First American to win a medal (gold at that) in Fencing in 100 years :D

first american to win male gymnastics ever :D

4X200 womens freestyle relay, gold medal and and breaks the world record by 2 seconds

Michael Phelps kicking butt :)


and we aren't even half way through :D

United States (USA) 10 gold 10 silver 9 bronze 29 total

Yay, drugs.

Yay, drugs.

:rolleyes:

The reasons America always wins the most metals is because the US has a large population coupled with a superior culture: that is high productivity and thus high capital accumulation which funds training, a competitive spirit, a history of love of sport and advanced methods and institutions for developing athletes.

michael phelps is awesome, but ian thorpe is sexay. i really want a nickname like the thorpedo

did you see the swimming relay last night? that really proved that the US is doing great this year...they took away australia's winning streak.

Don't you mean Chinese kicking butt and taking name?

Population of the United States:
293,027,571

Medals won:
29

Population of Australia:
20,003,249 (we seemed to have gained 2 million when I wasn't looking)

Medals won:
16

If the US was the size of Australia, it would only have won 2 medals, while if Australia was the size of the US, we would have won 234 medals :p

michael phelps is

did you see the swimming relay last night? that really proved that the US is doing great this year...they took away australia's winning streak.

I watched it, it was an amazing race! America led easily through the first three swimmers, then Thorpe closed the gap within his first 50 meters, and it stayed neck and neck, (America, Australia), for the rest of the race. :nice:


My only beef was that I heard the results of the race on the radio, before I got a chance to watch on TV.

As of right now the US has 29 medals, the Communist Chinese have 22.


:usa:


It just ain't the same since the Evil Empire is gone.

As of right now the US has 29 medals, the Communist Chinese have 22.


They are still ahead : 11 gold to 10 ...
Plus how many will you have to relinquish for doping in, say , 2 years ? :D

I watched it, it was an amazing race! America led easily through the first three swimmers, then Thorpe closed the gap within his first 50 meters, and it stayed neck and neck, (America, Australia), for the rest of the race. :nice:


My only beef was that I heard the results of the race on the radio, before I got a chance to watch on TV.
it seems that all of the swim races have been exciting this year. like the two between that japanese guy and brian hansen. i only got to see the first race though :( all of the swimmers this year are so close in times that the races aren't just one person in the lead the entire time....they're actually interesting. i normally ignore the olympics,but i've become addicted this year.

Population of the United States:
293,027,571

Medals won:
29

Population of Australia:
20,003,249 (we seemed to have gained 2 million when I wasn't looking)

Medals won:
16

If the US was the size of Australia, it would only have won 2 medals, while if Australia was the size of the US, we would have won 234 medals :p

Population of the USA:
293,027,571

Things to do:
Infinite

Population of Australia:
20,003,249

Things to do:
Train for olympic sports

tonight the US is officially #1 on the medal count . :)

Population of Australia:
20,003,249

Things to do:
Train for olympic sports
You forgot about humping raynewitch silly.

The reasons America always wins the most metals is because the US has a large population coupled with a superior culture: that is high productivity and thus high capital accumulation which funds training, a competitive spirit, a history of love of sport and advanced methods and institutions for developing athletes.



Dont let the Multicultural Liberal Freaks hear you say this. Remember "All cultures are EQUAL"

Dont let the Multicultural Liberal Freaks hear you say this. Remember "All cultures are EQUAL"

LOL my slob of a 11th grade teacher told us that once. I'll never forget it. Never backed it up, just claimed it was true. I wish I knew then what I know now I would have asked her to prove it, then when she couldn't proven than in fact some cultures are superior to others.

LOL my slob of a 11th grade teacher told us that once. I'll never forget it. Never backed it up, just claimed it was true. I wish I knew then what I know now I would have asked her to prove it, then when she couldn't proven than in fact some cultures are superior to others.


How do you go about proving something like that? :confused:

How do you go about proving something like that? :confused:

Here is my argument:

Cultures do not adopt electricity over candles simply because they are different, but because they are superior. Cultures do not adopt logic over mysticism simply because its different, but because it is superior. Cultures whose values are based on substantial logical truths rather than lies, i.e. the moon is the moon, are superior to those based on social constructs and mysticism, i.e. the moon is our god

There is no such thing as 'equality' anyhow. Equality is a social construct. It does not exist in nature. Cultures are natural phenomenon, therefore they cannot be equal. Nature doesn’t create equality. Equality is a man made idea and only “equality under the law” is possible as the “law” is also a man made abstraction, a concept. Nature is not an abstraction, it exists for its own sake independent of any definition of man.

Where do I sign up to live in ignorance in a cave. Why do humans live in houses rather than caves? To be different or because one way is objectively superior to the other? Are cultures therfore just "different" or range in various levels of superiority in contrast to one another?

And what exactly is this superior? Because that which allows a man to exist as a man is superior to that which hinders his survival. This is a simple definition of morality. Using simple tools of logic, we can consider two different actions or ways of life and determine which is superior: which is true and which is false, which is moral and which is not, which is a desirable state and which is not, which is more conducive to man’s needs and which is not, which is more productive and which is not, which is more skillful and which is not, and the list goes on. This kind of discretion can also be applied to entire cultures and nations. Remember, the US has the highest immigration rate in the world and the lowest emigration rate. I wonder why

Cultures tend to evolve, not devolve, and people tend to immigrate to culture that are superior, more modern, not the converse


Logic. Here is a good argument: read "The Greatness of Western Civilization"
here: http://www.aynrand.org/site/DocServer/newsletter_multiculturalism.pdf?docID=162

Cultures do not adopt logic over mysticism simply because its different, but because it is superior.
Without arguing whether or not you're right, you realize mysticism is rampant in western culture, right?

Without arguing whether or not you're right, you realize mysticism is rampant in western culture, right?

You have no idea what you are talking about. There is a reason why Western civilizations have sent men to the moon while primitive tribes in Africa and Latin America consider the moon to be a god. It is because the West celebrates reason while primitives reject it. Mysticism exists in the West. It is not rampant.

I do have an idea what I'm talking about, it's pretty rampant. Religion is mysticism. In God We Trust!

:rolleyes:

The reasons America always wins the most metals is because the US has a large population coupled with a superior culture: that is high productivity and thus high capital accumulation which funds training, a competitive spirit, a history of love of sport and advanced methods and institutions for developing athletes.

Clearly, as Australia has more medal per capita, its culture ownz yours.

You forgot about humping raynewitch silly.

I wasnt going to enter this thread, now Im glad I did :D

Jada- Ewwwwww! Ian Thorpe?! Thats just wrong.

Jada- Ewwwwww! Ian Thorpe?! Thats just wrong.
sexay i tell you! i think it's the accent

I do have an idea what I'm talking about, it's pretty rampant. Religion is mysticism. In God We Trust!

Religion is. God is not. The West is not very religious. Futhermore, the west separtes faith and science and faith and goverment. They hardly ever mix.

sexay i tell you! i think it's the accent

By that premise, all Australians are sex- ok, Ill go with that.

By that premise, all Australians are sex- ok, Ill go with that.
well, not all australians. only those between ages 16 and 60 and of decent weight and build. but even without the accent, ian thorpe is still sexay. his body is awesome, as are all swimmers, and he looks great in the before game interviews. my mom thinks so too. so there :p

it's quite worrying though when you consider what event China the eastern european states, russia and UAE have performed well in

it was the shooting events.

does anyone else find this worrying that China has produced some fine shooters and have taken a few golds more in shooting than the US?

it is worrying

well, not all australians. only those between ages 16 and 60 and of decent weight and build. but even without the accent, ian thorpe is still sexay. his body is awesome, as are all swimmers, and he looks great in the before game interviews. my mom thinks so too. so there :p


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TOO LATE! I agreed all Aussies were sexay! ;)