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I have assembled a list of countries that scholars generally consider to be the worst countries that have ever existed. Please vote based on what you think is the worst country ever.
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Should have made it public.
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I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
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Worst country based on what criteria?
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Italy.
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“Building Better Worlds”
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Turkey, Greece, Ireland? Really?
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Post-Obama run-down socialist USA ?
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Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton
Turkey
I can see that. Turkey's a craphole as soon as you get away from the tourist areas.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Just had a thought: no Afghanistan? How is that possible?
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A rather bizarre thread. I'll just pick a criteria to vote on... oh, how about air quality.
I'll vote China.
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Originally Posted by ShortcutToMoncton
Just had a thought: no Afghanistan? How is that possible?
What's so bad about Afghanistan? You can spend all day riding around in the back of a Toyota munching poppies and beat your four wives for sport during an evening. Sounds like win/win!
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Originally Posted by design219
A rather bizarre thread. I'll just pick a criteria to vote on... oh, how about air quality.
I'll vote China.
Blue skies here today
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Originally Posted by Andy8
Blue skies here today
In the country?
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Post-Obama run-down socialist USA ?
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This never gets old.
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Originally Posted by design219
In the country?
Two systems, One country
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Zimbabwe ?
And wtf with Ireland ?
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I wish St. Thomas were a country so I could vote for that shithole. Talk about an armpit.
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Originally Posted by design219
In the country?
Air quality in the country in China is usually pretty good. It’s in the cities it’s screwed up.
And I’ll third (fourth?) the “Ireland? WTF?!” notion.
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I always thought China was a great place to live, what is the criteria for selection?
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea, better known everywhere as "North Korea." Why ain't this on your list?
People in Ireland actually have industry and significant amounts of self control over their lives. People in India are not being systematically starved by their "beloved leader." The South Africa of today is nothing like the country of 20 years ago.
I'd REALLY like to know where the list you've presented came from.
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I'd like to know what definition of 'scholar' Kerrigan used.
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Originally Posted by moonmonkey
I always thought China was a great place to live, what is the criteria for selection?
Mainland China is a cesspool of pollution and filth. At least from Beijing to Zhangjiakou.
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Originally Posted by osiris
Mainland China is a cesspool of pollution and filth.
How many of the mainland provinces have you visited in person?
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Originally Posted by Andy8
How many of the mainland provinces have you visited in person?
I can't recall the names, but I drove for 4 hours from Beijing heading west. I was dismayed, but sorry if I offended you.
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North Korea?
Kim-Il Jong II (or whatever the hell his name is) is responsible for more human rights violations than just about any other dictator in the 20th century, except maybe Hitler.
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Originally Posted by osiris
Mainland China is a cesspool of pollution and filth. At least from Beijing to Zhangjiakou.
That’s a very small, and not at all representative, slice of Mainland China. It’s sort of like driving through Newark slum and concluding that the US is a poverty-stricken ramshackle of a country.
There are many places in China that are cesspools of pollution and filth, but there are also many places that are most definitely not.
(The trip from Beijing to Zhangjiakou takes you through Beijing Municipality and Hebei Province only)
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I think probably Greenland.
Wouldn't it suck if everything was actually green? It would be so boring... Oh look, there's some green jello.. big deal, everything is green. Oh look, there's Oscar the Grouch, big deal he's green too. Oh look, there's a bunch of boogers.
WTF?
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Originally Posted by besson3c
I think probably Greenland.
Wouldn't it suck if everything was actually green? It would be so boring... Oh look, there's some green jello.. big deal, everything is green. Oh look, there's Oscar the Grouch, big deal he's green too. Oh look, there's a bunch of boogers.
WTF?
Yeah, even the enormous social problems they have (highest level of alcoholics in the world, wheee!) are green.
And anyone that needs eight syllables to count to three is completely green.
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The social problems or the alcohol is green?
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Originally Posted by Oisín
There are many places in China that are cesspools of pollution and filth, but there are also many places that are most definitely not. Zhangjiakou takes you through Beijing Municipality and Hebei Province only)
Exactly.
Originally Posted by osiris
I was dismayed, but sorry if I offended you.
No offense taken.
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Originally Posted by Oisín
That’s a very small, and not at all representative, slice of Mainland China. It’s sort of like driving through Newark slum and concluding that the US is a poverty-stricken ramshackle of a country.
There are many places in China that are cesspools of pollution and filth, but there are also many places that are most definitely not.
(The trip from Beijing to Zhangjiakou takes you through Beijing Municipality and Hebei Province only)
Perhaps I threw a blanket statement out there, and the next time I'm there I'll wonder why I'm being detained.
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Originally Posted by shifuimam
North Korea?
Kim-Il Jong II (or whatever the hell his name is) is responsible for more human rights violations than just about any other dictator in the 20th century, except maybe Hitler.
It's a toss up whether Adolph or old Joe Stalin gets the top prize there, but Whack-Job and Whack-Job Junior the Kims really put both of them to shame in terms of depth, if not scope of abuse of their own citizens. I don't see anything else like that having happened in any of the countries offered in the poll, including China's Cultural Revolution or Apartheid.
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Originally Posted by shifuimam
North Korea?
Kim-Il Jong II (or whatever the hell his name is) is responsible for more human rights violations than just about any other dictator in the 20th century, except maybe Hitler.
That's Long Duc Dong.
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Ireland ? .... really ? India is debatable as well..... the major cities are really bad, but once you get into the country it's alright..... Goa was great imo.
I cant vote cause there are so many other countries that come to mind.....
-the 'stans' (Afghan, Uzbek, Kazak, Turkmen, etc)
-Albania/Serbia
-Sierra-Leon
-North Korea
-Somalia
-Yemen
-Burma/Myanmar
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Why Albania and Serbia? And why lumping them into one?
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I should have clarified: "Famine-era Ireland"
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Originally Posted by Kerrigan
I should have clarified: "Famine-era Ireland"
HUGE difference there! Yeah, specifying "Famine-era Ireland" and "Apartheid South Africa" would change the dynamic of the whole poll. Still should have included North Korea...
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Originally Posted by shifuimam
North Korea?
Kim-Il Jong II (or whatever the hell his name is) is responsible for more human rights violations than just about any other dictator in the 20th century, except maybe Hitler.
chiffremom, or whatever the hell your name is, you forgot Stalin, and I'd think Pol Pot has Kim Jong-Il handily beat down to choirboy spec.
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Originally Posted by ghporter
HUGE difference there! Yeah, specifying "Famine-era Ireland" and "Apartheid South Africa" would change the dynamic of the whole poll. Still should have included North Korea...
Saying that, WW1 era northern France or Southern Belgium would probably get some votes. Pre-oxygen in the atmosphere Bora-Bora wouldn't be too nice either.
Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot
chiffremom, or whatever the hell your name is, you forgot Stalin, and I'd think Pol Pot has Kim Jong-Il handily beat down to choirboy spec.
Doesn't Mao come out on top?
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Originally Posted by Hawkeye_a
Ireland ? .... really ?
Ireland only recently became a developed country, its still shown as a third world country in old 70's and 80's text books.
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