Originally Posted by zeppelinzoso16

The irony is that the people overflowing with American Nationalism pissed off about a private American company (Ralph Lauren) who was hired by an Olympic team funded by private money outsourcing to China tend to be the same people who want free market and oppose government intervention

hypocrites gon' hypocrite. But doesn't it just make you feel so pious to be able to spout discontent about US athletes being forced to wear horrible Chinese clothing? Congress certainly isn't passing up the opportunity.

 

Originally Posted by xxbossmanxx

None of this hurts my feelings, it's just lame. It's the truth about America. Every American here says America fuck ya but then then most fail when it comes to being a true patriot. All of our great grandpa's would call us pussy commies no doubt.

Yeap, those goddamn commies always exported jobs overseas to increase corporate profits

 

Originally Posted by edwardt1988

Yeap, those goddamn commies always exported jobs overseas to increase corporate profits

:)

 

Originally Posted by xxbossmanxx

It's the truth about America. Every American here says America fuck ya \.

Doubt I've said this in a long time. Shortly after TA prob. Def not after BF.

 

Originally Posted by TrafficKing

The american uniforms being used in the olympics were made in china. So sick of manufacturers and others in this country selling out to china for more profits even though its mostly the government thats sold us out fk them too

The ironing of you posting this from a computer made in China is really a perfect example of ironing.

 

Originally Posted by zeppelinzoso16

The irony is that the people overflowing with American Nationalism pissed off about a private American company (Ralph Lauren) who was hired by an Olympic team funded by private money outsourcing to China tend to be the same people who want free market and oppose government intervention

I get you're point and don't disagree but...



there are plenty of assholes from both sides

There isn't a politician anywhere without a nuclear sized hard-on for politically convenient issues that gets their faces on tv.

I'd love to see this ridiculous "issue" force the American team to change manufacturers and get American made uniforms that rip during different events. I'd shit myself laughing

Also, you guys may call exporting jobs overseas unpatriotic, but Romney just calls it job creation.

Ahhhh remember back when this thread was fun and lighthearted. Goot times they were. Lame it became.


Damn furners rabble rousing our furn made flag and such itt!


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Originally Posted by cminer25

I get you're point and don't disagree but...


there are plenty of assholes from both sides

Yeah, they quoted him and another democrat in the article I read earlier. Gotta love politicians

 

Originally Posted by norcaljeff

Cant wait til travis joins smokerock


That being said, oh noes, china makes sweatpants and we dont! Will we ever catch up technologically? What's next, will we shutter the booming cheap knicknack factories and outsource those jobs to a third world shithole where people make a good living on $8 a day? Will we lose our ability to manufacture chia pets? Are we losing the global arm (bangles) race? Zzzzz

I don't know, hope so

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_China
High-speed rail in China (simplified Chinese: 中国高速铁路; traditional Chinese: 中國高速鐵路; pinyin: Zhōngguó gāosù tiělù) refers to any commercial train service in China with an average speed of 200 km/h (124 mph) or higher. By that measure, China has the world's longest high-speed rail (HSR) network with about 9,676 km (6,012 mi)[1] of routes in service as of June 2011[dated info] including 3,515 km (2,184 mi) of rail lines with top speeds of 300 km/h (186 mph).[2] In 2010, the BBC reported that by 2012, China was expected to have more high-speed railway track than the rest of the world combined.[3]

America probably isn't as far ahead of the world as you think, if ahead at all. (My personal vote is falling behind)

We can't even get a highspeed train from LA to SF going. Took them 3 years to do Beijing to Shianghai which is a further distance

 

Originally Posted by zeppelinzoso16

This is sad

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-sp..._United_States
High-speed rail in the United States currently consists of one high-speed rail service:[1]:5 Amtrak's Acela Express runs on the Northeast Corridor from Boston to Washington, D.C. Unlike Asian or European systems, the Acela shares its tracks with conventional rail, and thus is limited to an average speed of 68 mph (109 km/h) for the entire distance with brief segments up to 150 mph (240 km/h).

That is compared to China having over 6,000 miles of track with average speed of 124mph or more

I've taken the train from dc to NYC and it is so slow, it jerks left and right so much and passes through dense population and other train traffic. If we had empty fields to cross it would help. My back hurt so much later. Ugh.

Not making excuses for crossing the country, we just suck. But I understand that route being slow. It's too curvy also. Obv just need to plow everything out of the way and make a straight line. That's what china would do. Ask the towns they moved for a dam.

After I heard china makes our USA uniforms that was the last straw for me.

 

Originally Posted by wes_mc

They probably make our straws too, those motherfuckers

Son of a bitch! As long as they don't make my iPad I won't get upset further.

At least Fortune cookies are American

As an adult, you can't legally walk down the street drinking a beverage purchased legally. Until that is resolved, I can't get all hung up on those faggot berets and shit.