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View Poll Results: What is the largest threat facing America? | |
Rogue state with nuclear weapons
|     | 1 | 2.38% | |
Terrorism
|    | 0 | 0% | |
Environment/Global Warming
|    | 1 | 2.38% | |
Runaway Govt Spending/Debt/Unfunded Liabilities
|    | 25 | 59.52% | |
China (militarily)
|    | 1 | 2.38% | |
China (economically)
|    | 1 | 2.38% | |
China (both)
| | 1 | 2.38% | |
Big Corporations/Wall Street
| | 7 | 16.67% | |
Decaying Morals
| | 3 | 7.14% | |
Something Else
| | 2 | 4.76% |
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02-29-2012, 01:31 PM
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| Greatest Threat Facing US
What is the largest threat facing America?
Rogue state with nuclear weapons
Terrorism
Environment/Global Warming
Runaway Govt Spending/Debt/Unfunded Liabilities
China (militarily)
China (economically)
China (both)
Big Corporations/Wall Street
Decaying Morals
Something Else
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02-29-2012, 01:41 PM
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| This is an easy one | |
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02-29-2012, 01:47 PM
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| Depends on definition of "largest" or "greatest."
If soonest, I'd go with Terrorism or maybe rogue state.
If more endemic, I'd go with Wall Street or China, economically.
If able to topple us, I'd go with China, militarily.
If longer term but more certain, I'd go with spending.
If super long term I'd go with environment.
After that I'm going to say the Sun, obv. | 
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02-29-2012, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by lawgator1  Depends on definition of "largest" or "greatest."
If soonest, I'd go with Terrorism or maybe rogue state.
If more endemic, I'd go with Wall Street or China, economically.
If able to topple us, I'd go with China, militarily.
If longer term but more certain, I'd go with spending.
If super long term I'd go with environment.
After that I'm going to say the Sun, obv. | You're about as likely to be killed by a terrorist as you are likely to get struck by lightning.
This question has a very, very easy answer, IMO. It's the budget/spending. | |
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02-29-2012, 01:53 PM
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| racist | |
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02-29-2012, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by golfballs03 racist | definitely my intent  | |
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02-29-2012, 02:02 PM
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| Would the development of an entitlement attitude be considered "decaying morals" or "runaway spending." Chicken or the egg type thing I guess. | |
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02-29-2012, 02:03 PM
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| I am going with decaying morals. I am including in this category lack of ethics, decreasing patriotism, and other "attitude issues" that are leading to our national decline. That being said, one of the other items on the list will likely be our undoing. Without the decay of our morals and attitudes, none of them would be able to take us out. | |
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02-29-2012, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Headed For Home I am going with decaying morals. I am including in this category lack of ethics, decreasing patriotism, and other "attitude issues" that are leading to our national decline. That being said, one of the other items on the list will likely be our undoing. Without the decay of our morals and attitudes, none of them would be able to take us out. | So we can't be defeated militarily as long as we are righteous? We can't go bankrupt? | |
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02-29-2012, 02:22 PM
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| China and it isn't even close. | |
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02-29-2012, 03:21 PM
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| I am going to go with LG and his like-minded brethren | |
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02-29-2012, 03:31 PM
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| Political correctness and unaccountable agencies like the EPA | |
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02-29-2012, 03:45 PM
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| Chinese, right now economically but soon they will match us in terms of military tech. | |
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