of these candidates would be your Choice? Make sure you have an answer before looking at the answers!

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    Candidate A: is Franklin D. Roosevelt
    Candidate B: is Winston Churchill
    Candidate C: is Adolph Hitler
     
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  3. Clockwood You Forgot Poland Registered Senior Member

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    Can I just go with the safe bet and go with Ghengis Khan?
     
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  5. Joker? Registered Senior Member

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    Well we aren’t talking about heroic warriors so no, what we are dealing with is crooked politics! To tell you the truth I picked *B* the opium user!
     
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  7. one_raven God is a Chinese Whisper Valued Senior Member

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    I wouldn't.
    Even if I felt that people should have a leader (which I don't), and didn't believe that electing someone WORLD leader would lead to disgusting levels of corruption and possibly derrangement (which I do) I wouldn't use the above criteria as my sole deciding factors - that would be very superficial.
     
  8. one_raven God is a Chinese Whisper Valued Senior Member

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    Besides, if ONLY my vote counts, wouldn't I already BE the world leader?
    I think I'll just vote for myself and stay in power.
     
  9. Joker? Registered Senior Member

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    So you think you can do better huh? Well that’s being rather *superficial*, and not to say opinionated.

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  10. one_raven God is a Chinese Whisper Valued Senior Member

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    Absolutely and Absolutlely!

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  11. crazy151drinker Registered Senior Member

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    Im not really into Martinis
     
  12. Hapsburg Hellenistic polytheist Valued Senior Member

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    I'd vote for myself, assassinate A, B, and C, and conquer everything else.
     
  13. SG-N Registered Senior Member

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    Yes! Yes! Yes!
    And once you will have conquered everything else, you will be the man to kill to earn e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g! So I agree! Go on!

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  14. Hapsburg Hellenistic polytheist Valued Senior Member

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    Ah, not necisarrilly:
    If I order the assassinations in private, and vote for myself, BUT not make it "public", and instead rule behind the curtain, with a figurehead "publicly" named as the ruler...then, I will not be so obviously seen as "ruler of the world".
    Like Bismarck.
     
  15. Hurricane Angel I am the Metatron Registered Senior Member

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    Hapsburg -> typical Prussian proponent.
     
  16. SG-N Registered Senior Member

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    Applause!!!

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  17. Clockwood You Forgot Poland Registered Senior Member

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    Seriously, Ghengis Khan really would make a good world leader if he was still kicking. That is, after he has finished with a bloody world conquest. He generally let conquered lands continue with their religions and ways of life as long as they payed their taxes and didn't try to stir up trouble. He didn't allow infighting, too much abuse of power, or anything that would make enough noise to reach his ears. The guy is still considered a national hero over in Mongolia, the best thing since the domestication of the horse. And rightfully so.

    What more could you ask for?
     
  18. Asguard Kiss my dark side Valued Senior Member

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    i agree raven. who the hell cares wether the person sleeps with 10000 women\men a year has 10 wives\husbands and drinks 10 standed drinks a day? whats important is how they run the office? it seems only americans are hocked up on this family image thing. The only time i have ever herd about a polly's private life in australia was when the member decided to use parlimentry trips to take her fuck buddy as her partner (at the tax payers expence) apart from that who cares?
     
  19. Baron Max Registered Senior Member

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    But some people, perhaps most people, would call that "character" in a person's make-up. I personally think the "character" is a primary factor in how they view life in general ...which would certainly have an effect on how they worked and how they ran the office. How could it not???

    And that's not to say that he/she wouldn't be a good president or government official, but is that the type of "character" that you'd like in office?

    Baron Max
     

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