02-24-2004, 12:57 AM
Quote:Oracle, don't be an idiot. New Zealand is a completely different country than the US. You can't compare the deficit of the US vs. the deficit of New Zealand.
How many countries do you know that have completely released their currency control to New Zealand's currency?
That's a stupid statement and you know it. Of course nobody will change to our currency, we're too small. That's like asking whether the best US baseball team will submit to the NZ team: no you won't, cos you've got too much money.
But you can compare the two countries. We're a democracy. We're a "new" country (in terms of age). We may not have a "president" but we do have the english form of government (which we're slowly moving away from, towards becoming a republic, and thus just like the US). The differences are: We're not fighting a war, we're a left wing govt currently (pays off debt, lowers unemployment, at the expense of business investment), and we respect all races (have you heard of the Treaty of Waitangi?). Unlike in america: you're fighting a war, have a right wing govt (expand business at all costs and increase debt because you know you'll lose the next election anyway and the next govt can pay for it), and you stomp all over the wrong minorities. I can't believe the KKK can be permitted to exist but blacks are still discriminated against. Surely your constitution, although permitting the KKKs existance, surely forbids the sort of discrimination against black people?
In short, the US has problems that it should be sorting out by itself before stomping on other countries. In particular, the US was on a list of countries that had more than 100 slaves estimated working in slavery - that's not an achievement to be proud of. NZ isn't on the list. I wonder why...