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Re: World's biggest problem

Prez1dent — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:51:46 GMT

12) I'm really afraid of them. The government should do somethining about it. For example sending military forces to protect me from the bad dudes under my bed!!!

Re: World's biggest problem

Soka — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:45:39 GMT

I THINK THAT THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN THE WORLD EXISTING TODAY IS THE WORD "PROBLEM" ITSELF. IF THIS WORD"PROBLEM " WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN EXISTING TODAY, WE COULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT WE HAVE PROBLEMS . IN THAT CASE , WE WOULD ONLY HAVE HAD SOLUTIONS . DON'T YOU ALL THIINK SO ??

Re: World's biggest problem

Böğürtlen — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:27:11 GMT

The World´s biggest problem are ignorance and selfishness I aggree with you, in addition I want add two problems: unconcern and laziness. I think they are definitely the source of all problems.

Re: World's biggest problem

Gencebay90 — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:27:11 GMT

What is the world's biggest problem today? 1) Aids 2) Gun crime/gun love 3) Drugs 4) War 5) The WTO 6) The WHO 7) The Beatles 8) Madonna 9) Racism 10) Globalism 11) Global warming/polar inversion/wobble 12) The bad dudes under your bed 13) American foreign policy 14) Knirps None of the above. The greatest problem facing the world is the nuclear threat, and the second greatest problem is that the great "brains" of our world are not interested in it :)

Re: World's biggest problem

mekench21 — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:27:11 GMT

GLOBAL WARMİNG followed by THE RİSE İN RELİGİOUS FUNDAMENTALİSM. We might even be around to see which one kills us first if governments don't get their act together!

Re: World's biggest problem

Ruslana — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:27:11 GMT

Terror Vision? I like this interpretation. Which is more, it sounds plausible. (For Russia too, I think.)

Re: World's biggest problem

Mike in Japan — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:27:11 GMT

It doesn't appear on the original list, but I think the world's biggest problem is T.V. - Terror Vision ! It keeps us all, with the possible exception of Russie, terrorized and in many cases even traumatized. Make the world a sweeter place; short circuit a T.V today!

Re: World's biggest problem

Ruslana — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:27:11 GMT

I agree with you, Dew. But there's something in my heart telling me that it's not the human. I mean, humans, apart of all their bad qualities, definetely have lots of the good in them too. We are all like Yin-Yang, with our own bright and dark sides. So... how can a bright side be a problem if we say the human is? By the way, why have we ever decided the world's got a problem? Where's the owner of this thread?!

Re: World's biggest problem

Dew 2007 — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:27:11 GMT

So we come to the conclusion that HUMAN himself is the root of all the troubles of the society... And it may be true. Humans drive the world to the disasters... Maybe Humans are the World's biggest problem... It might be funny if it were not so sad.

Re: World's biggest problem

Ruslana — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:27:11 GMT

But looking deeper we may see that GREED is the root of poeverty, wars and nationalism and world food crisis... And it also exists in all social systems. ...and looking deeper we may see that the root of GREED is human STUPIDITY (or idiocy, ignorance, selfishness - doesn't matter how to call it). The question is.... where does the stupidity come from??

Re: World's biggest problem

MrPedantic — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:27:11 GMT

The greengrocer's apostrophe. MrP

Re: World's biggest problem

Bartholomew Esquire — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:27:11 GMT

Ha, "Global Warming" in the sense that it's going to MELT THE ICE CAPS is the biggest ruse since Global Cooling.

Re: World's biggest problem

bhaktaenrique — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:27:11 GMT

The World´s biggest problem are ignorance and selfishness

Re: World's biggest problem

Dew 2007 — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:27:11 GMT

But looking deeper we may see that GREED is the root of poeverty, wars and nationalism and world food crisis... And it also exists in all social systems.

Re: World's biggest problem

ISU_152 — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:27:11 GMT

World biggest problem ? 1. World food crisis 2. Local war’s and nationalism 3. Poverty 4. And mother of all this problem – capitalism I think so ….

Re: World's biggest problem

Lawyee — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:27:11 GMT

The biggest problem of the World is people's idiocy... Unfortunatelly. this is right answer.. I support this view and every moment I realise this in my life Let us form a fan-club to support this idea and let us confess that we all act as idiots at least once in a life-time. I may be a good example

Re: World's biggest problem

Jhumjhum — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:27:11 GMT

The biggest problem of the World is people's idiocy... Unfortunatelly. this is right answer.. I support this view and every moment I realise this in my life

Re: World's biggest problem

Jing — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:27:11 GMT

The biggest problem of the World is people's idiocy... Unfortunatelly. this is right answer..

Re: World's biggest problem

Conus Lotus — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:27:11 GMT

Those who feel superior to others.

Re: World's biggest problem

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:27:11 GMT

bad parents

Re: World's biggest problem

Dew 2007 — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:27:11 GMT

Maybe not a HUMAN him(it)self, but the human, that is not humna (I mean that he forgets that being humna means mostly to have responsibility for the deeds)

Re: World's biggest problem

Insider — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:27:11 GMT

I think the world's biggest problem is a HUMAN!

Re: World's biggest problem

Grammar Geek — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:27:11 GMT

I didn't think you were scary. (And I bet you're not boring either.) Heaven only knows how words are translated. Sometimes I wonder about the things that reported in our news and what the original one was. There was a big stink not too long about someone in Japan (I think) saying women were baby making machines. Anyway, we're getting off topic... or maybe we're not. Maybe the biggest problem these days is, as a prior posted suggested, misunderstanding honest intentions.

Re: World's biggest problem

Feathers — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:27:11 GMT

Hi GG, thank you for pointing it out: I'm not scary .. .. I didn't notice the mistake (I noticed the typo, though: jou r nalism ). It's good to know that calling military movement as a divine mission is a very un-American way, but, as far as I know, it was the way he put it (and repeatedly aired overseas, I'm afraid). I just want to know whether people think there is EVER any justification for getting involved in a conflict between two warring people when it's not "your" fight. Good point, indeed. (I'd think, though, there's the UN..no matter how effective it can be...) I'd like to know what people think.

Re: World's biggest problem

Grammar Geek — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:27:11 GMT

I'm not making an argument. I'm speaking purely hypothetically. Remember, I said to leave Iraq out of it. (Although I certainly don't have any memory of hearing him say it was "divine." That's a very un-American way of expressing things. He simply said it was necessary for security reasons. Like I said, some of his policies are indefensible.) Unfortunately for our discussion, I know Chomsky only as a linguist, not a political analyst. I just want to know whether people think there is EVER any justification for getting involved in a conflict between two warring people when it's not "your" fight. (PS - It made you "scared." Not "scary." If you were scary, you would be the thing that frightens others. A lot of people make this same...

Re: World's biggest problem

Feathers — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:27:11 GMT

GG, I'm feeling awkward, I don't know what to say. I don't have enough knowledge to have an opinion about such a big question. And all in all, I respect the way you each American enjoys life, your humor, the way your jounalism criticizes your government. I do. Then who am I to criticize American foreign policy? I feel really awkward. Personally, though, I didn't like your argument. It's too simple. Didn't Bush say "it's a divine mission" before the invasion? How well are you informed? I've read a little about Noam Chomsky, seriously "accusing" American foreign policy, with his lone voice. It made me scary.

Re: World's biggest problem

Grammar Geek — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:27:11 GMT

Feathers wrote: Grammar Geek wrote: Oh, okay. Well, I can read it that way now, but what does it mean to keep the peace from the peacekeepers? Honestly, I'm not picking on you, I just don't understand what that's supposed to mean. Who are the peacekeepers these days? GG, it seems that I hurt you. You know, it was not my initial intention to add another Bushism here on this site: what I really wanted to say is -- I repeat -- in Japan we say, the more intelligent one considers oneself to be, the more he tends to criticize American foreign policy. Have a great holiday! No, not a bit! Truly! I'm saying I don't understand you, not "what you say is garbage." (When I feel that a post is garbage, I don't bother to respond.)...

Re: World's biggest problem

MrPedantic — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:27:11 GMT

Conus Lotus wrote: No no no. The direct approach is best. The brushed pigskin carpet is full, and Dinsdale will nail everyones heads to the floor if we pussyfoot around. It's better to rant than have one's head nailed to the floor (with or without a temporary dIspatch order). That's more like it. Now you're talking my kind of language. I well remember Kipling Road. We were in and out of each other's fridges all day long. Those were cheery days. Violent but cheery. MrP

Re: World's biggest problem

Dew 2007 — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:27:11 GMT

I think we just came up to another biggest problem - the problem of mutual understanding. If people could understand each other easily - many of problems would not exist.

Re: World's biggest problem

Feathers — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:27:11 GMT

Grammar Geek wrote: Oh, okay. Well, I can read it that way now, but what does it mean to keep the peace from the peacekeepers? Honestly, I'm not picking on you, I just don't understand what that's supposed to mean. Who are the peacekeepers these days? GG, it seems that I hurt you. You know, it was not my initial intention to add another Bushism here on this site: what I really wanted to say is -- I repeat -- in Japan we say, the more intelligent one considers oneself to be, the more he tends to criticize American foreign policy. Have a great holiday!

Re: World's biggest problem

Grammar Geek — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:27:11 GMT

Oh, okay. Well, I can read it that way now, but what does it mean to keep the peace from the peacekeepers? Honestly, I'm not picking on you, I just don't understand what that's supposed to mean. Who are the peacekeepers these days?

Re: World's biggest problem

Feathers — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:27:11 GMT

Grammar Geek wrote: Feathers wrote: Just for laughs -- G.W. Bush is, purportedly, trying to redefine the role of the United States from enablers to keep the peace to enablers to keep the peace from the peacekeepers, and it is his assignment. I am not a fan of Mr. Bush, but I genuinely have no idea what this means. From enablers to keep the peace to enablers to keep the peace?? Can you please explain? Hi GG, this is the way I took it -- please let me know if I'm making a grammatical mistake He is trying to redefine the role of the US... from enablers to enablers [to keep the peace

Re: World's biggest problem

Hemavich — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:27:11 GMT

Really , it is a good topic to join.and i am totally with all who said that the world's biggest problem nowadays is America's foreign policy, or what is worth naming "The American Interference" . I wonder where are the Iraqi Nuclear Weapons (or even the so-called Mass Destruction Weapons). and why American Forces are still in Iraq while there is no Saddam Hussein. Was not it USA that dropped the atomic bombs in japan in 1945 ?! Like all of u , I don't hate any one belonging to one country or another but it is the policy of their states. And i agree with the opinion of blaming every other countries than the USA. at last thank u all.

Re: World's biggest problem

Ruslana — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:27:11 GMT

MrCurious wrote: So, who is to blame? The thief? or the houseolder who forgot to lock his door? Have you seen anyone having been tried in a court for leaving his door unlocked before he went to bed and was unfortuanely robbed by a thief? If I've never seen it, so what? If such a householder has never been tried for his carelessness, my opinion is that he should be because next time he may drive a car drunk, which may entail a crash with victims. (Saying this, I'm not that serious, of course.) Just by the by: there's such a term in the Russian legislation as 'criminal negligence'. The mentioned householder takes his part of guilt in any case. It's just another type of guilt. Dew 2007 wrote: And this may be...

Re: World's biggest problem

MrCurious — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:27:11 GMT

Grammar Geek wrote: Mr. Curious, it's clear that you hate the U.S., and that's fine. I won't be able to change your mind. And I will be among the Americans who tell you that I'm embarrassed by things my government has done, and I won't even try to sit here and defend every American foreign policy because some are indefensible. However, it's an absurd statement to claim that American policies are responsible for every evil in the world. It's a shoddy debate tatic and uses emotion rather than facts. The fact is, conflict in this world has existed throughout the history of mankind, and to pin all evils in the world -- many of which exist today based on generation after generation of conflict -- on a country that has been in...

Re: World's biggest problem

Grammar Geek — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:27:11 GMT

Mr. Curious, it's clear that you hate the U.S., and that's fine. I won't be able to change your mind. And I will be among the Americans who tell you that I'm embarrassed by things my government has done, and I won't even try to sit here and defend every American foreign policy because some are indefensible. However, it's an absurd statement to claim that American policies are responsible for every evil in the world. It's a shoddy debate tatic and uses emotion rather than facts. The fact is, conflict in this world has existed throughout the history of mankind, and to pin all evils in the world -- many of which exist today based on generation after generation of conflict -- on a country that has been in existance less than 250 years...

Re: World's biggest problem

Dew 2007 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:27:11 GMT

I agree with Ruslana. We can't find the single world's biggest problem. We should regard all the problems in complex. And each nation (especially the great ones) are responsible for the solution of these problems. The difference is that some nations try to do the best (or at least something)... Others just neglect the world urgent problems thinking only about their own benefits. And this may be regarded as one of the biggest problems. Greed is the Name of it.

Re: World's biggest problem

Muslimah — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:27:11 GMT

Grammar Geek wrote: Really? Americans are the source of conflict between Ireland and England? For the atrocities in Darfur? For the years of Apartheid in South Africa? It was America who created the conflict over Kashmir between India and Pakistan? And the love shared by Geeks and Turks... that too is because of America? Wow. To think Americans have been creating evil in the world hundreds of years before our country was ever formed. That's interesting... or dare I say, quite curious! Ruslana wrote: So, the USA are guilty in the death of the dinosaur? Curious... It's always easy to lump the blame on someone, but I don't think there's just one culprit of this or that crime. If the American foreign policy is as it is...

Re: World's biggest problem

MrCurious — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:27:11 GMT

Ruslana wrote: MrCurious wrote: Anonymous wrote: What is the world's biggest problem today? 13) American foreign policy American Foreign Policy! It is the source of all evils So, the USA are guilty in the death of the dinosaur? Curious... It's always easy to lump the blame on someone, but I don't think there's just one culprit of this or that crime. If the American foreign policy is as it is ('causing wars and problems'), that means other countries allow it, willingly or unwillingly, to be as it is. Why don't you blame other countries for that they let the USA do it?

Re: World's biggest problem

Ruslana — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:27:11 GMT

MrCurious wrote: Anonymous wrote: What is the world's biggest problem today? 13) American foreign policy American Foreign Policy! It is the source of all evils So, the USA are guilty in the death of the dinosaur? Curious... It's always easy to lump the blame on someone, but I don't think there's just one culprit of this or that crime. If the American foreign policy is as it is ('causing wars and problems'), that means other countries allow it, willingly or unwillingly, to be as it is. Why don't you blame other countries for that they let the USA do it?

Re: World's biggest problem

MrCurious — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:27:11 GMT

Grammar Geek wrote: Really? Americans are the source of conflict between Ireland and England? For the atrocities in Darfur? For the years of Apartheid in South Africa? It was America who created the conflict over Kashmir between India and Pakistan? And the love shared by Geeks and Turks... that too is because of America? Wow. To think Americans have been creating evil in the world hundreds of years before our country was ever formed. That's interesting... or dare I say, quite curious! Hello Grammar Geek, Reading through the lines of your post, I surmise, all the above coflicts are, this way or that way, results of wrong American Policy. Although one may find it hard to establish a direct connection between the conflicts...

Re: World's biggest problem

Grammar Geek — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:27:11 GMT

Really? Americans are the source of conflict between Ireland and England? For the atrocities in Darfur? For the years of Apartheid in South Africa? It was America who created the conflict over Kashmir between India and Pakistan? And the love shared by Geeks and Turks... that too is because of America? Wow. To think Americans have been creating evil in the world hundreds of years before our country was ever formed. That's interesting... or dare I say, quite curious!

Re: World's biggest problem

MrCurious — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:27:11 GMT

Anonymous wrote: What is the world's biggest problem today? 1) Aids 2) Gun crime/gun love 3) Drugs 4) War 5) The WTO 6) The WHO 7) The Beatles 8) Madonna 9) Racism 10) Globalism 11) Global warming/polar inversion/wobble 12) The bad dudes under your bed 13) American foreign policy 14) Knirps American Foreign Policy! It is the source of all evils