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How did Wilson "fuck over" Europe? The other Allies got what THEY wanted. Basically none of what Wilson wanted got put in place. It seems like Britain, France, & Italy would be more responsible for "fucking over all of Europe" than Wilson. Wilson did send American troops to aid the Whites in the Russian Civil War. US troops even engaged Red forces at times. That's the problem, the other Allies DID get what they wanted- for products see: Nazi Germany. Wilson was willing to compromise too much on the League, and too unwilling to actually understand the situation around him. Self-determination has been causing problems to this day. Dumb, dumb, dumb thing to expect. Remember, Wilson just thought up The Fourteen Points without consulting or any congressional action. Speaking of congressional action, Wilson didn't bring a single Republican to Versailles. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Wilson's idealistic, plainly stupid, Fourteen Points caused wreck and ruin to Europe. After all, he was a hero to Europe, but he abused that power to try and get the League, which was unconstitutional in the first place. He should've truly made the world safe for democracy as he planned to do, and consider Europe's dynamic as a whole. Too bad, because he was in a bubble in the truest sense of the word. The French representative to the Versailles talks even said "talking to Wilson is like talking to a man who thinks they're Jesus Christ." It's the fucking League, I can't stress that enough. Instead of making nice-nice with Germany, he took it up the ass from the Allies who wanted to completely and totally obliterate Germany, literally. They wanted to wipe Germany from the maps to never have to deal with them again. Russian Civil War aid: too little, too late. The Whites never stood a chance. They were unorganized, period. I'm talking about the Bolshevik Revolution. Wilson refused to intervene on personal beliefs; for products see: the USSR. Should Wilson or the guy in power (I fucking forget his name, this is a little embarrassing) been stronger, would the USSR have ever existed? We don't know. But going from Tsarism to a Proletariat Dictatorship was a terrible move. Should've gone from Tsarism to a Constitutional Monarchy, or probably at the most a republic or democracy. But that's not Wilson's fault, the success of the Bolshevik Revolution(s) probably is. You gotta understand the role that personalities played post-WWI.

I've listened to the whole album. I don't think it's misguided at all. It's just a terrible album. It's less focusing on her and more focusing on the beat. One of the beats sounds like someone's change in their pocket; who's idea was that? She's interchangeable. She doesn't even sound like the best singer on the album. The song about how BEIN A CELEB IS HARD WORK is really lamentable. It just sounds like one of those pushed-out, factory-produced albums. Same synth beat throughout the whole thing. It's a club album, but a half-assed attempt at one.

I have guitar hero, I don't see how it's any different. At all.

So what's the hype over this game? You get drums and a second guitar? Cool?

Finally gave In Rainbows a full listen-through. I had to give them the justice of the $200 headphones too. It's definitely one of my all-time favorites now, even though it feels a tad short.

I don't know if you're joking. But, that's a really, really good dance song. Plz, it's a terrible album. It sounds like Daft Punk produced it on their lunch break. It's bile. Literally, bile.

Yeah, fine, hot chicks making out but not a substantial video in my mind.

In Hawaii, we have this little candy called Hi-Chew, and it's like flavorless tough gummi shit that surrounds this delicious flavored jelly. Jesus lord it is fucking beautiful. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Dekopon_Hi-Chew.jpg

8-ball of coke does the trick

I guess it's time for me to come out of my shell I am

Fun fact: Mole is actually the intrigued woman in the video.

Electoral reform up in this bitch. Is necessary. Single plurality sucks. Proportional Representation is better.

Do it

MOAR

No, because I agreed with their argument that they deserved residuals (I had always been under the impression that they got them already), but I don't see a strike ending well for the union here. The studios look ready to sit this one out, and they have more resources than the writers do in a war of attrition like this one. They'll get something in the end, though, but not as much as they were demanding. Glad they're marching around with signs on sticks, though. That'll show 'em. How do teachers who make over $100,000 a year not only go on strike for more money (this is another strike transpiring at the moment), but participate in these dopey picket lines? Go sing some Woody Guthrie while you're at it. I was listening to NPR, and they were talking about this. The studio has reserves, but only for a very limited amount of time. It's definitely a war of attrition though, and it seems like the studios have more to lose.

Top Five Albums of '07 1. Armchair Apocrypha - Andrew Bird 2. Planet of Ice - Minus The Bear 3. Love is Simple - Akron/Family (Mindblowing album.) 4. Night Falls Over Kortedala - Jens Lekman 5. Beyond - Dinosaur Jr

Modest Mouse: 1. The Moon & Antarctica 2. We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank 3. Everywhere And His Nasty Parlour Tricks 4. This Is A Long Drive For Something With Nothing To Think About 5. Good News For People Who Love Bad News 6. Building Nothing Out Of Something 7. The Lonesome Crowded West Decemberists: 1. Her Majesty The Decemberists 2. Castaways and Cutouts 3. Picaresque 4. The Crane Wife Minus The Bear: 1. Planet of Ice 2. Menos El Oso 3. Highly Refined Pirates 4. They Make Beer Commercials Like This

I dislike Urban Outfitters. A lot. Having lived in Huntington Beach, that store seems to be all about 17 year olds trying to be hipsters, or 17 year olds trying to be faux-hippies or whatever they are. Either way, they are shitty.

Wilson was a complete raging racist and sexist. The man thought he was Jesus, after all. Wilson, in my opinion, is definitely one of the absolute worst presidents in history. Just look at the guy's performance at the Treaty of Versailles talks. Unwavering on the matters of the League of Nations, he pretty much single handedly fucked over all of Europe for the next 60 years. Not to mention that he basically caused the Russian Revolutions, twice. Once because he made sure Russia stayed in the war even though the Provisional Government should've pulled out of the war IMMEDIATELY after taking power. And then again, after he refused to send troops and help to Russia while the Bolsheviks were attacking, even though he promised that the world would be safe for democracy. Fuck Wilson. Also, I'm pretty sure that George Bush has shamed the United States for the next few centuries. He's causing a fucking HUGE problem in the Middle East too. One of the religious sects in northern Iraq has basically become sovereign with a loose tie to the Iraqi government, and is supported by Turkey. Iraq wants to bring that northern section back in. Turkey also wants to invade that northern section. If they do that, Iran comes in, and you've got a mess. That's why the US has been warning Turkey against invading. Like, telling them very harshly not to invade Iraq. It's his fault too. Iraq may not have Saddam in power, but without Saddam, they don't have security. Period. With a democracy, it's just a free for all, and that's all it's going to be. Democracy may look nice on the news, but we need dictators in the middle east to secure order. It sounds shitty, but without dictators there, you have the situation we have now.

omg i just read today that benoit died

Said it before, I'll say it again Luigi > All

Surprise, surprise: The Ness clone is, in fact, just as shitty and faggy as Ness.

Nah, dude, in England, supposedly there's a whole new drug with the gutter punks: lighting the contents of a garbage can on fire, closing the lid, then opening it back up again and inhaling the fumes.

I've already done it

Yeah. I'm graduating with 14 semesters of history, and this year i'm taking two semesters of that course taught by the hands-down best teacher in the entire school. It's way more comprehensive and informative than my Poli Sci class that I took at UC Berkeley.