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The U.S. gives an insignificant part of its GDP or its Fed budget, if you want to look at it this way, as foreign aid. Demographic and territorial giants:rolleyes: such as Denmark and Sweden help poor countries more, both in absolute and relative terms.

As for Puerto Ricans having the opportunity to decide freely, a referendum is not free simply because there are different options. The first referendum was held fully fifty years after the US defeated Spain and illegally took possession of PR. It was illegal because Spain had granted PR autonomy to the extent that they would have to be consulted before any change of status. Of course, nothing of the sort happened.

In the 30s, when there was a vigorous independence movement, led by Albizu Campos, it was brutally repressed and its activities illegal.

In the late 40s the referendum was held without UN supervision and with US troops in the territory. It doesn´t sound very "free" to me.


Now that PR is more a burden to the US than an asset, the Federal government would love to grant independence, but now Puerto Ricans don´t want it!
 
im sick of all this anti american talk, i was born in england, and currently live in america. it is clear to me that the USA should take over the rest of the world, seeing how inferior EVERYBODY, even england is to america, america is the best country on earth. I feel sorry for anybody who doesn't live in and admire the great country of america

oh, by the way, any tips for anIGC playing as austria? thx
 
Poor Beiersdorf

First it's not america but United States of America like in USA. USA maybe the best country for you cause you left englend (couldn't find a job there, i don't know) and i'm glad for you (my brother did the same things, he is in LA now). Therefore, what makes a country better for you maybe not shared by the rest of EU community.

US invading all the world.......... thought you were ironic, i still hope so.

I live in Canada and yes we pay a lot of taxes (probably why Jagr didn't want to play in Montréal) but i like my free health care système, my almost free university (about 1200 US a year)like my almost free electricity, hyways, low violent criminality,...

Each countries offers you a way of life, you don't like, you immigrate !

What people dislike about US is that americans are pretty damn sure that US is the best and that they deny everyone else (Countries) who aren't on USA mode.


So for my needs i'll stay here, and for me Canada is the best and i hope for you that we will annex the rest of world.


(here am i speaking for Canada and being a separatiste)
 
Nicko,

living is contradicting yourself!:D

I don't remember who said that, but he was damn right.

Please, conquer Florida before the rest of the US. Salaries are low, unemployment is high, and the health care, like the rest of the country is too expensive for many.

I know that this is anathema for most in this country, but I would gladly pay 40 or 50% of taxes if I could be sure that my daughter is going to get affordable health care.
 
Originally posted by Beiersdorf
oh, by the way, any tips for anIGC playing as austria? thx [/B]
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Yup, plenty of advice:

::: Deep breath :::

Attack Venice! I LOVE playing the Happy Hapsburgs. Tis my favorite IGC nation, even multiplayer. I normally play them on Weak aggressiveness (which is just enuff that wars erupt about once every 10 or 20 years, with the exceptions of France and Turkey of course, so the AI doesn't beat itself senseless like it does on Normal Setting), Hard Difficulty, and Chaos Maims tax setting. No Netherlands box checked (all SPA burgandy except Alcase). Don't play Very Hard because you can't hit +3 Stability at that level, and the Chaos Maims makes playing that almost impossible. Anyway, tips:

From the time you hit start, position your armies to attack Venice. With your first Diplomat quickly ally with Hungary (b4 Poland grabs them), then declare war with your next. Don't ask for ally help, you won't need it and they could mess you up. Take Mantua and Illystria <sp>. Sure, it's an early badboy, but you get them b4 they can ally wiht a major, and you NEED those extra province incomes to offset your (literally) 33% monthly-income from gold, which murders your inflation otherwise (and wrecks your economy).

Then focus on Turkey... Wage some wars on them, especially if they Annex the Mameluks. (that is, if they are passive with Hungary and don't attack your Alliance first). But there's one catch to this war:

DON'T waste your army invading Greece (Serbia or Bosnia). Just keep your army on your borders, and let Turkey pound Hungary (trust me, you want them to win...) ::: explains :::

Let Turkey take Croatia or Pest from Hungary, and let Hungary settle a seperate peace giving them up. Just keep your armies on your border and only attack invading Turks...

After Hungary has been weakened in the first war, wait 10-20 years and declare war again on Turkey (if they don't re-declare on you first). TAKE WHATEVER PROVINCE HUNGARY LOST IN THE FIRST WAR BACK FOR YOURSELF. (usually Croatia)

Kick turkish ass and make them give it to you (not too difficult, with Bohemia and a wounded Hungary helping). Now you have Hungarian provinces, Venician provinces, and Hungary is hurting from the brunt of 2 Ottoman Jyhads. You are strong, they are week, and you have some of their starting provinces. Keep good relations, and as SOON as Karl V comes to power, viola.

Hungary Vasselizes every time. Just keep asking. If they are down 1 or 2 provnices, especially if you now control some that they've lost, they will agree... Throw in Bohemia (diplo-annex with Karl V just before you try Hungary), and then 10 years later, BOOM.

Austro-Hungary ;)

Oh........ btw: Forget Alsace. Just give it to the FrenchFries as soon as they occupy it, to get the Papals and possibly Helvetia off of your arse, and focus on the Turks (and weakening Hungary as an independant nation, ripe for your 'help')

Have fun :)


-- Kornstalx

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Du musst ein Spiegel in deine Tasche haben, ja?
Denn ich kann in deine Hosen mich sehen!
 
back to the original topic...

Isn't it quite likely that the reason Portugal doesn't have any leaders for a very large span is *because* they were annexed by Spain? Not vica versa.

One unfortunate thing in this game I love is that it is a bit too closely bound in real history. This is a good thing, but can have bad consequences.

One example is (I'm guessing) that because Portugal didn't exist as an independant state, it couldn't have any historic leaders. Plenty of other examples, such as Cromwell being the king of England even if there is never a revolution there (should have mentioned that to the guy complaining about the US ruler being called a monarch).

It would be nice (though maybe rather difficult) if the game could extrapolate a bit...


I'm trying to resist throwing in my two bits on the US badboy rating, but can't. Suffice it to say that if the US practiced much of what she preached there would likely be much more respect.

How can you respect the impartiality of a country that wants to establish a world court able to try anybody but themselves? US foreign policy is rooted firmly in what is good for the US, not in what is good for the world. While this is understandable, it is not laudable.
 
Huszics,

Thank you for insulting my nation, the United States, in such a public and open manner. Your comments will allow me to understand better your feelings (if not your logic) and will preclude me from making foolish presumptions about any potential goodwill in this matter.

Charles W. Russell
 
Oh, please folks....let's stop this "My country is better than your country" crap. No country in the world has clean hands and ALL actions have to be taken in context with the timeframe.

The Brits addicted hundreds of thousands of Chinese to herion/opium because they couldn't find anything else they could import to China. It also helped make India profitable because the opium was grown and processed there.

The French taught the AmerIndians to scalp people so that the Indians would only be paid for people they actually killed.

The Spaniards wiped out the Aztecs for some gold.

The Balkan countries have been committing genocide for centuries over the tiniest of religious nitpicks.

And so on and so on.

No nation is perfect, they're all flawed. I've traveled at length in Europe and it's not all peaches and cream there - one has to step over the drug addicts to admire the architecture and beautiful, if badly polluted, canals of Amsterdam - but Europe isn't exactly Dante's Ninth Level, either.

Many Europeans have a stereotype of Ugly Americans (admittedly not without some cause) and that colors their view of us; just as we have our stereotypes. It's not the country as a whole, it's the individuals that create the bad impressions.

And we in America have a culture that is too US-centric, created in large part from the sheer size and geographic location of our nation. It's hard for someone in Alsace, for example, to not be familiar with French and German history (with some Italian thrown in) because of simple proximity whereas we're much more isolated.

Anyway, this "my country is better" is a real Kobiyashi Maru - no winner. Every nation has it's good and bad points. I, for example, would dearly love Great Britain's health care system - but lots of Brits would love my TV channel selection :).

So can we get back conquering the world, please?
 
Hear, hear razman!!

I had no idea I would set off something like this. Apologies all.

Yes I live in the USA. Yes I think it is perhaps the best country on the planet. But I was born & raised here, I don't know of anything better. I also know enuff of our history (& not all of it is ancient) to know that we have done and are capable of doing very bad things to other countries & peoples. I am not particularly proud of this. But I am proud of the good & great things that we as a nation have done. On the whole, I would like to think that the good outweighs the bad. I do realize this is entirely subjective however. I'm sure the average Cherokee Indian has an entirely different view of the USA than I do. & so does an Englishman & a German for instance.

I am proud to be a citizen of the USA. I would die for my country & its constitution if I thought it were necessary. I will make no apologies for that to anyone. I respect & honor anyone else that feels the same way about their country & I do not expect you to believe that my country is better than yours in any way. Be proud of your country, culture, etc. Let's all have the courtesy & respect for one another to allow them to do the same without trying to bash them just because they live somewhere different than you do.

Thanks,

John J
 
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