The Big Questions - Isreal stopping Gaza aid ships and killing 9 people in the process. Panelists on

[Ice Espeon]

This is a thread that will have a question which is important to YOU, the members and the rest of the world. Please suggest what question you want to discuss next week at the end of your post. Each time, we will also have panelists, who will be expected to be active to receive any questions about their views from other members. panelists will selected at the end of the week by me. Good panelists should be active, and reply to questions well. There will be no panelists in the first week. Each question comes with a topic, and feel free to expand on the topic and give your views on it.

This topic's Panelists

Zyflair
The Flaming Ho-oh

Black list - Those not allowed to post here.

Wailmerman.
Pokequaza

Topics:

15th June to 22nd June - Topic: BP Oil Spill - Qustion: Is Obama right to compare the BP oil spill to the 9/11 bomb attacks?
21st June to 25th June - Topic: Isreal and Gaza - Question: What do you think of Isreal stopping Gaza aid ships and killing 9 people in the process? -

 

[Tristan]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?

No

My reasons why

One it is kind of natural
Two this is just as bad as 911 but not really comparable
Three I think that in 911 it happened and was done this however has happened and is still going on
Four I hate obama
Five I think that this thread is a good idea but you might need more support from the mods
I also think that you should let other people make the questions by Via PM




Hope this help

T

 

[Skylands]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?

Well, it's totally different in all aspects, and it's ludicrous and insulting for Obama to draw the comparison. On the one hand we have a tragic environmental accident, and on the other thousands of people murdered as a result of deliberate terrorism.

It's an appalling gaffe.

The only similarity is that in both cases you had an incompetent president who didn't have the faintest idea what to do next.

 

[Deo]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombing

The oil spill is closer to Katrina than anything. In 9/11 people were killed by an outside attacker with the intent of scaring people, sure people's livelihoods were changed but people were quickly able to move on.
In Katrina people's lives were dystroyed and they had no way of moving on, the same exact thing is going on right now. Fishers, the tourism industry, restaurant owners, and millions of others will be out of the job for months/years to come.

 

[WailmerMan]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?

I would troll this thread, but it's just too soon. Instead, here is a picture of a hamster.

Apparently his name is chipmunk. Not the best hamster name i've ever heard. Why would you name an animal after a different animal?

Since I cannot troll, I will be serious for a sec.

I think Obama shouldn't have done that. They're completely different.

Well, that was Wailmerman being serious. Do not get used to it. Actually, I was at a friend's house for a couple days going to a rave and having other various shenanigans. Did I mention the guy had a rave to celebrate his birthday? It was fun and all but do people do that? Birthday Raves? IDK just seemed weird to me. Anywho, I was unable to fulfill my duties as a troll for the past two days and for that I am sorry. For the rest of the summer I will continue to annoy the mods on a daily basis.

Respectfully Yours,
Matt

 

[Gale]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?

I would troll this thread, but it's just too soon. Instead, here is a picture of a hamster.

Apparently his name is chipmunk. Not the best hamster name i've ever heard. Why would you name an animal after a different animal?

Since I cannot troll, I will be serious for a sec.

I think Obama shouldn't have done that. They're completely different.

Well, that was Wailmerman being serious. Do not get used to it. Actually, I was at a friend's house for a couple days going to a rave and having other various shenanigans. Did I mention the guy had a rave to celebrate his birthday? It was fun and all but do people do that? Birthday Raves? IDK just seemed weird to me. Anywho, I was unable to fulfill my duties as a troll for the past two days and for that I am sorry. For the rest of the summer I will continue to annoy the mods on a daily basis.

Respectfully Yours,
Matt

I smell a tryhard.

@The thread:

Don't ask me. I'm a teenager. The youth of America. I'm going to inherit this place one day, and until then, it's my right to not care about my country.

 

[safariblade]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?

No

My reasons why

One it is kind of natural um... how?
Two this is just as bad as 911 but not really comparable no it isnt! hundereds of people werent murdered!
Three I think that in 911 it happened and was done this however has happened and is still going on 911 didnt just go away like that. They are still rebuilding a memorial, and families are still mourning.
Four I hate obama you can have you opinions, but by reading above, you seem ignorant to a lot of things. you should actually know about obama before hating him.
Five I think that this thread is a good idea but you might need more support from the mods .....what? why? its just a thread.
I also think that you should let other people make the questions by Via PM

 

[Zyflair]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?

Don't ask me. I'm a teenager. The youth of America. I'm going to inherit this place one day, and until then, it's my right to not care about my country.

So you're going to sit back and watch your 'inheritance' go down the drain rather than actually considering to try to do something about it? If everyone had that mentality, 2012 would have a lot more merit.

And there is no similarity between 911 and the oil leak, beside that both of them are 'remedied' very ineffectively with only a game of 'who gets the blame' being played.

Obama should stop making speechs and just get something done, but really, he's only one person, even the most 'important' in the government.

 

[Incinermyn]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?

The oil spill is closer to Katrina than anything.

Yeah, this sums up what I was going to say. The thing about 9/11 was that the people who hijacked the planes intended fully for devastation to happen; while in BP's case, it was just shortsightedness in trying to get more oil out of their well without paying much attention to the warning signs that led to an ecological disaster, wasn't it? I don't recall all the details of what led to the oil spill (it's been going on that long already...yikes!), just that there were malfunctions in the systems or something on the rig and those caused it to go up in flames and then explode. So, saying it's anything like 9/11 is kind of a stark comparison, I think...

 

[Tristan]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?


To safari blade
Yes I know that 911 is still not gone. But I also know that this will take alot longer then 911 to fix. I do not like obama because he is mostly talk and not do. If there was an award to make speeches he would win but to do work then no. The reason I think that the mods should help is because this thread could be very good if used right.





T

 

[Zyflair]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?

The reason I think that the mods should help is because this thread could be very good if used right.

Makes no sense whatsoever. Please clarify.

 

[vaporchu8]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?

Well, it's totally different in all aspects, and it's ludicrous and insulting for Obama to draw the comparison. On the one hand we have a tragic environmental accident, and on the other thousands of people murdered as a result of deliberate terrorism.

It's an appalling gaffe.

The only similarity is that in both cases you had an incompetent president who didn't have the faintest idea what to do next.

This. This x 100.

How could anyone compare an oil spill to the lives of thousands of people being cut short is beyond me.

 

[WailmerMan]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?

I smell a tryhard.
QUOTE]

That wasn't even me haha it was my friend i'll delete it if you want me to

You silly troll with your silly spam.
~Zyflair

How is this spam all i'm saying is i'll delete it if he wants me to wth. Do you even know what spam means?

Your other post was more spam, so consider your warning for that one instead.

dmaster out.

That, I understand.

 

[Ice Espeon]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?

Please don't spam or I'll put you on this thread's blacklist.

This cannot be compared to 9/11. That was an intentional terror attack and the Oil spill was just out of the blue, no intention, no hurt meant; it just happened.

Added Topic Rule

 

[Gale]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?

So you're going to sit back and watch your 'inheritance' go down the drain rather than actually considering to try to do something about it? If everyone had that mentality, 2012 would have a lot more merit.

Yes. Ignorance is this nation's future emotion.

 

[Ice Espeon]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?

If you are to act like that here then I am sure that nobody would care to read your posts in this thread, as you are adding no discussional value to this thread. Having an attitude of posting in a thread about discussing real life issues and saying, "I don't care. Let someone else deal with it" is silly.

 

[dmaster]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?

He's right to compare it. Both events have immense devastation to people and the economy.

dmaster out.

 

[Ice Espeon]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?

Remember, if you have an idea for next week's Big Question, please don't hesitate to post it here.

 

[Gale]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?

If you are to act like that here then I am sure that nobody would care to read your posts in this thread, as you are adding no discussional value to this thread. Having an attitude of posting in a thread about discussing real life issues and saying, "I don't care. Let someone else deal with it" is silly.

Discussional isn't a word.

I've said this for several years. It's a Pokemon website. There are some people here who are knowledgeable and know what they're talking about, but it doesn't really matter. The kind of debate you're going to spark between members here isn't going to be very enthusiastic. Serious topics are perfect places to troll or attempt to troll, and wailerman had the right idea (or wailerman's friend, whatever). The point is, none of these kinds of threads last long, and nothing makes one different from the other, So that's right, I don't care, and not many other people do. I'm not trying to be rude I'm just saying that intellectual conversation pertaining to real world problems on these forums is hard to come by, especially because we're a bunch of teenagers.

As for my stand on the future of America, I have none. This place won't be around long enough for me to plan a life here or attempt to change anything. That might be a pessimistic outlook but that's my opinion.

As for the topic itself, I'll put my two cents in if it will make people happy. They're similar in the sense that we were able to prevent both of them but were too ignorant to do so, and we'll probably be dealing with the aftermath for a long time.

 

[42 chocolate]

RE: The Big Questions - Is Obama right to compare the BP oil leak to the 9/11 bombings?

Yes I know that 911 is still not gone. But I also know that this will take alot longer then 911 to fix. I do not like obama because he is mostly talk and not do. If there was an award to make speeches he would win but to do work then no. The reason I think that the mods should help is because this thread could be very good if used right.
T

Are you kidding me? They're already coming up with solutions right now, whereas 9/11 still hasn't been "fixed!" There is no way to fix 9/11. And Obama was wrong to compare the two events (of course I haven't even seen the speech haha), but everybody makes mistakes.

Also, Tristan, just because you hate someone does not make it right to judge their actions based on that. If someone you hated was in a play, and you went to see that play, and they portrayed their role quite well, if your mom asked what you thought of the play would you say, "horrible, because I hate the lead actor?"